Triple

T18820728
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Flight of the Navigator E460254 entity
Predicate screenwriter P2831 FINISHED
Object Michael Burton
Michael Burton is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the 1986 science-fiction adventure film "Flight of the Navigator."
E1344065 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 Burton | Statement: [Flight of the Navigator, screenwriter, Michael Burton]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Burton
Context triple: [Flight of the Navigator, screenwriter, Michael Burton]
  • A. Michael Burton
    Michael Burton is an astronomer and academic known for serving as director of the Armagh Planetarium in Northern Ireland.
  • B. Michael Wilford
    Michael Wilford was a British architect known for his postmodern designs and for continuing the work of James Stirling on prominent cultural and public buildings.
  • C. Marc Arnold
    Marc Arnold is a relatively obscure individual whose primary public mention is as a notable bearer of the surname Arnold.
  • D. Joel McNeely
    Joel McNeely is an American composer and conductor best known for his work on film and television scores, including numerous projects for Disney and other major studios.
  • E. Keith Crofford
    Keith Crofford is an American television producer best known for his work with Adult Swim, where he helped develop and oversee popular animated series including Robot Chicken.
  • 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 Burton
Triple: [Flight of the Navigator, screenwriter, Michael Burton]
Generated description
Michael Burton is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the 1986 science-fiction adventure film "Flight of the Navigator."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Burton
Target entity description: Michael Burton is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the 1986 science-fiction adventure film "Flight of the Navigator."
  • A. Michael Burton
    Michael Burton is an astronomer and academic known for serving as director of the Armagh Planetarium in Northern Ireland.
  • B. Michael Wilford
    Michael Wilford was a British architect known for his postmodern designs and for continuing the work of James Stirling on prominent cultural and public buildings.
  • C. Marc Arnold
    Marc Arnold is a relatively obscure individual whose primary public mention is as a notable bearer of the surname Arnold.
  • D. Joel McNeely
    Joel McNeely is an American composer and conductor best known for his work on film and television scores, including numerous projects for Disney and other major studios.
  • E. Keith Crofford
    Keith Crofford is an American television producer best known for his work with Adult Swim, where he helped develop and oversee popular animated series including Robot Chicken.
  • 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_69d8dcf94c288190a06dea029ae4b223 completed April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e5a6b9be988190b5e3804c39dc7dd9 completed April 20, 2026, 4:08 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a055bcc75e0819089a03d82965d3721 completed May 14, 2026, 5:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a055d9a9da88190b974e8803ca8537f completed May 14, 2026, 5:28 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a055e1a22308190bb7f2337fabc5bdf completed May 14, 2026, 5:31 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m.