Triple
T3018047
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Pinky |
E82384
|
entity |
| Predicate | cinematographyBy |
P1953
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Joseph MacDonald
Joseph MacDonald was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films, particularly in the 1940s and 1950s.
|
E319655
|
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: Joseph MacDonald | Statement: [Pinky, cinematographyBy, Joseph MacDonald]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joseph MacDonald Context triple: [Pinky, cinematographyBy, Joseph MacDonald]
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A.
Philip MacDonald
Philip MacDonald was a British-born novelist and screenwriter best known for his crime and mystery fiction and his contributions to classic Hollywood films.
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B.
Charles MacDonald
Charles MacDonald was a distinguished American World War II fighter ace and U.S. Army Air Forces officer known for his combat achievements in the Pacific Theater.
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C.
John Applegate
John Applegate was a 19th-century American pioneer and explorer associated with the development of overland emigrant routes in the western United States.
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D.
Robert Cochrane
Robert Cochrane was a prominent 20th-century English occultist and influential figure in the development of modern traditional witchcraft.
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E.
Paul Bacon
Paul Bacon was an influential American graphic designer and illustrator renowned for pioneering the "big book" cover style for major 20th-century novels and jazz albums.
- 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: Joseph MacDonald Triple: [Pinky, cinematographyBy, Joseph MacDonald]
Generated description
Joseph MacDonald was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films, particularly in the 1940s and 1950s.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joseph MacDonald Target entity description: Joseph MacDonald was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films, particularly in the 1940s and 1950s.
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A.
Philip MacDonald
Philip MacDonald was a British-born novelist and screenwriter best known for his crime and mystery fiction and his contributions to classic Hollywood films.
-
B.
Charles MacDonald
Charles MacDonald was a distinguished American World War II fighter ace and U.S. Army Air Forces officer known for his combat achievements in the Pacific Theater.
-
C.
John Applegate
John Applegate was a 19th-century American pioneer and explorer associated with the development of overland emigrant routes in the western United States.
-
D.
Robert Cochrane
Robert Cochrane was a prominent 20th-century English occultist and influential figure in the development of modern traditional witchcraft.
-
E.
Paul Bacon
Paul Bacon was an influential American graphic designer and illustrator renowned for pioneering the "big book" cover style for major 20th-century novels and jazz albums.
- 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_69ad8b1eb53481908c39bbcd1ec104b2 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ad9a90ea64819080620e60bbd6aa24 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b12e71a9c08190848ecb3bcab18bb5 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 8:57 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b132319fd481908426670f319f56c5 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 9:13 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b1d6729f848190a275638f074c1729 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 8:54 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3 p.m.