Triple
T16592777
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Swain County, North Carolina |
E403131
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David L. Swain
David L. Swain was a 19th-century North Carolina governor and longtime president of the University of North Carolina, influential in the state's political and educational development.
|
E1418972
|
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: David L. Swain | Statement: [Swain County, North Carolina, namedAfter, David L. Swain]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David L. Swain Context triple: [Swain County, North Carolina, namedAfter, David L. Swain]
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A.
J. Kevin Swain
J. Kevin Swain is a music video director known for his work on influential hip-hop and R&B videos in the 1990s and beyond.
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B.
Donald R. Seawell
Donald R. Seawell was an American attorney, theatrical producer, and arts patron best known for his influential role in developing Denver’s cultural landscape.
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C.
Stephen G. Bowen
Stephen G. Bowen is a NASA astronaut and former U.S. Navy submariner who has flown multiple Space Shuttle missions and commanded SpaceX Crew-6 to the International Space Station.
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D.
Stephen P. Graham
Stephen P. Graham is a distinguished member of the prominent Graham family, recognized for his professional achievements and public prominence.
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E.
Richard N. Richards
Richard N. Richards is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy captain who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
- 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: David L. Swain Triple: [Swain County, North Carolina, namedAfter, David L. Swain]
Generated description
David L. Swain was a 19th-century North Carolina governor and longtime president of the University of North Carolina, influential in the state's political and educational development.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David L. Swain Target entity description: David L. Swain was a 19th-century North Carolina governor and longtime president of the University of North Carolina, influential in the state's political and educational development.
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A.
J. Kevin Swain
J. Kevin Swain is a music video director known for his work on influential hip-hop and R&B videos in the 1990s and beyond.
-
B.
Donald R. Seawell
Donald R. Seawell was an American attorney, theatrical producer, and arts patron best known for his influential role in developing Denver’s cultural landscape.
-
C.
Stephen G. Bowen
Stephen G. Bowen is a NASA astronaut and former U.S. Navy submariner who has flown multiple Space Shuttle missions and commanded SpaceX Crew-6 to the International Space Station.
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D.
Stephen P. Graham
Stephen P. Graham is a distinguished member of the prominent Graham family, recognized for his professional achievements and public prominence.
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E.
Richard N. Richards
Richard N. Richards is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy captain who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
- 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_69d88387363c8190a97a0c942130de97 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e35d6fcaa48190b1ba7dc3b792041a |
completed | April 18, 2026, 10:31 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a084b6ee5788190abc51a6ee4123ba3 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 10:48 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a084be2bcc88190b7d369c07da59c11 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 10:50 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a084c99487c81908dd132f118846f0c |
completed | May 16, 2026, 10:53 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:16 a.m.