Triple
T21671554
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Whitaker |
E534856
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Brandon Whitaker
Brandon Whitaker is a former professional gridiron football running back best known for his successful career in the Canadian Football League, particularly with the Montreal Alouettes.
|
E1495911
|
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: Brandon Whitaker | Statement: [Whitaker, hasNotableBearer, Brandon Whitaker]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brandon Whitaker Context triple: [Whitaker, hasNotableBearer, Brandon Whitaker]
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A.
Joseph Whitaker
Joseph Whitaker was a British-born Sicilian ornithologist and archaeologist best known for his pioneering excavations and studies of the ancient Phoenician city of Motya in western Sicily.
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B.
Peter Whitford
Peter Whitford is an Australian character actor best known for his comedic and supporting roles in film, television, and theatre, including a memorable turn in Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom.
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C.
Forest Steven Whitaker
Forest Steven Whitaker is an American actor, producer, and director known for his intense, nuanced performances and his Academy Award–winning role as Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland."
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D.
Jim Whitaker
Jim Whitaker is an American film producer known for his work on major studio projects, including Disney live-action features.
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E.
Hugh Whitaker
Hugh Whitaker is an English drummer best known for being the original drummer of the indie pop band The Housemartins in the 1980s.
- 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: Brandon Whitaker Triple: [Whitaker, hasNotableBearer, Brandon Whitaker]
Generated description
Brandon Whitaker is a former professional gridiron football running back best known for his successful career in the Canadian Football League, particularly with the Montreal Alouettes.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brandon Whitaker Target entity description: Brandon Whitaker is a former professional gridiron football running back best known for his successful career in the Canadian Football League, particularly with the Montreal Alouettes.
-
A.
Joseph Whitaker
Joseph Whitaker was a British-born Sicilian ornithologist and archaeologist best known for his pioneering excavations and studies of the ancient Phoenician city of Motya in western Sicily.
-
B.
Peter Whitford
Peter Whitford is an Australian character actor best known for his comedic and supporting roles in film, television, and theatre, including a memorable turn in Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom.
-
C.
Forest Steven Whitaker
Forest Steven Whitaker is an American actor, producer, and director known for his intense, nuanced performances and his Academy Award–winning role as Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland."
-
D.
Jim Whitaker
Jim Whitaker is an American film producer known for his work on major studio projects, including Disney live-action features.
-
E.
Hugh Whitaker
Hugh Whitaker is an English drummer best known for being the original drummer of the indie pop band The Housemartins in the 1980s.
- 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_69e0c46898008190aa618a4af55bd1ee |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ef8a0badd08190ad2ec2b8e46be379 |
completed | April 27, 2026, 4:08 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0a15a7a19c8190a38ef90422f7feeb |
completed | May 17, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0a16ac5ee881909ede61c149be61fa |
completed | May 17, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0a17d9a48881908d9858e40d41674c |
completed | May 17, 2026, 7:32 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:37 p.m.