Triple
T350705
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ann Dunham |
E7435
|
entity |
| Predicate | parent |
P120
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Madelyn Dunham
Madelyn Dunham was the maternal grandmother of Barack Obama and a key figure in his upbringing in Hawaii.
|
E47158
|
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: Madelyn Dunham | Statement: [Ann Dunham, parent, Madelyn Dunham]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Madelyn Dunham Context triple: [Ann Dunham, parent, Madelyn Dunham]
-
A.
Cecilia DeMille Harper
Cecilia DeMille Harper was the daughter of legendary American film director and producer Cecil B. DeMille.
-
B.
Maxine Singer
Maxine Singer is an American molecular biologist renowned for her pioneering work in genetics and for her leadership in shaping ethical guidelines for recombinant DNA research.
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C.
Maxine Albro
Maxine Albro was an American muralist and painter associated with the New Deal era, best known for her vibrant frescoes and contributions to public art in San Francisco.
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D.
Katherine Puening
Katherine Puening, better known as Kitty Oppenheimer, was a German-born American biologist and former Communist Party member who became the wife and close confidante of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer.
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E.
Lucille Sheardown
Lucille Sheardown was one of the later wives of American inventor Lee de Forest, associated with his personal life rather than his pioneering work in radio and electronics.
- 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: Madelyn Dunham Triple: [Ann Dunham, parent, Madelyn Dunham]
Generated description
Madelyn Dunham was the maternal grandmother of Barack Obama and a key figure in his upbringing in Hawaii.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Madelyn Dunham Target entity description: Madelyn Dunham was the maternal grandmother of Barack Obama and a key figure in his upbringing in Hawaii.
-
A.
Cecilia DeMille Harper
Cecilia DeMille Harper was the daughter of legendary American film director and producer Cecil B. DeMille.
-
B.
Maxine Singer
Maxine Singer is an American molecular biologist renowned for her pioneering work in genetics and for her leadership in shaping ethical guidelines for recombinant DNA research.
-
C.
Maxine Albro
Maxine Albro was an American muralist and painter associated with the New Deal era, best known for her vibrant frescoes and contributions to public art in San Francisco.
-
D.
Katherine Puening
Katherine Puening, better known as Kitty Oppenheimer, was a German-born American biologist and former Communist Party member who became the wife and close confidante of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer.
-
E.
Lucille Sheardown
Lucille Sheardown was one of the later wives of American inventor Lee de Forest, associated with his personal life rather than his pioneering work in radio and electronics.
- 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_69a2e7e696948190bebc966535995e45 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2eb1f028c819098fa6480b4ca5cf0 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3f0a2d7b08190a99a85a79e69a717 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:54 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3f142a3548190bee0a417c5a37c0d |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:56 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3f1a1b5dc8190988b675ac8da7347 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:58 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.