Triple

T181594

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Lost Cause ideology	`E3887`	entity
Predicate	influencedWork	`P1994`	FINISHED
Object	The Birth of a Nation The Birth of a Nation is a 1915 American silent film directed by D. W. Griffith, notorious for its racist portrayal of African Americans, glorification of the Ku Klux Klan, and foundational role in both cinematic history and white supremacist propaganda.	`E23441`	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: The Birth of a Nation | Statement: [Lost Cause ideology, influencedWork, The Birth of a Nation]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Birth of a Nation
Context triple: [Lost Cause ideology, influencedWork, The Birth of a Nation]

A. Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind is a landmark 1939 American epic historical romance film set during the American Civil War and Reconstruction, renowned for its grand scale, cultural impact, and enduring popularity.
B. The Ten Commandments (1923 film)
The Ten Commandments (1923 film) is a silent epic directed by Cecil B. DeMille that combines a biblical dramatization of Moses receiving the commandments with a contemporary morality tale about their relevance in modern life.
C. The King of Kings (1927 film)
The King of Kings (1927 film) is a silent biblical epic directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the life, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
D. Gentleman's Agreement
Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 American drama film that confronts antisemitism in postwar America, directed by Elia Kazan and starring Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, and Celeste Holm.
E. The Jazz Singer (1927 film)
The Jazz Singer (1927 film) is a landmark American musical drama widely regarded as the first feature-length motion picture with synchronized dialogue sequences, marking the dawn of the sound era in cinema.
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: The Birth of a Nation
Triple: [Lost Cause ideology, influencedWork, The Birth of a Nation]

Generated description

The Birth of a Nation is a 1915 American silent film directed by D. W. Griffith, notorious for its racist portrayal of African Americans, glorification of the Ku Klux Klan, and foundational role in both cinematic history and white supremacist propaganda.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Birth of a Nation
Target entity description: The Birth of a Nation is a 1915 American silent film directed by D. W. Griffith, notorious for its racist portrayal of African Americans, glorification of the Ku Klux Klan, and foundational role in both cinematic history and white supremacist propaganda.

A. Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind is a landmark 1939 American epic historical romance film set during the American Civil War and Reconstruction, renowned for its grand scale, cultural impact, and enduring popularity.
B. The Ten Commandments (1923 film)
The Ten Commandments (1923 film) is a silent epic directed by Cecil B. DeMille that combines a biblical dramatization of Moses receiving the commandments with a contemporary morality tale about their relevance in modern life.
C. The King of Kings (1927 film)
The King of Kings (1927 film) is a silent biblical epic directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the life, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
D. Gentleman's Agreement
Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 American drama film that confronts antisemitism in postwar America, directed by Elia Kazan and starring Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, and Celeste Holm.
E. The Jazz Singer (1927 film)
The Jazz Singer (1927 film) is a landmark American musical drama widely regarded as the first feature-length motion picture with synchronized dialogue sequences, marking the dawn of the sound era in cinema.
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_69a25497e2f08190a040f8c6e1842643`	completed	Feb. 28, 2026, 2:36 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69a25923507c8190bd7f6eda404b0da0`	completed	Feb. 28, 2026, 2:55 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69a2fd0405608190bf4c1aa8a8fa9ad1`	completed	Feb. 28, 2026, 2:34 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69a2fe96bec48190a7b8030b466b5e62`	completed	Feb. 28, 2026, 2:41 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69a2ff0f87b08190a5b4713d2b3340c6`	completed	Feb. 28, 2026, 2:43 p.m.

Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:40 a.m.