Triple

T9249051
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ann Patchett E222271 entity
Predicate spouse P13 FINISHED
Object Karl VanDevender
Karl VanDevender is an American physician best known as the husband of acclaimed novelist Ann Patchett.
 E806410 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: Karl VanDevender | Statement: [Ann Patchett, spouse, Karl VanDevender]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Karl VanDevender
Context triple: [Ann Patchett, spouse, Karl VanDevender]
  • A. Karl Ferris
    Karl Ferris is a British photographer best known for his pioneering psychedelic imagery on 1960s rock album covers, particularly for Jimi Hendrix.
  • B. Karl Dane
    Karl Dane was a Danish-American silent film actor best known for his comic roles in 1920s Hollywood, particularly as part of the popular screen duo "Dane & Arthur."
  • C. Kurt Gidley
    Kurt Gidley is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer best known for his long and influential career as a versatile back and captain in the NRL and at representative level for New South Wales and Australia.
  • D. C. J. Vanston
    C. J. Vanston is an American keyboardist, composer, and record producer known for his work in rock, pop, and film soundtracks, including collaborations with artists like Toto, Joe Cocker, and Spinal Tap.
  • E. Charlie Korsmo
    Charlie Korsmo is an American former child actor and current law professor best known for his roles in early 1990s films such as "Dick Tracy," "Hook," and "What About Bob?".
  • 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: Karl VanDevender
Triple: [Ann Patchett, spouse, Karl VanDevender]
Generated description
Karl VanDevender is an American physician best known as the husband of acclaimed novelist Ann Patchett.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Karl VanDevender
Target entity description: Karl VanDevender is an American physician best known as the husband of acclaimed novelist Ann Patchett.
  • A. Karl Ferris
    Karl Ferris is a British photographer best known for his pioneering psychedelic imagery on 1960s rock album covers, particularly for Jimi Hendrix.
  • B. Karl Dane
    Karl Dane was a Danish-American silent film actor best known for his comic roles in 1920s Hollywood, particularly as part of the popular screen duo "Dane & Arthur."
  • C. Kurt Gidley
    Kurt Gidley is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer best known for his long and influential career as a versatile back and captain in the NRL and at representative level for New South Wales and Australia.
  • D. C. J. Vanston
    C. J. Vanston is an American keyboardist, composer, and record producer known for his work in rock, pop, and film soundtracks, including collaborations with artists like Toto, Joe Cocker, and Spinal Tap.
  • E. Charlie Korsmo
    Charlie Korsmo is an American former child actor and current law professor best known for his roles in early 1990s films such as "Dick Tracy," "Hook," and "What About Bob?".
  • 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_69ca841d2b18819089f9faf5b2c2aec0 completed March 30, 2026, 2:09 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd05f6d62c8190a1e33f1854767b47 completed April 1, 2026, 11:48 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d152586ca08190854463dfdd1f727c completed April 4, 2026, 6:03 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d153f868f081909fceb511788ce17f completed April 4, 2026, 6:10 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d154567f408190a848eea4ca905fb6 completed April 4, 2026, 6:11 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:31 p.m.