Triple
T4307891
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Saroyan |
E93999
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Carol Marcus
Carol Marcus is best known as the former spouse of American writer and playwright William Saroyan.
|
E434071
|
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: Carol Marcus | Statement: [William Saroyan, spouse, Carol Marcus]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carol Marcus Context triple: [William Saroyan, spouse, Carol Marcus]
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A.
Edith Weiss
Edith Weiss is a notable individual recognized for bearing the surname Weiss, though specific widely known biographical or professional details about her are not well documented.
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B.
Helene Bresslau
Helene Bresslau was a German-born nurse and social worker best known as the wife and close collaborator of theologian and humanitarian Albert Schweitzer, with whom she helped establish and run the hospital in Lambaréné, Gabon.
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C.
Ilse Löwenthal
Ilse Löwenthal was a member of the Löwenthal family, known primarily through her relationship to Elsa Löwenthal, Albert Einstein’s second wife.
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D.
Margot Löwenthal
Margot Löwenthal was the daughter of Elsa Löwenthal, who was Albert Einstein’s second wife and cousin.
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E.
Edith Hahn
Edith Hahn was the wife of German chemist and Nobel laureate Otto Hahn.
- 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: Carol Marcus Triple: [William Saroyan, spouse, Carol Marcus]
Generated description
Carol Marcus is best known as the former spouse of American writer and playwright William Saroyan.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carol Marcus Target entity description: Carol Marcus is best known as the former spouse of American writer and playwright William Saroyan.
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A.
Edith Weiss
Edith Weiss is a notable individual recognized for bearing the surname Weiss, though specific widely known biographical or professional details about her are not well documented.
-
B.
Helene Bresslau
Helene Bresslau was a German-born nurse and social worker best known as the wife and close collaborator of theologian and humanitarian Albert Schweitzer, with whom she helped establish and run the hospital in Lambaréné, Gabon.
-
C.
Ilse Löwenthal
Ilse Löwenthal was a member of the Löwenthal family, known primarily through her relationship to Elsa Löwenthal, Albert Einstein’s second wife.
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D.
Margot Löwenthal
Margot Löwenthal was the daughter of Elsa Löwenthal, who was Albert Einstein’s second wife and cousin.
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E.
Edith Hahn
Edith Hahn was the wife of German chemist and Nobel laureate Otto Hahn.
- 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_69b3451886588190a3dd1305ea7c58dc |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b350d2af088190ad7cb035d6e0f8c2 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5db8e40f0819082a15006a1578405 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:05 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 12, 2026, 11:11 p.m.