Triple

T2272280
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Carl Mays E50686 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Mays
Mays is a surname most notably associated with American baseball pitcher Carl Mays, remembered for his controversial career in Major League Baseball.
E250163 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Mays | Statement: [Carl Mays, familyName, Mays]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mays
Context triple: [Carl Mays, familyName, Mays]
  • A. Lowry Mays
    Lowry Mays is an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder of Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia) and a major benefactor of Texas A&M University.
  • B. Dick Avery
    Dick Avery is the fashion photographer portrayed by Fred Astaire in the 1957 musical film "Funny Face."
  • C. Shoeless Joe Jackson
    Shoeless Joe Jackson was an American baseball outfielder and one of the sport’s greatest hitters, whose legacy is overshadowed by his alleged involvement in the 1919 Black Sox Scandal.
  • D. Mr. Cub
    Mr. Cub is the affectionate nickname of Ernie Banks, the Hall of Fame slugging shortstop and first baseman who became the iconic face of the Chicago Cubs.
  • E. Randle Holme
    Randle Holme was the name shared by several generations of English heralds and antiquaries from Chester, known for their work in genealogy, heraldry, and local history in the 16th and 17th centuries.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Mays
Triple: [Carl Mays, familyName, Mays]
Generated description
Mays is a surname most notably associated with American baseball pitcher Carl Mays, remembered for his controversial career in Major League Baseball.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mays
Target entity description: Mays is a surname most notably associated with American baseball pitcher Carl Mays, remembered for his controversial career in Major League Baseball.
  • A. Lowry Mays
    Lowry Mays is an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder of Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia) and a major benefactor of Texas A&M University.
  • B. Dick Avery
    Dick Avery is the fashion photographer portrayed by Fred Astaire in the 1957 musical film "Funny Face."
  • C. Shoeless Joe Jackson
    Shoeless Joe Jackson was an American baseball outfielder and one of the sport’s greatest hitters, whose legacy is overshadowed by his alleged involvement in the 1919 Black Sox Scandal.
  • D. Mr. Cub
    Mr. Cub is the affectionate nickname of Ernie Banks, the Hall of Fame slugging shortstop and first baseman who became the iconic face of the Chicago Cubs.
  • E. Randle Holme
    Randle Holme was the name shared by several generations of English heralds and antiquaries from Chester, known for their work in genealogy, heraldry, and local history in the 16th and 17th centuries.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a88b05910c8190a9a2b1ff230c85f9 completed March 4, 2026, 7:41 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abc1e872448190a1d6c6071b2a294b completed March 7, 2026, 6:12 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae71db927c8190a76cfb873039b04b completed March 9, 2026, 7:08 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae7486bf808190a732e5eb7744b087 completed March 9, 2026, 7:19 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae74eb89448190895fab4a493c6d08 completed March 9, 2026, 7:21 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:48 p.m.