Triple
T16780987
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Harold Finch |
E407855
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasAlias |
P455
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Harold Burdett
Harold Burdett is an alias used by Harold Finch, the reclusive billionaire and computer genius from the television series "Person of Interest."
|
E1234836
|
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: Harold Burdett | Statement: [Harold Finch, hasAlias, Harold Burdett]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harold Burdett Context triple: [Harold Finch, hasAlias, Harold Burdett]
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A.
Howard G. Cunningham
Howard G. Cunningham, better known as Ward Cunningham, is an American computer programmer best known for creating the first wiki and contributing to agile software development practices.
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B.
Edward G. Hochuli
Edward G. Hochuli is a retired American NFL referee and attorney, widely known for his long tenure in the league and his detailed on-field penalty explanations.
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C.
Fred Dewhurst
Fred Dewhurst was an English footballer best known as a key forward for Preston North End during their dominant late-19th-century era.
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D.
Turlington W. Harvey
Turlington W. Harvey was an early landowner and developer whose name was given to the city of Harvey, Illinois.
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E.
Walter E. Massey
Walter E. Massey is an American physicist and academic leader known for his contributions to science policy and higher education, including serving as president of Morehouse College and director of the National Science Foundation.
- 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: Harold Burdett Triple: [Harold Finch, hasAlias, Harold Burdett]
Generated description
Harold Burdett is an alias used by Harold Finch, the reclusive billionaire and computer genius from the television series "Person of Interest."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harold Burdett Target entity description: Harold Burdett is an alias used by Harold Finch, the reclusive billionaire and computer genius from the television series "Person of Interest."
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A.
Howard G. Cunningham
Howard G. Cunningham, better known as Ward Cunningham, is an American computer programmer best known for creating the first wiki and contributing to agile software development practices.
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B.
Edward G. Hochuli
Edward G. Hochuli is a retired American NFL referee and attorney, widely known for his long tenure in the league and his detailed on-field penalty explanations.
-
C.
Fred Dewhurst
Fred Dewhurst was an English footballer best known as a key forward for Preston North End during their dominant late-19th-century era.
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D.
Turlington W. Harvey
Turlington W. Harvey was an early landowner and developer whose name was given to the city of Harvey, Illinois.
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E.
Walter E. Massey
Walter E. Massey is an American physicist and academic leader known for his contributions to science policy and higher education, including serving as president of Morehouse College and director of the National Science Foundation.
- 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_69d8839270588190886720d9519bbf8f |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3b216726881908ddc9cdc772cd5e4 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 4:32 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00b287a96c8190a16d7c76d05be106 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:29 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a00b3dd883081908d97dc81c4891145 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:35 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00b466ecd08190b7b5ee54476631ab |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:37 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:22 a.m.