Triple

T2676951
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Gregg Toland E56482 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Toland
Toland is a surname most notably associated with Gregg Toland, the pioneering American cinematographer renowned for his innovative deep-focus techniques in films like "Citizen Kane."
 E288404 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: Toland | Statement: [Gregg Toland, familyName, Toland]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Toland
Context triple: [Gregg Toland, familyName, Toland]
  • A. Leland
    Leland is a masculine given name of English origin, historically associated with figures such as American industrialist and Stanford University founder Leland Stanford.
  • B. Overton
    Overton is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Nevada known as a gateway to the nearby Lake Mead National Recreation Area and the Valley of Fire State Park.
  • C. Strahan
    Strahan is a surname most prominently associated with Michael Strahan, the former NFL star and television personality.
  • D. Seymour
    Seymour is a masculine given name of English origin that has been borne by various notable figures in fields such as business, politics, and the arts.
  • E. Seymour
    Seymour is a small unincorporated community and suburban area in eastern Tennessee, situated near Knoxville in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.
  • 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: Toland
Triple: [Gregg Toland, familyName, Toland]
Generated description
Toland is a surname most notably associated with Gregg Toland, the pioneering American cinematographer renowned for his innovative deep-focus techniques in films like "Citizen Kane."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Toland
Target entity description: Toland is a surname most notably associated with Gregg Toland, the pioneering American cinematographer renowned for his innovative deep-focus techniques in films like "Citizen Kane."
  • A. Leland
    Leland is a masculine given name of English origin, historically associated with figures such as American industrialist and Stanford University founder Leland Stanford.
  • B. Overton
    Overton is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Nevada known as a gateway to the nearby Lake Mead National Recreation Area and the Valley of Fire State Park.
  • C. Strahan
    Strahan is a surname most prominently associated with Michael Strahan, the former NFL star and television personality.
  • D. Seymour
    Seymour is a masculine given name of English origin that has been borne by various notable figures in fields such as business, politics, and the arts.
  • E. Seymour
    Seymour is a small unincorporated community and suburban area in eastern Tennessee, situated near Knoxville in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.
  • 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_69ab4a4b13fc81909dfdb3f23da46832 completed March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abd9b4a70481909d8b8242039c1cf2 completed March 7, 2026, 7:54 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afa065a6f48190973a3b6c52aa23bf completed March 10, 2026, 4:39 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afa1c4d33c8190b8efa8c1dac0772f completed March 10, 2026, 4:44 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69afa24388f48190854fdbac52ee8a03 completed March 10, 2026, 4:46 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:54 p.m.