Triple
T6494456
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mullen |
E148120
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Mullen
William Mullen is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, including figures in fields such as politics, sports, and academia.
|
E598389
|
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 Mullen | Statement: [Mullen, hasNotableBearer, William Mullen]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Mullen Context triple: [Mullen, hasNotableBearer, William Mullen]
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A.
Hugh McDowell
Hugh McDowell was an English cellist best known for his dynamic performances and recordings with the rock band Electric Light Orchestra during the 1970s.
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B.
Philip Merrill
Philip Merrill was an American publisher, diplomat, and philanthropist known for his leadership of The Washingtonian magazine and his significant support of journalism and higher education.
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C.
James J. Rowley
James J. Rowley was a longtime Director of the United States Secret Service, recognized for modernizing the agency and strengthening presidential protection.
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D.
Robert Bolling
Robert Bolling was a prominent 17th-century Virginia planter and politician, known as an early member of the colonial Bolling family that became influential in Southern aristocratic society.
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E.
Andrew P. Butler
Andrew P. Butler was a pro-slavery U.S. senator from South Carolina whose strong support for the Kansas-Nebraska Act and slavery made him a central and controversial figure in the events leading up to the Bleeding Kansas crisis.
- 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 Mullen Triple: [Mullen, hasNotableBearer, William Mullen]
Generated description
William Mullen is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, including figures in fields such as politics, sports, and academia.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Mullen Target entity description: William Mullen is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, including figures in fields such as politics, sports, and academia.
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A.
Hugh McDowell
Hugh McDowell was an English cellist best known for his dynamic performances and recordings with the rock band Electric Light Orchestra during the 1970s.
-
B.
Philip Merrill
Philip Merrill was an American publisher, diplomat, and philanthropist known for his leadership of The Washingtonian magazine and his significant support of journalism and higher education.
-
C.
James J. Rowley
James J. Rowley was a longtime Director of the United States Secret Service, recognized for modernizing the agency and strengthening presidential protection.
-
D.
Robert Bolling
Robert Bolling was a prominent 17th-century Virginia planter and politician, known as an early member of the colonial Bolling family that became influential in Southern aristocratic society.
-
E.
Andrew P. Butler
Andrew P. Butler was a pro-slavery U.S. senator from South Carolina whose strong support for the Kansas-Nebraska Act and slavery made him a central and controversial figure in the events leading up to the Bleeding Kansas crisis.
- 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_69c009088f3081909cd467b05919de30 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c06ab7c0b8819091437a293b40dfd2 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 10:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c674074df08190a32f7014b2df0120 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 12:11 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c6759179a0819083fffa405cad744b |
completed | March 27, 2026, 12:18 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c675f50a288190bdc928a06ea089c0 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 12:20 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:53 p.m.