Triple
T18190296
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Erskine Caldwell |
E435514
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Helen Lannigan
Helen Lannigan was the wife of American novelist Erskine Caldwell, known for his works depicting poverty and racism in the American South.
|
E1374350
|
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: Helen Lannigan | Statement: [Erskine Caldwell, spouse, Helen Lannigan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Helen Lannigan Context triple: [Erskine Caldwell, spouse, Helen Lannigan]
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A.
Helen Callaghan
Helen Callaghan was a standout center fielder in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1940s, often compared to Joe DiMaggio for her hitting and fielding prowess.
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B.
Helen Feeney
Helen Feeney was the female civil service employee who challenged Massachusetts’ veteran hiring preference in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court equal protection case Personnel Administrator of Massachusetts v. Feeney.
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C.
Helen Quilley
Helen Quilley is the protagonist of the romantic drama film "Sliding Doors," whose life splits into parallel storylines after a seemingly trivial event.
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D.
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Elizabeth McLaughlin is an American actress known for her roles in television series such as the psychological drama "Hand of God."
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E.
Elizabeth O’Halloran
Elizabeth O’Halloran is a writer associated with the figure Edie, likely known for work related to or about her.
- 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: Helen Lannigan Triple: [Erskine Caldwell, spouse, Helen Lannigan]
Generated description
Helen Lannigan was the wife of American novelist Erskine Caldwell, known for his works depicting poverty and racism in the American South.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Helen Lannigan Target entity description: Helen Lannigan was the wife of American novelist Erskine Caldwell, known for his works depicting poverty and racism in the American South.
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A.
Helen Callaghan
Helen Callaghan was a standout center fielder in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1940s, often compared to Joe DiMaggio for her hitting and fielding prowess.
-
B.
Helen Feeney
Helen Feeney was the female civil service employee who challenged Massachusetts’ veteran hiring preference in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court equal protection case Personnel Administrator of Massachusetts v. Feeney.
-
C.
Helen Quilley
Helen Quilley is the protagonist of the romantic drama film "Sliding Doors," whose life splits into parallel storylines after a seemingly trivial event.
-
D.
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Elizabeth McLaughlin is an American actress known for her roles in television series such as the psychological drama "Hand of God."
-
E.
Elizabeth O’Halloran
Elizabeth O’Halloran is a writer associated with the figure Edie, likely known for work related to or about her.
- 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_69d8b90c7ec081909b4694ccecb449c6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4e0016ec08190ae853dbc89865a41 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 2 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a072b67a3248190b37c04539ecc13a3 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a072d8a5e108190916cd22496c048cb |
completed | May 15, 2026, 2:28 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a072e3709e881909d70f130a77fc428 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 2:31 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:31 a.m.