Triple
T16780988
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Harold Finch |
E407855
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasAlias |
P455
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Harold Quail
Harold Quail is an alias used by Harold Finch, the reclusive billionaire tech genius and creator of the Machine in the television series "Person of Interest."
|
E1234106
|
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 Quail | Statement: [Harold Finch, hasAlias, Harold Quail]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harold Quail Context triple: [Harold Finch, hasAlias, Harold Quail]
-
A.
Elwood Mead
Elwood Mead was an American engineer and public official who served as U.S. Commissioner of Reclamation and oversaw major Western water projects, including the development associated with Hoover Dam.
-
B.
Seymour Krelborn
Seymour Krelborn is the meek, plant-loving florist’s assistant who becomes entangled with a man-eating plant in the musical and film "Little Shop of Horrors."
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C.
Burt Vickerman
Burt Vickerman is a tough but ultimately supportive gymnastics coach in the 2006 film "Stick It," known for pushing his athletes to challenge the sport’s rigid rules.
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D.
Clyde Bruckman
Clyde Bruckman was an American film director and writer best known for his work on classic silent and early sound comedies, particularly with stars like Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd.
-
E.
Elwood
Elwood is the first name of E. Gordon Gee, a prominent American academic administrator and long-serving university president.
- 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 Quail Triple: [Harold Finch, hasAlias, Harold Quail]
Generated description
Harold Quail is an alias used by Harold Finch, the reclusive billionaire tech genius and creator of the Machine in the television series "Person of Interest."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harold Quail Target entity description: Harold Quail is an alias used by Harold Finch, the reclusive billionaire tech genius and creator of the Machine in the television series "Person of Interest."
-
A.
Elwood Mead
Elwood Mead was an American engineer and public official who served as U.S. Commissioner of Reclamation and oversaw major Western water projects, including the development associated with Hoover Dam.
-
B.
Seymour Krelborn
Seymour Krelborn is the meek, plant-loving florist’s assistant who becomes entangled with a man-eating plant in the musical and film "Little Shop of Horrors."
-
C.
Burt Vickerman
Burt Vickerman is a tough but ultimately supportive gymnastics coach in the 2006 film "Stick It," known for pushing his athletes to challenge the sport’s rigid rules.
-
D.
Clyde Bruckman
Clyde Bruckman was an American film director and writer best known for his work on classic silent and early sound comedies, particularly with stars like Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd.
-
E.
Elwood
Elwood is the first name of E. Gordon Gee, a prominent American academic administrator and long-serving university president.
- 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_6a00ab0300e48190ad088cd11098ca34 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 3:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a00aba5fb388190ab98a0c8ee50340b |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00ac54a11c81909afe9244e9fe0656 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:03 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:22 a.m.