Triple
T4153204
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Speer |
E89955
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Speer
William Speer is a relatively obscure individual whose primary notability appears to derive from sharing the surname Speer, rather than from widely recognized historical or cultural achievements.
|
E433997
|
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: William Speer | Statement: [Speer, hasNotableBearer, William Speer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Speer Context triple: [Speer, hasNotableBearer, William Speer]
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A.
Robert M. Speer
Robert M. Speer was an American public official who served as the United States Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) and later as acting Secretary of the Army.
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B.
James P. Speer
James P. Speer is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Speer, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not clearly established in common reference sources.
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C.
Fritz J. Russ
Fritz J. Russ was an American engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur whose contributions to engineering led to the establishment of a major international engineering prize in his and his wife's honor.
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D.
Henry B. Schacht
Henry B. Schacht is an American business executive best known for serving as the founding CEO of Lucent Technologies and for his long leadership tenure at Cummins Inc.
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E.
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Arthur J. Altmeyer was a key architect of the U.S. Social Security system and a prominent public administrator in the development of American social welfare policy.
- 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: William Speer Triple: [Speer, hasNotableBearer, William Speer]
Generated description
William Speer is a relatively obscure individual whose primary notability appears to derive from sharing the surname Speer, rather than from widely recognized historical or cultural achievements.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Speer Target entity description: William Speer is a relatively obscure individual whose primary notability appears to derive from sharing the surname Speer, rather than from widely recognized historical or cultural achievements.
-
A.
Robert M. Speer
Robert M. Speer was an American public official who served as the United States Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) and later as acting Secretary of the Army.
-
B.
James P. Speer
James P. Speer is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Speer, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not clearly established in common reference sources.
-
C.
Fritz J. Russ
Fritz J. Russ was an American engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur whose contributions to engineering led to the establishment of a major international engineering prize in his and his wife's honor.
-
D.
Henry B. Schacht
Henry B. Schacht is an American business executive best known for serving as the founding CEO of Lucent Technologies and for his long leadership tenure at Cummins Inc.
-
E.
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Arthur J. Altmeyer was a key architect of the U.S. Social Security system and a prominent public administrator in the development of American social welfare policy.
- 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_69aed95a59a881909b26e70b42c6811a |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69af0277a910819085cde5df9a8110d8 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:25 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5db77e7d88190a7ba250972e133fa |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:04 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5dc3d81a08190b29b633009fab4ff |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:07 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5e04f356c81909e3f6f2c865e0f99 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:25 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:44 p.m.