Triple

T13125482
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Runaway Train E311833 entity
Predicate screenwriter P2831 FINISHED
Object Edward Bunker
Edward Bunker was an American ex-convict turned acclaimed crime novelist and screenwriter known for his gritty, realistic portrayals of criminal life.
E1023521 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: Edward Bunker | Statement: [Runaway Train, screenwriter, Edward Bunker]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward Bunker
Context triple: [Runaway Train, screenwriter, Edward Bunker]
  • A. James Sallis
    James Sallis is an American crime and science fiction writer best known for his neo-noir novel "Drive," which was adapted into the 2011 film of the same name.
  • B. Stanley Ellin
    Stanley Ellin was an American mystery writer renowned for his meticulously crafted short stories and influential contributions to the crime and detective fiction genre.
  • C. Sidney Lippman
    Sidney Lippman was an American songwriter best known for co-writing the popular 1951 hit song "Too Young."
  • D. Thomas Wolff
    Thomas Wolff was an influential American mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in harmonic analysis and partial differential equations.
  • E. Ross Thomas
    Ross Thomas is an American actor best known for his role in the inspirational biographical film "Soul Surfer."
  • 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: Edward Bunker
Triple: [Runaway Train, screenwriter, Edward Bunker]
Generated description
Edward Bunker was an American ex-convict turned acclaimed crime novelist and screenwriter known for his gritty, realistic portrayals of criminal life.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward Bunker
Target entity description: Edward Bunker was an American ex-convict turned acclaimed crime novelist and screenwriter known for his gritty, realistic portrayals of criminal life.
  • A. James Sallis
    James Sallis is an American crime and science fiction writer best known for his neo-noir novel "Drive," which was adapted into the 2011 film of the same name.
  • B. Stanley Ellin
    Stanley Ellin was an American mystery writer renowned for his meticulously crafted short stories and influential contributions to the crime and detective fiction genre.
  • C. Sidney Lippman
    Sidney Lippman was an American songwriter best known for co-writing the popular 1951 hit song "Too Young."
  • D. Thomas Wolff
    Thomas Wolff was an influential American mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in harmonic analysis and partial differential equations.
  • E. Ross Thomas
    Ross Thomas is an American actor best known for his role in the inspirational biographical film "Soul Surfer."
  • 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_69d806a9fe888190b081e2d9ea665d6c completed April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d9819946808190b41335fb1054accd completed April 10, 2026, 11:02 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f6eade84f881909d5db24bc5c6e072 completed May 3, 2026, 6:27 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6ebfc072c8190a8bcc1548301c5c8 completed May 3, 2026, 6:32 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f6ec901d68819092eb1d8ddf3317fa completed May 3, 2026, 6:34 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:07 p.m.