Triple
T8940022
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Homer Stillé Cummings |
E212874
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William D. Mitchell |
E188652
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 D. Mitchell | Statement: [Homer Stillé Cummings, predecessor, William D. Mitchell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William D. Mitchell Context triple: [Homer Stillé Cummings, predecessor, William D. Mitchell]
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A.
William D. Mitchell
chosen
William D. Mitchell was an American lawyer and public official who served as U.S. Attorney General during the late 1920s and early 1930s.
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B.
John D. Hooker
John D. Hooker was an American businessman and philanthropist best known for funding the construction of the 100-inch Hooker Telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory.
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C.
William M. Sullivan
William M. Sullivan is an American sociologist and scholar of civic engagement and higher education, known for his collaborations with Robert N. Bellah on works about community, morality, and public life.
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D.
William O. Baker
William O. Baker was an influential American chemist and long-time Bell Labs research leader known for his major contributions to materials science and science policy.
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E.
William H. F. Fiedler
William H. F. Fiedler is a notable resident associated with Roxbury, Connecticut, recognized for his significance to the local community.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca839694c88190b324ffeb43d23b08 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc66b8b37c8190bce6e049de8cf732 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:28 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfc1efdea881908b2c264d1c39c6ec |
completed | April 3, 2026, 1:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:58 p.m.