Triple
T21296469
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Harry J. Elam Jr. |
E524936
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entity |
| Predicate | fieldOfWork |
P3
|
FINISHED |
| Object | African American theater |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: African American theater | Statement: [Harry J. Elam Jr., fieldOfWork, African American theater]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: African American theater Context triple: [Harry J. Elam Jr., fieldOfWork, African American theater]
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A.
African-American theatre
chosen
African-American theatre is a tradition of stage performance and playwriting that centers Black American experiences, histories, and cultural expression, often addressing themes of race, identity, and social justice.
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B.
African-American cinema
African-American cinema encompasses films created by, starring, or centering African Americans, often addressing Black experiences, culture, history, and social issues in the United States.
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C.
African Theater
The African Theater was a major World War II combat zone encompassing campaigns across North Africa involving Allied and Axis forces.
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D.
Theatre of Black Women
Theatre of Black Women was a pioneering British theatre company dedicated to creating and staging work by and about Black women, co-founded by writer Bernardine Evaristo in the 1980s.
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E.
African American literature
African American literature is a body of writing by Black Americans that explores their historical experiences, cultural identity, and struggles against racism and oppression, often blending oral traditions, political critique, and artistic innovation.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69e0b517e6748190850d6f6ddf323d69 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e7385858ec8190bdc9c5cdcb8d4507 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 8:42 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 4:04 p.m.