Triple
T4847099
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ossian Sweet trial |
E108316
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasDefendant |
P2238
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Davis
William Davis was one of the African American defendants tried alongside Dr. Ossian Sweet in the landmark 1925 Detroit case involving racial violence and self-defense.
|
E474390
|
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 Davis | Statement: [Ossian Sweet trial, hasDefendant, William Davis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Davis Context triple: [Ossian Sweet trial, hasDefendant, William Davis]
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A.
William Davis
William Davis was a settler who is historically remembered as one of the notable victims killed during the 1862 Indian Creek massacre in Illinois.
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B.
Bill Clement
Bill Clement is a former NHL center who became a prominent American television hockey analyst and commentator.
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C.
Sam Robards
Sam Robards is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, and as the son of actors Lauren Bacall and Jason Robards.
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D.
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock is an influential American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader known for his innovative contributions to post-bop, jazz fusion, and electronic music.
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E.
James Agnew
James Agnew was a British Army officer and general during the American Revolutionary War, noted for his leadership in several key battles before being killed at the Battle of Germantown.
- 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 Davis Triple: [Ossian Sweet trial, hasDefendant, William Davis]
Generated description
William Davis was one of the African American defendants tried alongside Dr. Ossian Sweet in the landmark 1925 Detroit case involving racial violence and self-defense.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Davis Target entity description: William Davis was one of the African American defendants tried alongside Dr. Ossian Sweet in the landmark 1925 Detroit case involving racial violence and self-defense.
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A.
William Davis
William Davis was a settler who is historically remembered as one of the notable victims killed during the 1862 Indian Creek massacre in Illinois.
-
B.
Bill Clement
Bill Clement is a former NHL center who became a prominent American television hockey analyst and commentator.
-
C.
Sam Robards
Sam Robards is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, and as the son of actors Lauren Bacall and Jason Robards.
-
D.
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock is an influential American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader known for his innovative contributions to post-bop, jazz fusion, and electronic music.
-
E.
James Agnew
James Agnew was a British Army officer and general during the American Revolutionary War, noted for his leadership in several key battles before being killed at the Battle of Germantown.
- 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_69bd4409b264819085ab855f3eb5381a |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6d1aefdc8190910b78615730f991 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be5cd6dbcc8190b802eeb6d74fd37d |
completed | March 21, 2026, 8:54 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be5f154094819095e09e6a5627f7dc |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:04 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be5f78eb7881908707f54b899e8dda |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:06 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:25 p.m.