Triple
T13393092
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Billy Gray |
E319624
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Thomas Gray
William Thomas Gray is an American actor best known for playing Bud Anderson on the classic television series "Father Knows Best."
|
E1036529
|
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: William Thomas Gray | Statement: [Billy Gray, birthName, William Thomas Gray]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Thomas Gray Context triple: [Billy Gray, birthName, William Thomas Gray]
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A.
William S. Gray
William S. Gray was an American educator and influential reading specialist best known for co-developing the "Dick and Jane" series of early reading textbooks.
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B.
William Gray Purcell
William Gray Purcell was an influential American architect associated with early 20th-century modernism, best known for his residential designs that emphasized open plans, natural materials, and harmony with the landscape.
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C.
William Gray
William Gray was a prominent early American merchant and political figure from Massachusetts whose influence and legacy are reflected in regional landmarks bearing his name.
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D.
J. T. Houghton
J. T. Houghton was a prominent British atmospheric physicist and leading climate scientist who co-chaired the IPCC and played a key role in shaping global understanding of climate change.
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E.
Cleveland Abbe
Cleveland Abbe was an American meteorologist and astronomer best known as the founder of the U.S. Weather Bureau and a pioneer of modern weather forecasting.
- 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: William Thomas Gray Triple: [Billy Gray, birthName, William Thomas Gray]
Generated description
William Thomas Gray is an American actor best known for playing Bud Anderson on the classic television series "Father Knows Best."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Thomas Gray Target entity description: William Thomas Gray is an American actor best known for playing Bud Anderson on the classic television series "Father Knows Best."
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A.
William S. Gray
William S. Gray was an American educator and influential reading specialist best known for co-developing the "Dick and Jane" series of early reading textbooks.
-
B.
William Gray Purcell
William Gray Purcell was an influential American architect associated with early 20th-century modernism, best known for his residential designs that emphasized open plans, natural materials, and harmony with the landscape.
-
C.
William Gray
William Gray was a prominent early American merchant and political figure from Massachusetts whose influence and legacy are reflected in regional landmarks bearing his name.
-
D.
J. T. Houghton
J. T. Houghton was a prominent British atmospheric physicist and leading climate scientist who co-chaired the IPCC and played a key role in shaping global understanding of climate change.
-
E.
Cleveland Abbe
Cleveland Abbe was an American meteorologist and astronomer best known as the founder of the U.S. Weather Bureau and a pioneer of modern weather forecasting.
- 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_69d806b886bc8190b676e7768b8e01c5 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dba0d74e5881909828854bba7d9a87 |
completed | April 12, 2026, 1:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f72693a440819095a3136d8f49680a |
completed | May 3, 2026, 10:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f72751f1b48190a8a79f10bf52b73d |
completed | May 3, 2026, 10:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f727fbfde88190865aea5d6b4cb29d |
completed | May 3, 2026, 10:48 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:34 p.m.