Triple

T14834616
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sam Waterston E348796 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object Samuel Atkinson Waterston
Samuel Atkinson Waterston is an American actor best known for his long-running role as District Attorney Jack McCoy on the television series "Law & Order."
 E1142714 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: Samuel Atkinson Waterston | Statement: [Sam Waterston, birthName, Samuel Atkinson Waterston]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Samuel Atkinson Waterston
Context triple: [Sam Waterston, birthName, Samuel Atkinson Waterston]
  • A. Andrew Keir
    Andrew Keir was a Scottish character actor best known for his roles in British film and television, including notable appearances in Hammer horror productions.
  • B. David Hayman
    David Hayman is a Scottish actor and director known for his intense character roles in film and television, as well as his work in socially conscious drama.
  • C. Donald Sinden
    Donald Sinden was a distinguished English actor known for his work in film, theatre, and television, particularly from the mid-20th century onward.
  • D. Joss Ackland
    Joss Ackland is a distinguished English actor known for his extensive film, television, and stage career, often portraying authoritative or villainous characters.
  • E. Philip Stevenson
    Philip Stevenson was an American screenwriter and playwright active in the mid-20th century, known for his work in socially conscious and war-themed films.
  • 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: Samuel Atkinson Waterston
Triple: [Sam Waterston, birthName, Samuel Atkinson Waterston]
Generated description
Samuel Atkinson Waterston is an American actor best known for his long-running role as District Attorney Jack McCoy on the television series "Law & Order."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Samuel Atkinson Waterston
Target entity description: Samuel Atkinson Waterston is an American actor best known for his long-running role as District Attorney Jack McCoy on the television series "Law & Order."
  • A. Andrew Keir
    Andrew Keir was a Scottish character actor best known for his roles in British film and television, including notable appearances in Hammer horror productions.
  • B. David Hayman
    David Hayman is a Scottish actor and director known for his intense character roles in film and television, as well as his work in socially conscious drama.
  • C. Donald Sinden
    Donald Sinden was a distinguished English actor known for his work in film, theatre, and television, particularly from the mid-20th century onward.
  • D. Joss Ackland
    Joss Ackland is a distinguished English actor known for his extensive film, television, and stage career, often portraying authoritative or villainous characters.
  • E. Philip Stevenson
    Philip Stevenson was an American screenwriter and playwright active in the mid-20th century, known for his work in socially conscious and war-themed films.
  • 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_69d822ec69008190a9232caa68836872 completed April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ded076ac9c8190a05cabec5e87d207 completed April 14, 2026, 11:40 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fed31a49d88190a200c427fe02616f completed May 9, 2026, 6:24 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fed46caba481908864d62936659a6d completed May 9, 2026, 6:30 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fed4f5be0c8190a1fb6e1a176c5208 completed May 9, 2026, 6:32 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:52 a.m.