Triple

T2620155
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Edward Thomas Wailes E58987 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Wailes
Wailes is a surname most notably associated with Edward Thomas Wailes, an American diplomat.
 E284043 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: Wailes | Statement: [Edward Thomas Wailes, familyName, Wailes]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Wailes
Context triple: [Edward Thomas Wailes, familyName, Wailes]
  • A. Niue
    Niue is a small self-governing island nation in free association with New Zealand, located in the South Pacific Ocean and known for its raised coral atoll geography and close-knit community.
  • B. Cook Islands
    The Cook Islands is a self-governing island country in free association with New Zealand, located in the South Pacific Ocean and known for its coral atolls, Polynesian culture, and tourism-based economy.
  • C. Samoa
    Samoa is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean known for its Polynesian culture, tropical landscapes, and status as an independent parliamentary democracy.
  • D. New Zealand
    New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean known for its dramatic landscapes, indigenous Māori culture, and advanced, stable democracy.
  • E. Nieuwe-Tonge
    Nieuwe-Tonge is a small village in the Dutch province of South Holland, located on the island of Goeree-Overflakkee in the Netherlands.
  • 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: Wailes
Triple: [Edward Thomas Wailes, familyName, Wailes]
Generated description
Wailes is a surname most notably associated with Edward Thomas Wailes, an American diplomat.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Wailes
Target entity description: Wailes is a surname most notably associated with Edward Thomas Wailes, an American diplomat.
  • A. Niue
    Niue is a small self-governing island nation in free association with New Zealand, located in the South Pacific Ocean and known for its raised coral atoll geography and close-knit community.
  • B. Cook Islands
    The Cook Islands is a self-governing island country in free association with New Zealand, located in the South Pacific Ocean and known for its coral atolls, Polynesian culture, and tourism-based economy.
  • C. Samoa
    Samoa is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean known for its Polynesian culture, tropical landscapes, and status as an independent parliamentary democracy.
  • D. New Zealand
    New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean known for its dramatic landscapes, indigenous Māori culture, and advanced, stable democracy.
  • E. Nieuwe-Tonge
    Nieuwe-Tonge is a small village in the Dutch province of South Holland, located on the island of Goeree-Overflakkee in the Netherlands.
  • 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_69ab4ac444dc819099614e534dd6021f completed March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abd897acb481909a976b70304cc30e completed March 7, 2026, 7:49 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69af908ec0cc8190ab8feb8f237eac4b completed March 10, 2026, 3:31 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69af91a3b4588190acfb360dac6e5ce0 completed March 10, 2026, 3:36 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69af920b7fcc8190b5a34c7c626a1c5d completed March 10, 2026, 3:37 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:50 p.m.