Triple
T9057809
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cisco Houston |
E217047
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Gilbert Vandine Houston
Gilbert Vandine Houston, better known as Cisco Houston, was an American folk singer and guitarist closely associated with Woody Guthrie and the mid-20th-century American folk music revival.
|
E774697
|
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: Gilbert Vandine Houston | Statement: [Cisco Houston, birthName, Gilbert Vandine Houston]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gilbert Vandine Houston Context triple: [Cisco Houston, birthName, Gilbert Vandine Houston]
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A.
John Russell Houston Jr.
John Russell Houston Jr. was an American entertainment executive best known as the father of singer Whitney Houston and the former husband of gospel vocalist Cissy Houston.
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B.
Hubert Gerold Brown
Hubert Gerold Brown, better known as H. Rap Brown, is an American civil rights activist and former chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee who became a prominent figure in the Black Power movement.
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C.
Donald Houston
Donald Houston was a Welsh actor known for his roles in British films such as "The Blue Lagoon," "The Longest Day," and "Where Eagles Dare."
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D.
Ned H. Houston
Ned H. Houston was a prominent figure associated with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, honored for his contributions by having the Houston Field House ice arena named after him.
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E.
J. Houston Gordon
J. Houston Gordon is an American attorney best known for serving as a defense lawyer for Lieutenant William Calley in the My Lai massacre court-martial during the Vietnam War era.
- 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: Gilbert Vandine Houston Triple: [Cisco Houston, birthName, Gilbert Vandine Houston]
Generated description
Gilbert Vandine Houston, better known as Cisco Houston, was an American folk singer and guitarist closely associated with Woody Guthrie and the mid-20th-century American folk music revival.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gilbert Vandine Houston Target entity description: Gilbert Vandine Houston, better known as Cisco Houston, was an American folk singer and guitarist closely associated with Woody Guthrie and the mid-20th-century American folk music revival.
-
A.
John Russell Houston Jr.
John Russell Houston Jr. was an American entertainment executive best known as the father of singer Whitney Houston and the former husband of gospel vocalist Cissy Houston.
-
B.
Hubert Gerold Brown
Hubert Gerold Brown, better known as H. Rap Brown, is an American civil rights activist and former chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee who became a prominent figure in the Black Power movement.
-
C.
Donald Houston
Donald Houston was a Welsh actor known for his roles in British films such as "The Blue Lagoon," "The Longest Day," and "Where Eagles Dare."
-
D.
Ned H. Houston
Ned H. Houston was a prominent figure associated with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, honored for his contributions by having the Houston Field House ice arena named after him.
-
E.
J. Houston Gordon
J. Houston Gordon is an American attorney best known for serving as a defense lawyer for Lieutenant William Calley in the My Lai massacre court-martial during the Vietnam War era.
- 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_69ca83d4425481909a319dab847724ec |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc7ec808bc8190957b80820d98fd5b |
completed | April 1, 2026, 2:11 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfebe40ec08190a1da2aa1c6577723 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 4:33 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfee44642c8190af2dbd69a974d455 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 4:43 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfeec0d43c81909013f5a1dd49e133 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 4:45 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:10 p.m.