Triple
T1201079
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Viva Villa! |
E25782
|
entity |
| Predicate | uncreditedDirector |
P21945
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William A. Wellman
William A. Wellman was an American film director best known for his innovative work in early Hollywood cinema, including the Academy Award–winning World War I epic "Wings" and the original "A Star Is Born."
|
E393864
|
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: William A. Wellman | Statement: [Viva Villa!, uncreditedDirector, William A. Wellman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William A. Wellman Context triple: [Viva Villa!, uncreditedDirector, William A. Wellman]
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A.
Ralph E. Winters
Ralph E. Winters was an Academy Award–winning Canadian-American film editor known for his work on numerous major Hollywood films throughout the mid-20th century.
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B.
George P. Hunt
George P. Hunt was an American politician who served as the first governor of the state of Arizona.
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C.
Arthur C. Wahl
Arthur C. Wahl was an American chemist best known as one of the co-discoverers of the element plutonium and a key contributor to early nuclear chemistry research.
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D.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
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E.
Charles J. Hitch
Charles J. Hitch was an American economist and defense analyst who served as president of the University of California after a prominent career in government and academia.
- 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: William A. Wellman Triple: [Viva Villa!, uncreditedDirector, William A. Wellman]
Generated description
William A. Wellman was an American film director best known for his innovative work in early Hollywood cinema, including the Academy Award–winning World War I epic "Wings" and the original "A Star Is Born."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William A. Wellman Target entity description: William A. Wellman was an American film director best known for his innovative work in early Hollywood cinema, including the Academy Award–winning World War I epic "Wings" and the original "A Star Is Born."
-
A.
Ralph E. Winters
Ralph E. Winters was an Academy Award–winning Canadian-American film editor known for his work on numerous major Hollywood films throughout the mid-20th century.
-
B.
George P. Hunt
George P. Hunt was an American politician who served as the first governor of the state of Arizona.
-
C.
Arthur C. Wahl
Arthur C. Wahl was an American chemist best known as one of the co-discoverers of the element plutonium and a key contributor to early nuclear chemistry research.
-
D.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
-
E.
Charles J. Hitch
Charles J. Hitch was an American economist and defense analyst who served as president of the University of California after a prominent career in government and academia.
- 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_69a49429f5ec8190a6a205eb0ae81e5e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bd9ec3488190afe35af54efae5e9 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:28 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b503cbee8481908f31124d8bc7fe9c |
completed | March 14, 2026, 6:44 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b507f46edc8190b69206a645e0e59c |
completed | March 14, 2026, 7:02 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b509622e5c8190993d9af5db1cab2a |
completed | March 14, 2026, 7:08 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:46 p.m.