Triple
T10615758
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Barbara Hershey |
E276114
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Stephen Douglas
Stephen Douglas is an American artist and former actor best known as the ex-husband of actress Barbara Hershey.
|
E874013
|
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: Stephen Douglas | Statement: [Barbara Hershey, spouse, Stephen Douglas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephen Douglas Context triple: [Barbara Hershey, spouse, Stephen Douglas]
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A.
Stephen A. Douglas
Stephen A. Douglas was a prominent 19th-century American politician and U.S. senator from Illinois, best known for his role in shaping antebellum legislation and for debating Abraham Lincoln over slavery.
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B.
James Tallmadge Jr.
James Tallmadge Jr. was a U.S. congressman from New York best known for proposing the Tallmadge Amendment in 1819, which sought to restrict the expansion of slavery into Missouri.
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C.
David Wilmot
David Wilmot is an Irish actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including notable roles in productions such as "The Guard," "Ripper Street," and "Calvary."
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D.
Thomas Hicks
Thomas Hicks is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as sports, politics, and the arts.
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E.
Henry Clay
Henry Clay was a prominent 19th-century American statesman and orator known as the “Great Compromiser” for brokering major legislative agreements that sought to balance sectional interests and preserve the Union.
- 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: Stephen Douglas Triple: [Barbara Hershey, spouse, Stephen Douglas]
Generated description
Stephen Douglas is an American artist and former actor best known as the ex-husband of actress Barbara Hershey.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephen Douglas Target entity description: Stephen Douglas is an American artist and former actor best known as the ex-husband of actress Barbara Hershey.
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A.
Stephen A. Douglas
Stephen A. Douglas was a prominent 19th-century American politician and U.S. senator from Illinois, best known for his role in shaping antebellum legislation and for debating Abraham Lincoln over slavery.
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B.
James Tallmadge Jr.
James Tallmadge Jr. was a U.S. congressman from New York best known for proposing the Tallmadge Amendment in 1819, which sought to restrict the expansion of slavery into Missouri.
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C.
David Wilmot
David Wilmot is an Irish actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including notable roles in productions such as "The Guard," "Ripper Street," and "Calvary."
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D.
Thomas Hicks
Thomas Hicks is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as sports, politics, and the arts.
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E.
Henry Clay
Henry Clay was a prominent 19th-century American statesman and orator known as the “Great Compromiser” for brokering major legislative agreements that sought to balance sectional interests and preserve the Union.
- 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_69d6aaf948d88190806cc3a8c47a3fb2 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d6df6d76dc8190bd8d481fed3225d9 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 11:06 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d95ecd44b08190bccbedd63544ba17 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:34 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d95fc0430c8190b968a651d854d041 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:38 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d9610843048190913190bf546d3df1 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:43 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 7:33 p.m.