Triple

T662985
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Pony Express E11796 entity
Predicate notableRider P22 FINISHED
Object William F. Cody
William F. Cody, better known as "Buffalo Bill," was a famed American scout, showman, and frontiersman who became a legendary figure of the Old West.
E82989 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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 F. Cody | Statement: [Pony Express, notableRider, William F. Cody]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William F. Cody
Context triple: [Pony Express, notableRider, William F. Cody]
  • A. Kit Carson
    Kit Carson was a 19th-century American frontiersman, explorer, and military scout renowned for his role in westward expansion and the mapping of the American West.
  • B. Mad Anthony
    Mad Anthony was the fiery and daring nickname of Anthony Wayne, a bold American Revolutionary War general known for his aggressive battlefield tactics.
  • C. Crazy Horse
    Crazy Horse is a famous Parisian cabaret known for its avant-garde, artistically choreographed nude performances and distinctive use of lighting and staging.
  • D. William Clark
    William Clark was an American explorer, soldier, and territorial governor best known as the co-leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition that explored the Louisiana Purchase.
  • E. Roy Rogers
    Roy Rogers was a popular American singer and actor known as the “King of the Cowboys,” who starred in numerous Western films, radio shows, and television programs in the mid-20th century.
  • 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 F. Cody
Triple: [Pony Express, notableRider, William F. Cody]
Generated description
William F. Cody, better known as "Buffalo Bill," was a famed American scout, showman, and frontiersman who became a legendary figure of the Old West.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William F. Cody
Target entity description: William F. Cody, better known as "Buffalo Bill," was a famed American scout, showman, and frontiersman who became a legendary figure of the Old West.
  • A. Kit Carson
    Kit Carson was a 19th-century American frontiersman, explorer, and military scout renowned for his role in westward expansion and the mapping of the American West.
  • B. Mad Anthony
    Mad Anthony was the fiery and daring nickname of Anthony Wayne, a bold American Revolutionary War general known for his aggressive battlefield tactics.
  • C. Crazy Horse
    Crazy Horse is a famous Parisian cabaret known for its avant-garde, artistically choreographed nude performances and distinctive use of lighting and staging.
  • D. William Clark
    William Clark was an American explorer, soldier, and territorial governor best known as the co-leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition that explored the Louisiana Purchase.
  • E. Roy Rogers
    Roy Rogers was a popular American singer and actor known as the “King of the Cowboys,” who starred in numerous Western films, radio shows, and television programs in the mid-20th century.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: notableRider
Context triple: [Pony Express, notableRider, William F. Cody]
  • A. notableRacingVariant
    Indicates that one entity is a particularly recognized or distinguished racing-specific version or trim of another entity.
  • B. notableWinner
    Indicates that the subject is a particularly distinguished or prominent winner of the referenced competition, award, or contest.
  • C. notableFor chosen
    Indicates that an entity is especially recognized or distinguished for a particular quality, achievement, characteristic, or role.
  • D. notableHolder
    Indicates that a person or entity is a distinguished or prominent holder of a particular position, title, or role.
  • E. notableSingle
    Indicates that the subject is particularly recognized or distinguished for one specific, individual instance (such as a single work, event, or achievement).
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a4932862a0819098be659c814e4981 completed March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a49fd081e8819097f289961f5eff29 completed March 1, 2026, 8:21 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a5c398cc748190ab720263096064ef completed March 2, 2026, 5:06 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a5c4523e8081909464ca227b880e77 completed March 2, 2026, 5:09 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a5cdae65808190b7191f63d5f16d9f completed March 2, 2026, 5:49 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a49d153a948190b3ccdc331ed33617 completed March 1, 2026, 8:09 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:36 p.m.