Triple
T1282696
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bill Cobbs |
E27362
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Cobbs
Cobbs is the surname of American character actor Bill Cobbs, known for his extensive work in film and television.
|
E146823
|
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: Cobbs | Statement: [Bill Cobbs, familyName, Cobbs]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cobbs Context triple: [Bill Cobbs, familyName, Cobbs]
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A.
Harbison
Harbison is a surname most notably associated with American composer John Harbison, known for his contributions to contemporary classical music.
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B.
Coburn
Coburn is a surname and given name that serves as an alternative spelling of Cockburn, borne by various notable individuals in politics, entertainment, and other fields.
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C.
McCauley
McCauley is the maiden surname of Rosa Parks, the prominent American civil rights activist known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
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D.
Tucker
Tucker is a surname most notably associated with Albert W. Tucker, a Canadian-American mathematician and game theorist known for his contributions to topology and the formalization of the prisoner's dilemma.
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E.
Roscoe
"Roscoe" is an essay by Washington Irving, included in his collection *The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.*, that reflects on the life and character of English historian and writer William Roscoe.
- 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: Cobbs Triple: [Bill Cobbs, familyName, Cobbs]
Generated description
Cobbs is the surname of American character actor Bill Cobbs, known for his extensive work in film and television.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cobbs Target entity description: Cobbs is the surname of American character actor Bill Cobbs, known for his extensive work in film and television.
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A.
Harbison
Harbison is a surname most notably associated with American composer John Harbison, known for his contributions to contemporary classical music.
-
B.
Coburn
Coburn is a surname and given name that serves as an alternative spelling of Cockburn, borne by various notable individuals in politics, entertainment, and other fields.
-
C.
McCauley
McCauley is the maiden surname of Rosa Parks, the prominent American civil rights activist known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
-
D.
Tucker
Tucker is a surname most notably associated with Albert W. Tucker, a Canadian-American mathematician and game theorist known for his contributions to topology and the formalization of the prisoner's dilemma.
-
E.
Roscoe
"Roscoe" is an essay by Washington Irving, included in his collection *The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.*, that reflects on the life and character of English historian and writer William Roscoe.
- 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_69a496d3710c8190955dee8bc0dacb50 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c0b47be08190828a1c0a11d94ce8 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:41 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69aca2fdb3ac81909bc836e2a655130c |
completed | March 7, 2026, 10:13 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69aca76c18d081908154d2a04c7a3328 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 10:32 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69aca7d3c740819084c87134e5818455 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 10:33 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:50 p.m.