Triple
T19395450
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Billy Cobham |
E485176
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Emanuel Cobham Jr.
William Emanuel Cobham Jr. is a Panamanian-American jazz fusion drummer and composer renowned for his virtuosic technique and influential work with the Mahavishnu Orchestra and as a bandleader.
|
E1373990
|
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 Emanuel Cobham Jr. | Statement: [Billy Cobham, birthName, William Emanuel Cobham Jr.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Emanuel Cobham Jr. Context triple: [Billy Cobham, birthName, William Emanuel Cobham Jr.]
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A.
William Tibbits
William Tibbits was a notable individual distinguished enough for the surname Tibbits to be specifically associated with him as a prominent bearer.
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B.
William Wharton
William Wharton was an American novelist best known for his debut novel "Birdy," which won the National Book Award and was adapted into a critically acclaimed film.
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C.
William Wharton
William Wharton is a sadistic, unhinged death row inmate and key antagonist in Stephen King’s novel "The Green Mile."
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D.
William Fenwick Williams
William Fenwick Williams was a British Army officer best known for his distinguished leadership and defense of the fortress city of Kars during the Crimean War.
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E.
Benjamin Cheever
Benjamin Cheever is an American writer and editor known for his novels, nonfiction works, and for being the son of celebrated author John Cheever.
- 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 Emanuel Cobham Jr. Triple: [Billy Cobham, birthName, William Emanuel Cobham Jr.]
Generated description
William Emanuel Cobham Jr. is a Panamanian-American jazz fusion drummer and composer renowned for his virtuosic technique and influential work with the Mahavishnu Orchestra and as a bandleader.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Emanuel Cobham Jr. Target entity description: William Emanuel Cobham Jr. is a Panamanian-American jazz fusion drummer and composer renowned for his virtuosic technique and influential work with the Mahavishnu Orchestra and as a bandleader.
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A.
William Tibbits
William Tibbits was a notable individual distinguished enough for the surname Tibbits to be specifically associated with him as a prominent bearer.
-
B.
William Wharton
William Wharton was an American novelist best known for his debut novel "Birdy," which won the National Book Award and was adapted into a critically acclaimed film.
-
C.
William Wharton
William Wharton is a sadistic, unhinged death row inmate and key antagonist in Stephen King’s novel "The Green Mile."
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D.
William Fenwick Williams
William Fenwick Williams was a British Army officer best known for his distinguished leadership and defense of the fortress city of Kars during the Crimean War.
-
E.
Benjamin Cheever
Benjamin Cheever is an American writer and editor known for his novels, nonfiction works, and for being the son of celebrated author John Cheever.
- 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_69d8e8d5162481909db12435d9535c1a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 12:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e61b4875ac8190a9c184c075b5db16 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 12:25 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a072b8b87a881909b3651f98ab49cdb |
completed | May 15, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a072eb2d5b08190a0cafb1427cfd16d |
completed | May 15, 2026, 2:33 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a072f6caef48190acb52960ebde9ace |
completed | May 15, 2026, 2:36 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:36 p.m.