Triple
T14413964
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Changeling |
E357400
|
entity |
| Predicate | screenwriter |
P2831
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Gray
William Gray was a Canadian screenwriter best known for his work on horror and thriller films, including the 1980 supernatural horror movie "The Changeling."
|
E1097706
|
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 Gray | Statement: [The Changeling, screenwriter, William Gray]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Gray Context triple: [The Changeling, screenwriter, William Gray]
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A.
William Gray
William Gray was a prominent early American merchant and political figure from Massachusetts whose influence and legacy are reflected in regional landmarks bearing his name.
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B.
William Thomas Gray
William Thomas Gray is an American actor best known for playing Bud Anderson on the classic television series "Father Knows Best."
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C.
William S. Gray
William S. Gray was an American educator and influential reading specialist best known for co-developing the "Dick and Jane" series of early reading textbooks.
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D.
William Gray Purcell
William Gray Purcell was an influential American architect associated with early 20th-century modernism, best known for his residential designs that emphasized open plans, natural materials, and harmony with the landscape.
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E.
Herbert Saffir
Herbert Saffir was an American civil engineer who co-developed the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale used to classify hurricane intensity.
- 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 Gray Triple: [The Changeling, screenwriter, William Gray]
Generated description
William Gray was a Canadian screenwriter best known for his work on horror and thriller films, including the 1980 supernatural horror movie "The Changeling."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Gray Target entity description: William Gray was a Canadian screenwriter best known for his work on horror and thriller films, including the 1980 supernatural horror movie "The Changeling."
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A.
William Gray
William Gray was a prominent early American merchant and political figure from Massachusetts whose influence and legacy are reflected in regional landmarks bearing his name.
-
B.
William Thomas Gray
William Thomas Gray is an American actor best known for playing Bud Anderson on the classic television series "Father Knows Best."
-
C.
William S. Gray
William S. Gray was an American educator and influential reading specialist best known for co-developing the "Dick and Jane" series of early reading textbooks.
-
D.
William Gray Purcell
William Gray Purcell was an influential American architect associated with early 20th-century modernism, best known for his residential designs that emphasized open plans, natural materials, and harmony with the landscape.
-
E.
Herbert Saffir
Herbert Saffir was an American civil engineer who co-developed the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale used to classify hurricane intensity.
- 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_69d82793421c8190861eb0e673b085de |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de90cb3c708190822f5506ebf7ee9d |
completed | April 14, 2026, 7:08 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fd552858208190ba1550e7c1176a2a |
completed | May 8, 2026, 3:14 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fd5671e4688190ab1b7a7ed6c0cfb8 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 3:20 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fd57710f648190a1344ac1363acce1 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 3:24 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:17 a.m.