Triple
T10738298
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Elaine May |
E253251
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entity |
| Predicate | memberOf |
P10
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Mike Nichols and Elaine May
Mike Nichols and Elaine May were a groundbreaking American comedy duo of the late 1950s and early 1960s, renowned for their sophisticated, character-driven improvisational sketches.
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E891779
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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: Mike Nichols and Elaine May | Statement: [Elaine May, memberOf, Mike Nichols and Elaine May]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mike Nichols and Elaine May Context triple: [Elaine May, memberOf, Mike Nichols and Elaine May]
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A.
Elaine May
Elaine May is an American comedian, writer, director, and actress, renowned as a pioneer of improvisational comedy and for her influential work in film and theater.
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B.
Marshall Brickman
Marshall Brickman is an American screenwriter, director, and former television writer best known for co-writing several acclaimed Woody Allen films, including "Annie Hall" and "Manhattan."
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C.
Mike Nichols
Mike Nichols was an acclaimed American film and theater director known for influential works like "The Graduate" and his sharp, character-driven storytelling that helped define a generation of cinema.
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D.
Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner was an American comedian, actor, writer, and director renowned for creating "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and for his influential contributions to television and film comedy.
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E.
Neil Simon
Neil Simon was a prolific American playwright and screenwriter renowned for his witty, character-driven comedies such as "The Odd Couple" and "Barefoot in the Park."
- 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: Mike Nichols and Elaine May Triple: [Elaine May, memberOf, Mike Nichols and Elaine May]
Generated description
Mike Nichols and Elaine May were a groundbreaking American comedy duo of the late 1950s and early 1960s, renowned for their sophisticated, character-driven improvisational sketches.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mike Nichols and Elaine May Target entity description: Mike Nichols and Elaine May were a groundbreaking American comedy duo of the late 1950s and early 1960s, renowned for their sophisticated, character-driven improvisational sketches.
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A.
Elaine May
Elaine May is an American comedian, writer, director, and actress, renowned as a pioneer of improvisational comedy and for her influential work in film and theater.
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B.
Marshall Brickman
Marshall Brickman is an American screenwriter, director, and former television writer best known for co-writing several acclaimed Woody Allen films, including "Annie Hall" and "Manhattan."
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C.
Mike Nichols
Mike Nichols was an acclaimed American film and theater director known for influential works like "The Graduate" and his sharp, character-driven storytelling that helped define a generation of cinema.
-
D.
Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner was an American comedian, actor, writer, and director renowned for creating "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and for his influential contributions to television and film comedy.
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E.
Neil Simon
Neil Simon was a prolific American playwright and screenwriter renowned for his witty, character-driven comedies such as "The Odd Couple" and "Barefoot in the Park."
- 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_69d6aa5e51e8819095f06881cecf152e |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d710424d8c81908ee9b59d622f2af5 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:34 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e15478caa88190934fca5448f8a49e |
completed | April 16, 2026, 9:28 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e17769fa788190ab6d425dbb9e460e |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:57 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e17d46b7b881908bc3246b462f4612 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 12:22 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:14 p.m.