Triple
T22780965
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | R. J. Reynolds |
E563833
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Richard Joshua Reynolds (self-eponymous company)
Richard Joshua Reynolds was an American tobacco entrepreneur who founded the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, which became one of the largest and most influential tobacco firms in the United States.
|
E1553780
|
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: Richard Joshua Reynolds (self-eponymous company) | Statement: [R. J. Reynolds, namedAfter, Richard Joshua Reynolds (self-eponymous company)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Joshua Reynolds (self-eponymous company) Context triple: [R. J. Reynolds, namedAfter, Richard Joshua Reynolds (self-eponymous company)]
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A.
Jonathan Reynolds
Jonathan Reynolds was an American playwright and screenwriter known for his work on stage and in film, including several notable comedies.
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B.
Frank Reynolds
Frank Reynolds is a scheming, morally bankrupt businessman and the depraved, chaos-loving father figure of the gang in the sitcom "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
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C.
Frank Reynolds
Frank Reynolds is a film editor best known for his work on acclaimed movies such as "In the Bedroom."
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D.
Ben F. Reynolds
Ben F. Reynolds was an early 20th-century American cinematographer known for his work on silent films, including the 1925 production of "The Merry Widow."
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E.
Joshua James Richards
Joshua James Richards is a British cinematographer known for his visually poetic work on films such as "Nomadland" and collaborations with director Chloé Zhao.
- 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: Richard Joshua Reynolds (self-eponymous company) Triple: [R. J. Reynolds, namedAfter, Richard Joshua Reynolds (self-eponymous company)]
Generated description
Richard Joshua Reynolds was an American tobacco entrepreneur who founded the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, which became one of the largest and most influential tobacco firms in the United States.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Joshua Reynolds (self-eponymous company) Target entity description: Richard Joshua Reynolds was an American tobacco entrepreneur who founded the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, which became one of the largest and most influential tobacco firms in the United States.
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A.
Jonathan Reynolds
Jonathan Reynolds was an American playwright and screenwriter known for his work on stage and in film, including several notable comedies.
-
B.
Frank Reynolds
Frank Reynolds is a scheming, morally bankrupt businessman and the depraved, chaos-loving father figure of the gang in the sitcom "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
-
C.
Frank Reynolds
Frank Reynolds is a film editor best known for his work on acclaimed movies such as "In the Bedroom."
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D.
Ben F. Reynolds
Ben F. Reynolds was an early 20th-century American cinematographer known for his work on silent films, including the 1925 production of "The Merry Widow."
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E.
Joshua James Richards
Joshua James Richards is a British cinematographer known for his visually poetic work on films such as "Nomadland" and collaborations with director Chloé Zhao.
- 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_69e2455500788190b4b33030461f3bbd |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f17c2cab0881908df1d0629b43d350 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 3:34 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0b98291e208190be3e92b57cf2fccd |
completed | May 18, 2026, 10:52 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0b992ef5d0819081957a9633260400 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 10:56 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0b9a1129c8819084163353accc7e14 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 11 p.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:28 p.m.