Triple

T311662
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kirkwood E7620 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object James Kirkwood (multiple individuals)
James Kirkwood is a name shared by multiple notable individuals across different fields, such as literature, mathematics, and public service.
 E40289 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: James Kirkwood (multiple individuals) | Statement: [Kirkwood, hasNotableBearer, James Kirkwood (multiple individuals)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: James Kirkwood (multiple individuals)
Context triple: [Kirkwood, hasNotableBearer, James Kirkwood (multiple individuals)]
  • A. Peter Kirk
    Peter Kirk is a relatively obscure individual whose name is notably associated with the surname Kirk rather than with widely recognized public achievements.
  • B. Jed Harris
    Jed Harris was a prominent American theatrical producer and director known for staging influential Broadway productions in the mid-20th century.
  • C. Robert Newman
    Robert Newman was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the influential technology and research firm Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN).
  • D. Charles Begole
    Charles Begole was an American mountaineer best known as one of the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Whitney in the 19th century.
  • E. Joe Schoen
    Joe Schoen is an American football executive best known as the general manager who helped lead the New York Giants’ recent roster rebuild and organizational turnaround.
  • 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: James Kirkwood (multiple individuals)
Triple: [Kirkwood, hasNotableBearer, James Kirkwood (multiple individuals)]
Generated description
James Kirkwood is a name shared by multiple notable individuals across different fields, such as literature, mathematics, and public service.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: James Kirkwood (multiple individuals)
Target entity description: James Kirkwood is a name shared by multiple notable individuals across different fields, such as literature, mathematics, and public service.
  • A. Peter Kirk
    Peter Kirk is a relatively obscure individual whose name is notably associated with the surname Kirk rather than with widely recognized public achievements.
  • B. Jed Harris
    Jed Harris was a prominent American theatrical producer and director known for staging influential Broadway productions in the mid-20th century.
  • C. Robert Newman
    Robert Newman was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the influential technology and research firm Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN).
  • D. Charles Begole
    Charles Begole was an American mountaineer best known as one of the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Whitney in the 19th century.
  • E. Joe Schoen
    Joe Schoen is an American football executive best known as the general manager who helped lead the New York Giants’ recent roster rebuild and organizational turnaround.
  • 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_69a2e7e7af7881908890039d6be4e9b8 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ea49636c8190a69cbd951fc0a4db completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:14 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3bc277528819096184b6cc6b98ae2 completed March 1, 2026, 4:10 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3bea16ee48190a033ea3907703e40 completed March 1, 2026, 4:20 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3befc80a8819092506dd29e18f2aa completed March 1, 2026, 4:22 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:07 p.m.