Triple
T23484609
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | My Lai Massacre |
E570498
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCommander |
P1197
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William Calley |
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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: William Calley | Statement: [My Lai Massacre, notableCommander, William Calley]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Calley Context triple: [My Lai Massacre, notableCommander, William Calley]
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A.
William Calley
chosen
William Calley is a former U.S. Army officer best known for his central role in and subsequent conviction for war crimes related to the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War.
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B.
David Calley
David Calley is one of the children of Canadian-American actress and novelist Meg Tilly.
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C.
U.S. Army sergeant John Kinley
U.S. Army sergeant John Kinley is a fictional American soldier, portrayed by Jake Gyllenhaal in Guy Ritchie’s 2023 war film "The Covenant," known for his bond with Afghan interpreter Ahmed Abdullah.
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D.
William H. Pitsenbarger
William H. Pitsenbarger was a United States Air Force pararescueman and Medal of Honor recipient renowned for his heroic actions and ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam War.
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E.
Ira Hayes
Ira Hayes was a Pima Native American U.S. Marine and one of the flag raisers at Iwo Jima during World War II, later becoming a symbol of the struggles of Native American veterans.
- 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_69e245b0b01481908f636939bedd804c |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1a752c678819087e5c50b8cf87d3d |
completed | April 29, 2026, 6:38 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 6:03 p.m.