Triple
T5405970
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Willie Lanier |
E120893
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Lanier
Lanier is a surname most notably associated with Willie Lanier, a Hall of Fame American football linebacker.
|
E516948
|
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: Lanier | Statement: [Willie Lanier, familyName, Lanier]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lanier Context triple: [Willie Lanier, familyName, Lanier]
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A.
Rilland
Rilland is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland, located on the island of Zuid-Beveland.
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B.
Eldridge
Eldridge is an English-language surname of Old English origin, borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, the arts, and sports.
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C.
Lanman
Lanman is a surname most notably associated with American philanthropist William K. Lanman Jr., a major benefactor of Yale University.
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D.
Nortrup
Nortrup is a small municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany, situated within the Artland region.
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E.
Tilghman
Tilghman is a masculine given name of English origin that has been borne by various notable American figures, including politicians and military officers.
- 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: Lanier Triple: [Willie Lanier, familyName, Lanier]
Generated description
Lanier is a surname most notably associated with Willie Lanier, a Hall of Fame American football linebacker.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lanier Target entity description: Lanier is a surname most notably associated with Willie Lanier, a Hall of Fame American football linebacker.
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A.
Rilland
Rilland is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland, located on the island of Zuid-Beveland.
-
B.
Eldridge
Eldridge is an English-language surname of Old English origin, borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, the arts, and sports.
-
C.
Lanman
Lanman is a surname most notably associated with American philanthropist William K. Lanman Jr., a major benefactor of Yale University.
-
D.
Nortrup
Nortrup is a small municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany, situated within the Artland region.
-
E.
Tilghman
Tilghman is a masculine given name of English origin that has been borne by various notable American figures, including politicians and military officers.
- 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_69bd46391c0c81909fa484446732b6a3 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd87924c588190beb4a1be27f8d11b |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf3394af9c81909f9a3bb06d48595d |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:11 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf3438c218819098abd4b41f186b67 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:13 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf34d20d54819086349a656923f6e9 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:16 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:05 p.m.