Triple
T173369
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Backstairs at the White House |
E3524
|
entity |
| Predicate | director |
P255
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Michael O'Herlihy
Michael O'Herlihy was an Irish-born television and film director known for his extensive work on American TV series and miniseries in the 1960s and 1970s.
|
E66790
|
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: Michael O'Herlihy | Statement: [Backstairs at the White House, director, Michael O'Herlihy]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael O'Herlihy Context triple: [Backstairs at the White House, director, Michael O'Herlihy]
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A.
Michael H. Moloney
Michael H. Moloney is a physics-focused science policy and leadership professional who serves as the chief executive officer of the American Institute of Physics.
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B.
William McGann
William McGann was an American cinematographer and film director active in early 20th-century Hollywood, known for his work on adventure and genre films.
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C.
Martin J. Hillenbrand
Martin J. Hillenbrand was an American career diplomat who held several key Cold War-era posts, including serving as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary and later to the Federal Republic of Germany.
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D.
James Honaker
James Honaker is a political scientist and statistician known for his work on methods for handling missing data and for coauthoring influential research with Gary King.
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E.
Michael V. Drake
Michael V. Drake is an American academic leader and physician who has served as president of both The Ohio State University and the University of California system.
- 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: Michael O'Herlihy Triple: [Backstairs at the White House, director, Michael O'Herlihy]
Generated description
Michael O'Herlihy was an Irish-born television and film director known for his extensive work on American TV series and miniseries in the 1960s and 1970s.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael O'Herlihy Target entity description: Michael O'Herlihy was an Irish-born television and film director known for his extensive work on American TV series and miniseries in the 1960s and 1970s.
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A.
Michael H. Moloney
Michael H. Moloney is a physics-focused science policy and leadership professional who serves as the chief executive officer of the American Institute of Physics.
-
B.
William McGann
William McGann was an American cinematographer and film director active in early 20th-century Hollywood, known for his work on adventure and genre films.
-
C.
Martin J. Hillenbrand
Martin J. Hillenbrand was an American career diplomat who held several key Cold War-era posts, including serving as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary and later to the Federal Republic of Germany.
-
D.
James Honaker
James Honaker is a political scientist and statistician known for his work on methods for handling missing data and for coauthoring influential research with Gary King.
-
E.
Michael V. Drake
Michael V. Drake is an American academic leader and physician who has served as president of both The Ohio State University and the University of California system.
- 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_69a25374990081909766d30c79a18e0e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:31 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a258e1ec008190a89dd452f72574f4 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:54 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4c029f10c8190a755e230528f3b7b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:39 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a4c0b0868881909e28d253c2971618 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:41 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4c131bd8881909501843d85145979 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:44 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:39 a.m.