Triple
T2074484
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Langer |
E44890
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Langer
William Langer was a prominent American politician who served as both governor of North Dakota and a U.S. senator in the mid-20th century.
|
E233201
|
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: William Langer | Statement: [Langer, hasNotableBearer, William Langer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Langer Context triple: [Langer, hasNotableBearer, William Langer]
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A.
Ward Bond
Ward Bond was an American character actor best known for his prolific work in classic Hollywood films and the television series "Wagon Train."
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B.
Stirling Silliphant
Stirling Silliphant was an American screenwriter best known for his prolific work in film and television, including the Oscar-winning screenplay for "In the Heat of the Night."
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C.
Dick Van Patten
Dick Van Patten was an American actor best known for his role as the father on the television series "Eight Is Enough" and for numerous character roles in film and TV comedies.
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D.
Clarence Brown
Clarence Brown was an American film director best known for his work during Hollywood’s silent and early sound eras, directing classics such as "Anna Christie," "National Velvet," and several Greta Garbo films.
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E.
Henry de Mille
Henry de Mille was an American playwright and educator of the late 19th century, known for his successful stage works and as the father of film directors William C. deMille and Cecil B. DeMille.
- 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: William Langer Triple: [Langer, hasNotableBearer, William Langer]
Generated description
William Langer was a prominent American politician who served as both governor of North Dakota and a U.S. senator in the mid-20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Langer Target entity description: William Langer was a prominent American politician who served as both governor of North Dakota and a U.S. senator in the mid-20th century.
-
A.
Ward Bond
Ward Bond was an American character actor best known for his prolific work in classic Hollywood films and the television series "Wagon Train."
-
B.
Stirling Silliphant
Stirling Silliphant was an American screenwriter best known for his prolific work in film and television, including the Oscar-winning screenplay for "In the Heat of the Night."
-
C.
Dick Van Patten
Dick Van Patten was an American actor best known for his role as the father on the television series "Eight Is Enough" and for numerous character roles in film and TV comedies.
-
D.
Clarence Brown
Clarence Brown was an American film director best known for his work during Hollywood’s silent and early sound eras, directing classics such as "Anna Christie," "National Velvet," and several Greta Garbo films.
-
E.
Henry de Mille
Henry de Mille was an American playwright and educator of the late 19th century, known for his successful stage works and as the father of film directors William C. deMille and Cecil B. DeMille.
- 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_69a88916c2b48190a5ca2e9b12cad3ed |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abba116ea0819086d16c3913159e9e |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:39 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae30547b288190ab9466686f749768 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:28 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae30f6b7c4819080cb7cb7adc1f6d3 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:31 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae31849d7c8190a4e3c90334bf21a5 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:33 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:41 p.m.