Triple
T4890721
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edwin J. Houston |
E109552
|
entity |
| Predicate | collaboratedWith |
P435
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Elihu Thomson |
E16477
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Elihu Thomson | Statement: [Edwin J. Houston, collaboratedWith, Elihu Thomson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elihu Thomson Context triple: [Edwin J. Houston, collaboratedWith, Elihu Thomson]
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A.
Elihu Thomson
chosen
Elihu Thomson was a pioneering electrical engineer and inventor whose work in power systems and lighting helped shape the early electrical industry and led to the formation of General Electric.
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B.
Charles F. Brush
Charles F. Brush was an American inventor and industrialist best known for pioneering electric arc lighting and early electrical power systems.
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C.
Edward C. Judson
Edward C. Judson was an American businessman and film promoter best known as the first husband and early career manager of Hollywood star Rita Hayworth.
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D.
Silvanus P. Thompson
Silvanus P. Thompson was a British physicist and electrical engineer known for his influential work in electromagnetism and for popularizing science through his writings and lectures.
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E.
Charles Francis Jenkins
Charles Francis Jenkins was an American pioneer of early cinema and television technology, known for his groundbreaking work in motion picture projection and experimental broadcasting.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69bd440f71348190b99938e59fb7f9a1 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6e07ca10819083f80f12374544b1 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be681a3d7881908120dc642af3f58a |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:42 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:28 p.m.