Triple
T49849
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bill Russell |
E980
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entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
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FINISHED |
| Object |
William Felton Russell
William Felton Russell was an American professional basketball player and civil rights activist best known as the legendary Boston Celtics center who won 11 NBA championships and transformed defensive play in the sport.
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E11497
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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 Felton Russell | Statement: [Bill Russell, fullName, William Felton Russell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Felton Russell Context triple: [Bill Russell, fullName, William Felton Russell]
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A.
Wesley Addy
Wesley Addy was an American character actor known for his work on stage, film, and television, including roles in classic movies like "Kiss Me Deadly" and collaborations with director Robert Aldrich.
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B.
John Carver
John Carver was a prominent early Pilgrim leader who became the first governor of Plymouth Colony after the Mayflower’s arrival in 1620.
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C.
Randall Woodfin
Randall Woodfin is an American politician and attorney who serves as the progressive, reform-focused mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.
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D.
Ralph Nelson
Ralph Nelson was an American film and television director, producer, and writer known for works such as "Lilies of the Field" and "Requiem for a Heavyweight."
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E.
Harold
Harold is a masculine given name of Old English origin, historically borne by several notable figures including kings and modern public personalities.
- 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 Felton Russell Triple: [Bill Russell, fullName, William Felton Russell]
Generated description
William Felton Russell was an American professional basketball player and civil rights activist best known as the legendary Boston Celtics center who won 11 NBA championships and transformed defensive play in the sport.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Felton Russell Target entity description: William Felton Russell was an American professional basketball player and civil rights activist best known as the legendary Boston Celtics center who won 11 NBA championships and transformed defensive play in the sport.
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A.
Wesley Addy
Wesley Addy was an American character actor known for his work on stage, film, and television, including roles in classic movies like "Kiss Me Deadly" and collaborations with director Robert Aldrich.
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B.
Clifton Collins Jr.
Clifton Collins Jr. is an American character actor known for his versatile roles in films and television series such as "Capote," "Traffic," and "Westworld."
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C.
John Carver
John Carver was a prominent early Pilgrim leader who became the first governor of Plymouth Colony after the Mayflower’s arrival in 1620.
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D.
Randall Woodfin
Randall Woodfin is an American politician and attorney who serves as the progressive, reform-focused mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.
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E.
Ralph Nelson
Ralph Nelson was an American film and television director, producer, and writer known for works such as "Lilies of the Field" and "Requiem for a Heavyweight."
- 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_69a2480baefc81909951b14058479aa2 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:42 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24af56cc88190a898f8bf2a283820 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:55 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a27bfdda548190ae43a219cb555ad0 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a27dc7ee4c8190802b9c9a3c2c1270 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:31 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a27e2dcde48190a8ff74be207f9f07 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:33 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:47 a.m.