Triple
T2952088
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Precision Castparts |
E79842
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Joseph Buford Cox
Joseph Buford Cox was an American inventor and entrepreneur best known for creating the modern chainsaw chain design and founding the company that evolved into Precision Castparts.
|
E607811
|
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: Joseph Buford Cox | Statement: [Precision Castparts, foundedBy, Joseph Buford Cox]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joseph Buford Cox Context triple: [Precision Castparts, foundedBy, Joseph Buford Cox]
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A.
Edward F. Cox
Edward F. Cox is an American lawyer and political figure best known as the son-in-law of President Richard Nixon and a longtime leader within the New York Republican Party.
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B.
Arthur Garfield Hays
Arthur Garfield Hays was a prominent American civil liberties lawyer and general counsel for the ACLU, known for defending controversial causes and clients in landmark trials of the early 20th century.
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C.
Charles S. Hamlin
Charles S. Hamlin was an American lawyer and public official who became the first chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, helping to establish the early framework of U.S. central banking policy.
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D.
John B. Payne
John B. Payne was an American public official who served in senior federal roles in the early 20th century, including high-level positions in the U.S. War Department.
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E.
Robert F. Colesberry
Robert F. Colesberry was an American film and television producer and director best known for helping shape the visual style and production of acclaimed series like *The Wire* and *Homicide: Life on the Street*.
- 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: Joseph Buford Cox Triple: [Precision Castparts, foundedBy, Joseph Buford Cox]
Generated description
Joseph Buford Cox was an American inventor and entrepreneur best known for creating the modern chainsaw chain design and founding the company that evolved into Precision Castparts.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joseph Buford Cox Target entity description: Joseph Buford Cox was an American inventor and entrepreneur best known for creating the modern chainsaw chain design and founding the company that evolved into Precision Castparts.
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A.
Edward F. Cox
Edward F. Cox is an American lawyer and political figure best known as the son-in-law of President Richard Nixon and a longtime leader within the New York Republican Party.
-
B.
Arthur Garfield Hays
Arthur Garfield Hays was a prominent American civil liberties lawyer and general counsel for the ACLU, known for defending controversial causes and clients in landmark trials of the early 20th century.
-
C.
Charles S. Hamlin
Charles S. Hamlin was an American lawyer and public official who became the first chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, helping to establish the early framework of U.S. central banking policy.
-
D.
John B. Payne
John B. Payne was an American public official who served in senior federal roles in the early 20th century, including high-level positions in the U.S. War Department.
-
E.
Robert F. Colesberry
Robert F. Colesberry was an American film and television producer and director best known for helping shape the visual style and production of acclaimed series like *The Wire* and *Homicide: Life on the Street*.
- 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_69ad8b1276588190a374a0b12e0f7bdf |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ad98fcea5c8190b7d80de942bcb4f7 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c6e3ff314c8190b66f8b0a7ae3c039 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c6e7c75140819082a32e4662e0b07c |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:25 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c6e8881b848190bd6184aeaf311d24 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:28 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 2:57 p.m.