Triple

T8777987
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Caryn Elaine Johnson E208643 entity
Predicate spouse P13 FINISHED
Object Alvin Martin
Alvin Martin is best known as the former husband of actress and comedian Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson).
 E761720 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: Alvin Martin | Statement: [Caryn Elaine Johnson, spouse, Alvin Martin]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Alvin Martin
Context triple: [Caryn Elaine Johnson, spouse, Alvin Martin]
  • A. Alvin Morris
    Alvin Morris, better known by his stage name Tony Martin, was an American pop singer and actor prominent from the 1930s through the 1950s.
  • B. Marvin Scandrick
    Marvin Scandrick, better known as Slim, is an American R&B singer and member of the group 112, recognized for his distinctive falsetto vocals and contributions to early-2000s R&B hits.
  • C. Melvin Edmonds
    Melvin Edmonds was an American R&B singer best known as a founding member of the group After 7.
  • D. Alvin Saunders
    Alvin Saunders was a 19th-century American politician who served as the governor of the Nebraska Territory and later as a U.S. senator from Nebraska.
  • E. Lester Matthews
    Lester Matthews was a British character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 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: Alvin Martin
Triple: [Caryn Elaine Johnson, spouse, Alvin Martin]
Generated description
Alvin Martin is best known as the former husband of actress and comedian Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson).
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Alvin Martin
Target entity description: Alvin Martin is best known as the former husband of actress and comedian Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson).
  • A. Alvin Morris
    Alvin Morris, better known by his stage name Tony Martin, was an American pop singer and actor prominent from the 1930s through the 1950s.
  • B. Marvin Scandrick
    Marvin Scandrick, better known as Slim, is an American R&B singer and member of the group 112, recognized for his distinctive falsetto vocals and contributions to early-2000s R&B hits.
  • C. Melvin Edmonds
    Melvin Edmonds was an American R&B singer best known as a founding member of the group After 7.
  • D. Alvin Saunders
    Alvin Saunders was a 19th-century American politician who served as the governor of the Nebraska Territory and later as a U.S. senator from Nebraska.
  • E. Lester Matthews
    Lester Matthews was a British character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1960s.
  • 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_69ca835fbee88190bf625939bac48d7f completed March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc5f51b3d48190b542a0423d3938e0 completed March 31, 2026, 11:57 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cf890077a881908ebddefc36b978d1 completed April 3, 2026, 9:31 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cf8ab6c1a8819097b8a84902a10296 completed April 3, 2026, 9:39 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cf8bc521dc81908918b48a25f290bb completed April 3, 2026, 9:43 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:42 p.m.