Triple

T22571154
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Carol Padden E558076 entity
Predicate coAuthor P398 FINISHED
Object Tom L. Humphries
Tom L. Humphries is a scholar of Deaf culture and American Sign Language, best known for his influential collaborative work with linguist Carol Padden.
E1566111 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: Tom L. Humphries | Statement: [Carol Padden, coAuthor, Tom L. Humphries]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom L. Humphries
Context triple: [Carol Padden, coAuthor, Tom L. Humphries]
  • A. Mack McReynolds
    Mack McReynolds is a notable individual who shares the McReynolds surname and has achieved sufficient recognition to be specifically cited as a bearer of the name.
  • B. Phil Buckman
    Phil Buckman is an American musician and actor best known as the bassist for the rock band Filter and for various television and film roles.
  • C. John McIntire
    John McIntire was an American character actor known for his distinctive deep voice and roles in Western films and television, as well as voice work in classic Disney animated features.
  • D. Curt Menefee
    Curt Menefee is an American sportscaster best known as the longtime studio host of Fox's NFL coverage.
  • E. Jack C. Smith
    Jack C. Smith is an actor known for his role in the film "Crashing Towers."
  • 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: Tom L. Humphries
Triple: [Carol Padden, coAuthor, Tom L. Humphries]
Generated description
Tom L. Humphries is a scholar of Deaf culture and American Sign Language, best known for his influential collaborative work with linguist Carol Padden.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom L. Humphries
Target entity description: Tom L. Humphries is a scholar of Deaf culture and American Sign Language, best known for his influential collaborative work with linguist Carol Padden.
  • A. Mack McReynolds
    Mack McReynolds is a notable individual who shares the McReynolds surname and has achieved sufficient recognition to be specifically cited as a bearer of the name.
  • B. Phil Buckman
    Phil Buckman is an American musician and actor best known as the bassist for the rock band Filter and for various television and film roles.
  • C. John McIntire
    John McIntire was an American character actor known for his distinctive deep voice and roles in Western films and television, as well as voice work in classic Disney animated features.
  • D. Curt Menefee
    Curt Menefee is an American sportscaster best known as the longtime studio host of Fox's NFL coverage.
  • E. Jack C. Smith
    Jack C. Smith is an actor known for his role in the film "Crashing Towers."
  • 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_69e11e5ae4ac8190b1f503457603d969 completed April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f15fae1ed881909430769a0015c39c completed April 29, 2026, 1:32 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0bf28c6374819099ff8ca38085d7d3 completed May 19, 2026, 5:18 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0bf7935b088190b0b8098ee877302f completed May 19, 2026, 5:39 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0bf7f426b88190b3b6897b116b7809 completed May 19, 2026, 5:41 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:52 p.m.