Triple
T22731312
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | C. Thomas Howell |
E562139
|
entity |
| Predicate | parent |
P120
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Christopher N. Howell
Christopher N. Howell is the father of American actor and director C. Thomas Howell.
|
E1551756
|
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: Christopher N. Howell | Statement: [C. Thomas Howell, parent, Christopher N. Howell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Christopher N. Howell Context triple: [C. Thomas Howell, parent, Christopher N. Howell]
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A.
David Jost
David Jost is a German music producer and songwriter known for his work with international pop acts such as Tokio Hotel and Selena Gomez.
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B.
Aaron M. Powell
Aaron M. Powell was a 19th-century American abolitionist and reformer who played a leading role in anti-slavery and social justice movements.
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C.
Kent R. Weeks
Kent R. Weeks is an American Egyptologist best known for his rediscovery and excavation of the vast tomb KV5 in the Valley of the Kings.
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D.
Daniel Kountz
Daniel Kountz is an American actor best known for his role in the Disney Channel film "Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge" and for his ongoing collaborations with actress and author Kimberly J. Brown.
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E.
James H. Merrell
James H. Merrell is an American historian and ethnohistorian known for his influential scholarship on Native American history and cultures in colonial North America.
- 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: Christopher N. Howell Triple: [C. Thomas Howell, parent, Christopher N. Howell]
Generated description
Christopher N. Howell is the father of American actor and director C. Thomas Howell.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Christopher N. Howell Target entity description: Christopher N. Howell is the father of American actor and director C. Thomas Howell.
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A.
David Jost
David Jost is a German music producer and songwriter known for his work with international pop acts such as Tokio Hotel and Selena Gomez.
-
B.
Aaron M. Powell
Aaron M. Powell was a 19th-century American abolitionist and reformer who played a leading role in anti-slavery and social justice movements.
-
C.
Kent R. Weeks
Kent R. Weeks is an American Egyptologist best known for his rediscovery and excavation of the vast tomb KV5 in the Valley of the Kings.
-
D.
Daniel Kountz
Daniel Kountz is an American actor best known for his role in the Disney Channel film "Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge" and for his ongoing collaborations with actress and author Kimberly J. Brown.
-
E.
James H. Merrell
James H. Merrell is an American historian and ethnohistorian known for his influential scholarship on Native American history and cultures in colonial North America.
- 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_69e24550859c81908727d91efc3a81b4 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1792de040819093aa904bf751a788 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 3:21 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0b8fc861608190b893143fa1731a44 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 10:16 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0b915f977081908597964dc1cfe02e |
completed | May 18, 2026, 10:23 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0b9226e2f88190835a9b80f9a096c7 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:21 p.m.