Triple

T2179332
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Harold and Maude E49003 entity
Predicate editedBy P1954 FINISHED
Object William A. Sawyer
William A. Sawyer is a film editor best known for his work on the cult classic dark comedy "Harold and Maude."
E639567 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 A. Sawyer | Statement: [Harold and Maude, editedBy, William A. Sawyer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William A. Sawyer
Context triple: [Harold and Maude, editedBy, William A. Sawyer]
  • A. Harry M. Wegeforth
    Harry M. Wegeforth was an American physician and civic leader best known for establishing and guiding the early development of the San Diego Zoo into a major zoological institution.
  • B. Charles R. Boling
    Charles R. Boling was a prominent supporter and benefactor of the University of Tennessee whose contributions led to the major campus venue Thompson–Boling Arena bearing his name.
  • C. William C. Shaw
    William C. Shaw is a co-founder of IMAX and a key pioneer in the development of large-format cinema technology.
  • D. Robert F. Colesberry
    Robert F. Colesberry was an American film and television producer and director best known for helping shape the visual style and production of acclaimed series like *The Wire* and *Homicide: Life on the Street*.
  • E. Thomas W. Sidwell
    Thomas W. Sidwell was an American educator best known for establishing the progressive Quaker institution now known as Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.
  • 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 A. Sawyer
Triple: [Harold and Maude, editedBy, William A. Sawyer]
Generated description
William A. Sawyer is a film editor best known for his work on the cult classic dark comedy "Harold and Maude."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William A. Sawyer
Target entity description: William A. Sawyer is a film editor best known for his work on the cult classic dark comedy "Harold and Maude."
  • A. Harry M. Wegeforth
    Harry M. Wegeforth was an American physician and civic leader best known for establishing and guiding the early development of the San Diego Zoo into a major zoological institution.
  • B. Charles R. Boling
    Charles R. Boling was a prominent supporter and benefactor of the University of Tennessee whose contributions led to the major campus venue Thompson–Boling Arena bearing his name.
  • C. William C. Shaw
    William C. Shaw is a co-founder of IMAX and a key pioneer in the development of large-format cinema technology.
  • D. Robert F. Colesberry
    Robert F. Colesberry was an American film and television producer and director best known for helping shape the visual style and production of acclaimed series like *The Wire* and *Homicide: Life on the Street*.
  • E. Thomas W. Sidwell
    Thomas W. Sidwell was an American educator best known for establishing the progressive Quaker institution now known as Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.
  • 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_69a88aa72d348190a9544bb5b8a4e71d completed March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abbeefb7648190b8fc57cf60553579 completed March 7, 2026, 6 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c787e303108190ab14b67c338b1377 completed March 28, 2026, 7:48 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c79052fe1c819093347b6053fd67c8 completed March 28, 2026, 8:24 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c7908572308190b651c358b0e88961 completed March 28, 2026, 8:25 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:45 p.m.