Triple
T2519012
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Xhosa Wars |
E55477
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableLeader |
P304
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Harry Smith
Harry Smith was a 19th-century British Army officer and colonial governor known for his prominent role in the Xhosa Wars in South Africa.
|
E275331
|
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: Harry Smith | Statement: [Xhosa Wars, notableLeader, Harry Smith]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harry Smith Context triple: [Xhosa Wars, notableLeader, Harry Smith]
-
A.
Charles Martin Smith
Charles Martin Smith is an American actor and director best known for his roles in films such as "American Graffiti," "The Untouchables," and "Never Cry Wolf."
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B.
Joe Gould
Joe Gould was the real-life boxing manager best known for guiding heavyweight champion James J. Braddock during his improbable rise in the 1930s.
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C.
George Clayton Johnson
George Clayton Johnson was an American science fiction writer and screenwriter best known for co-writing the novel "Logan's Run" and contributing classic episodes to "The Twilight Zone" and "Star Trek."
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D.
George Zames
George Zames was a prominent control theorist known for his foundational contributions to robust control and H-infinity methods in systems engineering.
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E.
Philip Smith
Philip Smith is a member of the family of Jeffrey Lurie, the owner of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.
- 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: Harry Smith Triple: [Xhosa Wars, notableLeader, Harry Smith]
Generated description
Harry Smith was a 19th-century British Army officer and colonial governor known for his prominent role in the Xhosa Wars in South Africa.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harry Smith Target entity description: Harry Smith was a 19th-century British Army officer and colonial governor known for his prominent role in the Xhosa Wars in South Africa.
-
A.
Charles Martin Smith
Charles Martin Smith is an American actor and director best known for his roles in films such as "American Graffiti," "The Untouchables," and "Never Cry Wolf."
-
B.
Joe Gould
Joe Gould was the real-life boxing manager best known for guiding heavyweight champion James J. Braddock during his improbable rise in the 1930s.
-
C.
George Clayton Johnson
George Clayton Johnson was an American science fiction writer and screenwriter best known for co-writing the novel "Logan's Run" and contributing classic episodes to "The Twilight Zone" and "Star Trek."
-
D.
George Zames
George Zames was a prominent control theorist known for his foundational contributions to robust control and H-infinity methods in systems engineering.
-
E.
Philip Smith
Philip Smith is a member of the family of Jeffrey Lurie, the owner of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.
- 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_69ab49e4749c8190813311efd1630f1b |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd232ae188190b7b70806b466ee99 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:22 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af2ba2adc081908a0c7ff24db89de6 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:20 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69af51dee3508190a0d1608a7d905742 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:03 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69af52a97d008190b55491fa557eb729 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:07 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:46 p.m.