Triple
T18885926
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Crosby |
E461955
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Howard Crosby
Howard Crosby was a 19th-century American Presbyterian minister, educator, and chancellor of New York University known for his religious leadership and scholarly work.
|
E1348578
|
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: Howard Crosby | Statement: [Crosby, hasNotableBearer, Howard Crosby]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Crosby Context triple: [Crosby, hasNotableBearer, Howard Crosby]
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A.
Gary Crosby
Gary Crosby was an American singer and actor, known both for his work in film, television, and music and for being the son of entertainer Bing Crosby.
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B.
Floyd Crosby
Floyd Crosby was an Academy Award–winning American cinematographer known for his work on numerous classic films, including influential low-budget horror and science fiction movies.
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C.
Howard Rock
Howard Rock was an influential Alaska Native journalist, editor, and activist best known for founding and leading the Tundra Times newspaper, which advocated for Indigenous rights in Alaska.
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D.
Howard McNear
Howard McNear was an American character actor best known for playing the genial barber Floyd Lawson on the classic television series "The Andy Griffith Show."
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E.
Warren Cowan
Warren Cowan was a prominent American publicist and co-founder of the influential Hollywood public relations firm Rogers & Cowan.
- 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: Howard Crosby Triple: [Crosby, hasNotableBearer, Howard Crosby]
Generated description
Howard Crosby was a 19th-century American Presbyterian minister, educator, and chancellor of New York University known for his religious leadership and scholarly work.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Crosby Target entity description: Howard Crosby was a 19th-century American Presbyterian minister, educator, and chancellor of New York University known for his religious leadership and scholarly work.
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A.
Gary Crosby
Gary Crosby was an American singer and actor, known both for his work in film, television, and music and for being the son of entertainer Bing Crosby.
-
B.
Floyd Crosby
Floyd Crosby was an Academy Award–winning American cinematographer known for his work on numerous classic films, including influential low-budget horror and science fiction movies.
-
C.
Howard Rock
Howard Rock was an influential Alaska Native journalist, editor, and activist best known for founding and leading the Tundra Times newspaper, which advocated for Indigenous rights in Alaska.
-
D.
Howard McNear
Howard McNear was an American character actor best known for playing the genial barber Floyd Lawson on the classic television series "The Andy Griffith Show."
-
E.
Warren Cowan
Warren Cowan was a prominent American publicist and co-founder of the influential Hollywood public relations firm Rogers & Cowan.
- 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_69d8dcfc3430819095ee6fc0eb4c06a5 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5c4760d808190b502c4ed1f24424c |
completed | April 20, 2026, 6:15 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0582b19ea081909438a6c7ba75316d |
completed | May 14, 2026, 8:07 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0589d4f0448190a054bf1beb1607c7 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 8:37 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a058a7e4604819094e32ed3a6aeda47 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 8:40 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:57 a.m.