Triple
T23309891
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Jimmy Witherspoon |
E590553
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object | James Witherspoon |
E1181258
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: James Witherspoon | Statement: [Jimmy Witherspoon, birthName, James Witherspoon]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Witherspoon Context triple: [Jimmy Witherspoon, birthName, James Witherspoon]
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A.
James Witherspoon
chosen
James Witherspoon is a notable member of the Witherspoon family, recognized for his prominence within that lineage.
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B.
Earl Bostic
Earl Bostic was an influential American jazz and rhythm-and-blues alto saxophonist and bandleader known for his virtuosic technique and pioneering role in early R&B saxophone styles.
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C.
Leroy Hicks
Leroy Hicks is an individual notable enough to be specifically recorded as a bearer of the surname Hicks, though widely recognized public information about him is limited.
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D.
Thaddeus Jones
Thaddeus Jones is one of the two charming outlaw protagonists in the Western television series "Alias Smith and Jones," known for trying to go straight while on the run from the law.
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E.
James W. Johnson
James W. Johnson is an American writer, civil rights activist, and key figure of the Harlem Renaissance best known for co-authoring the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69e25d1d32188190948eb76909d1dcc3 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f19729f7a4819092a1d24415b3df7a |
completed | April 29, 2026, 5:29 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0cdf2cfb2081909e2f35aaaf71eedf |
completed | May 19, 2026, 10:07 p.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 5:05 p.m.