Triple

T3268657
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Nathaniel A. Owings E68588 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Owings
Owings is a surname most notably associated with American architect Nathaniel A. Owings, a founding partner of the influential firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
 E342998 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: Owings | Statement: [Nathaniel A. Owings, familyName, Owings]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Owings
Context triple: [Nathaniel A. Owings, familyName, Owings]
  • A. Owings, Maryland
    Owings, Maryland is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place in southern Maryland known for its suburban-rural character and proximity to the Chesapeake Bay.
  • B. McDouglas
    McDouglas is a less common Scottish-derived surname variant of Douglas, typically indicating "son of Douglas."
  • C. Lorton
    Lorton is a suburban community in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, known for its residential neighborhoods, proximity to major transportation routes, and redevelopment of the former Lorton Reformatory site.
  • D. Dulles
    Dulles is a notable American surname most prominently associated with influential 20th-century U.S. statesmen and intelligence officials, including CIA Director Allen Dulles and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles.
  • E. Owings Mills, Maryland
    Owings Mills, Maryland is a suburban community northwest of Baltimore known for hosting the Baltimore Ravens’ training complex and serving as a regional commercial and residential hub.
  • 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: Owings
Triple: [Nathaniel A. Owings, familyName, Owings]
Generated description
Owings is a surname most notably associated with American architect Nathaniel A. Owings, a founding partner of the influential firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Owings
Target entity description: Owings is a surname most notably associated with American architect Nathaniel A. Owings, a founding partner of the influential firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
  • A. Owings, Maryland
    Owings, Maryland is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place in southern Maryland known for its suburban-rural character and proximity to the Chesapeake Bay.
  • B. McDouglas
    McDouglas is a less common Scottish-derived surname variant of Douglas, typically indicating "son of Douglas."
  • C. Lorton
    Lorton is a suburban community in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, known for its residential neighborhoods, proximity to major transportation routes, and redevelopment of the former Lorton Reformatory site.
  • D. Dulles
    Dulles is a notable American surname most prominently associated with influential 20th-century U.S. statesmen and intelligence officials, including CIA Director Allen Dulles and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles.
  • E. Owings Mills, Maryland
    Owings Mills, Maryland is a suburban community northwest of Baltimore known for hosting the Baltimore Ravens’ training complex and serving as a regional commercial and residential hub.
  • 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_69ad8590444081909e8107a8aeef3a23 completed March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adafd0eddc8190834a64f6b8e8e9f9 completed March 8, 2026, 5:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b28efded588190bd6c361e5298b496 completed March 12, 2026, 10:01 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b28fcef05c8190b9141dcaa3f9145b completed March 12, 2026, 10:05 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b2d6c1c65c81909e661c6beaaec9af completed March 12, 2026, 3:07 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:09 p.m.