Triple
T6959143
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sierra Railway of California |
E161322
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas S. Bullock
Thomas S. Bullock was an American railroad entrepreneur best known for developing and leading the Sierra Railway of California during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
|
E685533
|
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: Thomas S. Bullock | Statement: [Sierra Railway of California, founder, Thomas S. Bullock]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas S. Bullock Context triple: [Sierra Railway of California, founder, Thomas S. Bullock]
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A.
Louis T. Wigfall
Louis T. Wigfall was a prominent Texas politician and Confederate general during the American Civil War, known for his fiery oratory and staunch secessionist views.
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B.
Edwin J. Houston
Edwin J. Houston was an American electrical engineer, inventor, and educator who co-founded General Electric and made significant contributions to the development and popularization of electrical power systems.
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C.
Henry B. Steagall
Henry B. Steagall was an American Democratic congressman from Alabama best known for his key role in New Deal–era financial legislation, including coauthoring the landmark Glass–Steagall Act.
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D.
Thomas J. Rusk
Thomas J. Rusk was a prominent 19th-century American and Texan political and military leader who helped secure Texas independence and later served as a U.S. senator from the state.
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E.
Roger Mills
Roger Mills is a name shared by several notable individuals, including American politicians and public figures.
- 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: Thomas S. Bullock Triple: [Sierra Railway of California, founder, Thomas S. Bullock]
Generated description
Thomas S. Bullock was an American railroad entrepreneur best known for developing and leading the Sierra Railway of California during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas S. Bullock Target entity description: Thomas S. Bullock was an American railroad entrepreneur best known for developing and leading the Sierra Railway of California during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
Louis T. Wigfall
Louis T. Wigfall was a prominent Texas politician and Confederate general during the American Civil War, known for his fiery oratory and staunch secessionist views.
-
B.
Edwin J. Houston
Edwin J. Houston was an American electrical engineer, inventor, and educator who co-founded General Electric and made significant contributions to the development and popularization of electrical power systems.
-
C.
Henry B. Steagall
Henry B. Steagall was an American Democratic congressman from Alabama best known for his key role in New Deal–era financial legislation, including coauthoring the landmark Glass–Steagall Act.
-
D.
Thomas J. Rusk
Thomas J. Rusk was a prominent 19th-century American and Texan political and military leader who helped secure Texas independence and later served as a U.S. senator from the state.
-
E.
Roger Mills
Roger Mills is a name shared by several notable individuals, including American politicians and public figures.
- 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_69c68852a9a0819097797e31d492e273 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6daedbb4c8190b46846fb1265b937 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c8be0bdd2881909b5bea69765d696f |
completed | March 29, 2026, 5:52 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c8bf487b7c819096c63772c8220341 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 5:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c8bfadc0888190b8c350a55d004980 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 5:59 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:29 p.m.