Triple

T20746428
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Donald E. Westlake E510595 entity
Predicate pseudonym P39 FINISHED
Object Edwin West
Edwin West is a pseudonym used by American crime and mystery novelist Donald E. Westlake, under which he wrote several works distinct from his more famous name.
E1448579 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: Edwin West | Statement: [Donald E. Westlake, pseudonym, Edwin West]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edwin West
Context triple: [Donald E. Westlake, pseudonym, Edwin West]
  • A. Eddie Hawkins
    Eddie Hawkins is a wisecracking, highly skilled cat burglar who becomes embroiled in an over-the-top heist conspiracy in the action-comedy film "Hudson Hawk."
  • B. Eddie Leslie
    Eddie Leslie was a British screenwriter and actor known for his work on mid-20th-century comedy films.
  • C. Hugh Williamson
    Hugh Williamson was an American Founding Father, physician, and statesman who represented North Carolina at the Constitutional Convention and signed the U.S. Constitution.
  • D. Don Williamson
    Don Williamson was an American businessman and politician who served as the controversial mayor of Flint, Michigan in the 2000s.
  • E. Eddie Hamilton
    Eddie Hamilton is a British film editor known for his work on high-profile action and blockbuster films, including entries in the "Mission: Impossible" and "Kingsman" franchises.
  • 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: Edwin West
Triple: [Donald E. Westlake, pseudonym, Edwin West]
Generated description
Edwin West is a pseudonym used by American crime and mystery novelist Donald E. Westlake, under which he wrote several works distinct from his more famous name.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edwin West
Target entity description: Edwin West is a pseudonym used by American crime and mystery novelist Donald E. Westlake, under which he wrote several works distinct from his more famous name.
  • A. Eddie Hawkins
    Eddie Hawkins is a wisecracking, highly skilled cat burglar who becomes embroiled in an over-the-top heist conspiracy in the action-comedy film "Hudson Hawk."
  • B. Eddie Leslie
    Eddie Leslie was a British screenwriter and actor known for his work on mid-20th-century comedy films.
  • C. Hugh Williamson
    Hugh Williamson was an American Founding Father, physician, and statesman who represented North Carolina at the Constitutional Convention and signed the U.S. Constitution.
  • D. Don Williamson
    Don Williamson was an American businessman and politician who served as the controversial mayor of Flint, Michigan in the 2000s.
  • E. Eddie Hamilton
    Eddie Hamilton is a British film editor known for his work on high-profile action and blockbuster films, including entries in the "Mission: Impossible" and "Kingsman" franchises.
  • 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_69e0b4c845e88190b4c5f3ae79291182 completed April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6c225c564819088f2461467698095 completed April 21, 2026, 12:17 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a08e84274d08190a851de1f415bcbc6 completed May 16, 2026, 9:57 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a08e8fc1d6c819083f06debaa3bec24 completed May 16, 2026, 10 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a08e98a594c8190b3a2d9ae7e3af4f7 completed May 16, 2026, 10:02 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:33 p.m.