Triple

T18259593
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ross Alexander E437312 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object Alexander Ross Smith
Alexander Ross Smith, better known by his stage name Ross Alexander, was an American film and stage actor active in the 1930s.
 E1315487 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: Alexander Ross Smith | Statement: [Ross Alexander, birthName, Alexander Ross Smith]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Alexander Ross Smith
Context triple: [Ross Alexander, birthName, Alexander Ross Smith]
  • A. Colin Buchanan
    Colin Buchanan is an Anglican bishop and liturgical scholar who served as the Bishop of Woolwich in the Church of England.
  • B. Ian Cumming
    Ian Cumming was an American businessman and investor best known as the co-founder of the private equity firm Leucadia National Corporation and a prominent figure in diversified investments.
  • C. Andrew Macdonald
    Andrew Macdonald is a British film producer best known for his collaborations with director Danny Boyle on acclaimed films such as "Trainspotting" and "28 Days Later."
  • D. Andrew Macdonald
    Andrew Macdonald is the pseudonym used by William Luther Pierce for his infamous white supremacist novel "The Turner Diaries."
  • E. Andrew Gunn
    Andrew Gunn is an American film producer known for his work on family-oriented and teen-focused movies, including several popular Disney films.
  • 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: Alexander Ross Smith
Triple: [Ross Alexander, birthName, Alexander Ross Smith]
Generated description
Alexander Ross Smith, better known by his stage name Ross Alexander, was an American film and stage actor active in the 1930s.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Alexander Ross Smith
Target entity description: Alexander Ross Smith, better known by his stage name Ross Alexander, was an American film and stage actor active in the 1930s.
  • A. Colin Buchanan
    Colin Buchanan is an Anglican bishop and liturgical scholar who served as the Bishop of Woolwich in the Church of England.
  • B. Ian Cumming
    Ian Cumming was an American businessman and investor best known as the co-founder of the private equity firm Leucadia National Corporation and a prominent figure in diversified investments.
  • C. Andrew Macdonald
    Andrew Macdonald is a British film producer best known for his collaborations with director Danny Boyle on acclaimed films such as "Trainspotting" and "28 Days Later."
  • D. Andrew Macdonald
    Andrew Macdonald is the pseudonym used by William Luther Pierce for his infamous white supremacist novel "The Turner Diaries."
  • E. Andrew Gunn
    Andrew Gunn is an American film producer known for his work on family-oriented and teen-focused movies, including several popular Disney films.
  • 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_69d8b913351c8190932b6a426de04b41 completed April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4fd89899c8190b8b652c4f61aa5cf completed April 19, 2026, 4:06 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a03b3efff208190924b5e31ad310d94 completed May 12, 2026, 11:12 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a03b53fc3688190aa6f8e9673763e79 completed May 12, 2026, 11:18 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a03b62cb67481908c78ca4d55710dbd completed May 12, 2026, 11:22 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:34 a.m.