Triple
T704219
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Southern Company |
E14064
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Mitchell
James Mitchell is a businessman best known as the founder of Southern Company, one of the largest electric utility holding companies in the United States.
|
E97250
|
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: James Mitchell | Statement: [Southern Company, foundedBy, James Mitchell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Mitchell Context triple: [Southern Company, foundedBy, James Mitchell]
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A.
Mark D. Bailey
Mark D. Bailey is an American diplomat who has served as the United States Ambassador to Hungary.
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B.
Andrew Lawson
Andrew Lawson was a pioneering early 20th-century geologist best known for his foundational work on California’s geology and seismic activity, including identifying the San Andreas Fault.
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C.
James Rogers
James Rogers is a common personal name shared by numerous individuals across various fields, including politics, academia, sports, and the arts.
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D.
Daniel P. Higgins
Daniel P. Higgins was an architect associated with the design work on the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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E.
Michael Rogers
Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
- 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: James Mitchell Triple: [Southern Company, foundedBy, James Mitchell]
Generated description
James Mitchell is a businessman best known as the founder of Southern Company, one of the largest electric utility holding companies in the United States.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Mitchell Target entity description: James Mitchell is a businessman best known as the founder of Southern Company, one of the largest electric utility holding companies in the United States.
-
A.
Mark D. Bailey
Mark D. Bailey is an American diplomat who has served as the United States Ambassador to Hungary.
-
B.
Andrew Lawson
Andrew Lawson was a pioneering early 20th-century geologist best known for his foundational work on California’s geology and seismic activity, including identifying the San Andreas Fault.
-
C.
James Rogers
James Rogers is a common personal name shared by numerous individuals across various fields, including politics, academia, sports, and the arts.
-
D.
Daniel P. Higgins
Daniel P. Higgins was an architect associated with the design work on the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.
-
E.
Michael Rogers
Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
- 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_69a493494ec48190ae6751683625a9ba |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a533fa788190bba0f55655469c46 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a76d71a25c81908de9b9e59affb79f |
completed | March 3, 2026, 11:23 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a78586d5a48190a1423bb4a8fc86b9 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 1:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a785db28d48190a8f945598a3396d6 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 1:07 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:36 p.m.