Triple
T395575
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Joe Nickell |
E8975
|
entity |
| Predicate | givenName |
P17
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Joe
Joe is the given name of Joe Nickell, an American investigator and author known for his work examining alleged paranormal and mysterious phenomena.
|
E64867
|
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: Joe | Statement: [Joe Nickell, givenName, Joe]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joe Context triple: [Joe Nickell, givenName, Joe]
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A.
Jim
Jim is a common English given name, typically used as a diminutive or familiar form of James.
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B.
Jack
Jack is a common masculine given name, often used as a familiar form of John and widely featured in English-language literature and popular culture.
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C.
Jason
Jason is a famed hero of Greek mythology best known as the leader of the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece.
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D.
Sam
Sam is a person whose given name is Sam.
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E.
John
John is the given name of the English architect and dramatist John Vanbrugh, known for designing Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard.
- 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: Joe Triple: [Joe Nickell, givenName, Joe]
Generated description
Joe is the given name of Joe Nickell, an American investigator and author known for his work examining alleged paranormal and mysterious phenomena.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joe Target entity description: Joe is the given name of Joe Nickell, an American investigator and author known for his work examining alleged paranormal and mysterious phenomena.
-
A.
Jim
Jim is a common English given name, typically used as a diminutive or familiar form of James.
-
B.
Jack
Jack is a common masculine given name, often used as a familiar form of John and widely featured in English-language literature and popular culture.
-
C.
Jason
Jason is a famed hero of Greek mythology best known as the leader of the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece.
-
D.
Sam
Sam is a person whose given name is Sam.
-
E.
John
John is the given name of the English architect and dramatist John Vanbrugh, known for designing Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard.
- 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_69a2e7f55c60819097aff65ea2ca2832 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ec792dd081909b6b18a854139f8c |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4a6f8e09481909fe1b329061d1a71 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:52 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a4a7fd14188190b231731e6bb896f6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:56 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4a856aaec8190b698ce998626f10f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:57 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.