Triple
T19879695
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ensa Cosby |
E477734
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Michael Smith
Michael Smith is best known as the husband of Ensa Cosby, the late daughter of comedian Bill Cosby.
|
E1399367
|
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: Michael Smith | Statement: [Ensa Cosby, spouse, Michael Smith]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Smith Context triple: [Ensa Cosby, spouse, Michael Smith]
-
A.
Michael Storey
Michael Storey is a composer best known for creating the musical score for the film "Another Country."
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B.
Alexander Ross Smith
Alexander Ross Smith, better known by his stage name Ross Alexander, was an American film and stage actor active in the 1930s.
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C.
Michael Cochrane
Michael Cochrane is a British actor known for his extensive work in television, film, and radio, often appearing in period dramas and character roles.
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D.
Keith Blakelock
Keith Blakelock was a British police constable who was brutally killed while on duty during the 1985 Tottenham (Broadwater Farm) riots in London.
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E.
Andrew Gunn
Andrew Gunn is a British television director known for his work on series such as Doctor Who.
- 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: Michael Smith Triple: [Ensa Cosby, spouse, Michael Smith]
Generated description
Michael Smith is best known as the husband of Ensa Cosby, the late daughter of comedian Bill Cosby.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Smith Target entity description: Michael Smith is best known as the husband of Ensa Cosby, the late daughter of comedian Bill Cosby.
-
A.
Michael Storey
Michael Storey is a composer best known for creating the musical score for the film "Another Country."
-
B.
Alexander Ross Smith
Alexander Ross Smith, better known by his stage name Ross Alexander, was an American film and stage actor active in the 1930s.
-
C.
Michael Cochrane
Michael Cochrane is a British actor known for his extensive work in television, film, and radio, often appearing in period dramas and character roles.
-
D.
Keith Blakelock
Keith Blakelock was a British police constable who was brutally killed while on duty during the 1985 Tottenham (Broadwater Farm) riots in London.
-
E.
Andrew Gunn
Andrew Gunn is a British television director known for his work on series such as Doctor Who.
- 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_69d8e51f32b08190b3687f4f60353250 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e658dd869c81908aed91ee767f5f3d |
completed | April 20, 2026, 4:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a07dbca90b08190a2f1d7434ce10758 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 2:51 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a07dc950cd8819084a9184a20a15b85 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 2:55 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a07dd016aa88190890d6272e51c30e2 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 2:57 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:52 p.m.