Triple

T11979754
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tierney E285126 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Patrick Tierney
Patrick Tierney is an American anthropologist and investigative writer best known for his controversial book "Darkness in El Dorado," which critiques the conduct of researchers working among indigenous peoples in the Amazon.
E960134 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: Patrick Tierney | Statement: [Tierney, hasNotableBearer, Patrick Tierney]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patrick Tierney
Context triple: [Tierney, hasNotableBearer, Patrick Tierney]
  • A. Bill Tierney
    Bill Tierney is a Hall of Fame American lacrosse coach renowned for leading multiple NCAA championship teams, most notably at Princeton and later at the University of Denver.
  • B. John Easterling
    John Easterling is an American businessman and environmental entrepreneur best known as the husband of singer and actress Olivia Newton-John and as the founder of the Amazon Herb Company.
  • C. Tom Hartnett
    Tom Hartnett is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Hartnett surname.
  • D. Michael Bostick
    Michael Bostick is a film producer known for his work on major Hollywood comedies and family films, including the hit movie "Bruce Almighty."
  • E. John Scudder
    John Scudder is a name shared by several notable American figures, including physicians and missionaries active in the 18th and 19th centuries.
  • 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: Patrick Tierney
Triple: [Tierney, hasNotableBearer, Patrick Tierney]
Generated description
Patrick Tierney is an American anthropologist and investigative writer best known for his controversial book "Darkness in El Dorado," which critiques the conduct of researchers working among indigenous peoples in the Amazon.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patrick Tierney
Target entity description: Patrick Tierney is an American anthropologist and investigative writer best known for his controversial book "Darkness in El Dorado," which critiques the conduct of researchers working among indigenous peoples in the Amazon.
  • A. Bill Tierney
    Bill Tierney is a Hall of Fame American lacrosse coach renowned for leading multiple NCAA championship teams, most notably at Princeton and later at the University of Denver.
  • B. John Easterling
    John Easterling is an American businessman and environmental entrepreneur best known as the husband of singer and actress Olivia Newton-John and as the founder of the Amazon Herb Company.
  • C. Tom Hartnett
    Tom Hartnett is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Hartnett surname.
  • D. Michael Bostick
    Michael Bostick is a film producer known for his work on major Hollywood comedies and family films, including the hit movie "Bruce Almighty."
  • E. John Scudder
    John Scudder is a name shared by several notable American figures, including physicians and missionaries active in the 18th and 19th centuries.
  • 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_69d6ab2eaeb881909f7914758f859413 completed April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d90393cfb08190b5b45d3e5e32fad3 completed April 10, 2026, 2:05 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f48aa73458819097a69b371350743c completed May 1, 2026, 11:12 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f48fc3baac8190af87b55164f00b26 completed May 1, 2026, 11:34 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f495ab52788190a886f7014267f8e2 completed May 1, 2026, 11:59 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:46 p.m.