Triple
T1928983
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Iowa Writers' Workshop |
E40896
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Paul Engle
Paul Engle was an American poet, editor, and influential educator best known for transforming the Iowa Writers' Workshop into a leading center for creative writing.
|
E215356
|
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: Paul Engle | Statement: [Iowa Writers' Workshop, foundedBy, Paul Engle]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Engle Context triple: [Iowa Writers' Workshop, foundedBy, Paul Engle]
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A.
Murray Kinnell
Murray Kinnell was an English-born character actor active in early 20th-century American cinema, known for his supporting roles in numerous Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Stedman Graham
Stedman Graham is an American educator, author, businessman, and public speaker best known for his long-term relationship with media mogul Oprah Winfrey.
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C.
Brian Faulkner
Brian Faulkner was a prominent Northern Irish politician who served as the last Prime Minister of Northern Ireland before the government’s suspension in 1972.
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D.
James Laughlin
James Laughlin was an American poet and influential publisher best known as the founder of New Directions Publishing, which championed many major modernist and avant-garde writers.
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E.
Robert Stafford
Robert Stafford was a film editor known for his work on movies such as the 1976 Disney comedy "Freaky Friday."
- 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: Paul Engle Triple: [Iowa Writers' Workshop, foundedBy, Paul Engle]
Generated description
Paul Engle was an American poet, editor, and influential educator best known for transforming the Iowa Writers' Workshop into a leading center for creative writing.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Engle Target entity description: Paul Engle was an American poet, editor, and influential educator best known for transforming the Iowa Writers' Workshop into a leading center for creative writing.
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A.
Murray Kinnell
Murray Kinnell was an English-born character actor active in early 20th-century American cinema, known for his supporting roles in numerous Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
-
B.
Stedman Graham
Stedman Graham is an American educator, author, businessman, and public speaker best known for his long-term relationship with media mogul Oprah Winfrey.
-
C.
Brian Faulkner
Brian Faulkner was a prominent Northern Irish politician who served as the last Prime Minister of Northern Ireland before the government’s suspension in 1972.
-
D.
James Laughlin
James Laughlin was an American poet and influential publisher best known as the founder of New Directions Publishing, which championed many major modernist and avant-garde writers.
-
E.
Robert Stafford
Robert Stafford was a film editor known for his work on movies such as the 1976 Disney comedy "Freaky Friday."
- 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_69a8864711648190b07bed24ed76258e |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb26593308190835863b760449d04 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:06 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adf3ed31448190a2e5d088ab5886b8 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:10 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adf48412b08190b6ad0f3abf42a081 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:13 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adf4f7c908819089ccdc881af10da9 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:15 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:35 p.m.