Triple
T5430329
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hicks |
E121469
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Larry Hicks
Larry Hicks is a relatively obscure individual whose primary public mention is as a namesake in records referencing people with the surname Hicks.
|
E519597
|
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: Larry Hicks | Statement: [Hicks, hasNotableBearer, Larry Hicks]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Larry Hicks Context triple: [Hicks, hasNotableBearer, Larry Hicks]
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A.
Doug Hicks
Doug Hicks is an American academic and administrator who serves as the president of Davidson College in North Carolina.
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B.
Kenny Hicks
Kenny Hicks is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Hicks, though specific widely known public details about him are limited.
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C.
Eric Michael Hilton
Eric Michael Hilton was an American hotel executive and philanthropist, best known for his leadership roles within the Hilton Hotels Corporation and his contributions to charitable causes.
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D.
Tony Kiser
Tony Kiser is an American theater producer and philanthropist known for his significant support of the performing arts, including having an Off-Broadway theater named in his honor.
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E.
Don Hunstein
Don Hunstein was an American photographer best known for his iconic music images, particularly of Bob Dylan and other Columbia Records artists in the 1950s and 1960s.
- 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: Larry Hicks Triple: [Hicks, hasNotableBearer, Larry Hicks]
Generated description
Larry Hicks is a relatively obscure individual whose primary public mention is as a namesake in records referencing people with the surname Hicks.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Larry Hicks Target entity description: Larry Hicks is a relatively obscure individual whose primary public mention is as a namesake in records referencing people with the surname Hicks.
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A.
Doug Hicks
Doug Hicks is an American academic and administrator who serves as the president of Davidson College in North Carolina.
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B.
Kenny Hicks
chosen
Kenny Hicks is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Hicks, though specific widely known public details about him are limited.
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C.
Eric Michael Hilton
Eric Michael Hilton was an American hotel executive and philanthropist, best known for his leadership roles within the Hilton Hotels Corporation and his contributions to charitable causes.
-
D.
Tony Kiser
Tony Kiser is an American theater producer and philanthropist known for his significant support of the performing arts, including having an Off-Broadway theater named in his honor.
-
E.
Don Hunstein
Don Hunstein was an American photographer best known for his iconic music images, particularly of Bob Dylan and other Columbia Records artists in the 1950s and 1960s.
- F. None of above.
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_69bd463c65f0819082ee6483ab4b466a |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd883e5e10819091e159dfd245e94d |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf6c5c053c8190a53df1b6b5088aab |
completed | March 22, 2026, 4:13 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf6e7218c8819097879d37b60dc9db |
completed | March 22, 2026, 4:22 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf6eca3e80819084e6291c1062b310 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 4:23 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:06 p.m.