Triple
T315470
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lights of New York (1928 film) |
E7695
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCastMember |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Wheeler Oakman
Wheeler Oakman was an American film actor of the silent and early sound eras, known for his prolific work in crime dramas and serials.
|
E40599
|
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: Wheeler Oakman | Statement: [Lights of New York (1928 film), hasCastMember, Wheeler Oakman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wheeler Oakman Context triple: [Lights of New York (1928 film), hasCastMember, Wheeler Oakman]
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A.
William F. Buckley Jr.
William F. Buckley Jr. was a prominent American conservative author, commentator, and founder of National Review who helped shape postwar conservative thought and politics in the United States.
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B.
Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens was a British-American author, journalist, and polemicist known for his sharp wit, contrarian views, and influential writings on religion, politics, and culture.
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C.
Steve Holmes
Steve Holmes is a Hungarian-born adult film actor and director known for his extensive career in the European and American pornography industries.
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D.
Stephen E. Smith
Stephen E. Smith was an American businessman and political strategist closely associated with the Kennedy family, notably serving as a key adviser and organizer in their political campaigns.
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E.
Tom Engelhardt
Tom Engelhardt is an American editor, essayist, and critic best known for founding and running the political commentary site TomDispatch, where he writes extensively on U.S. foreign policy, militarism, and empire.
- 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: Wheeler Oakman Triple: [Lights of New York (1928 film), hasCastMember, Wheeler Oakman]
Generated description
Wheeler Oakman was an American film actor of the silent and early sound eras, known for his prolific work in crime dramas and serials.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wheeler Oakman Target entity description: Wheeler Oakman was an American film actor of the silent and early sound eras, known for his prolific work in crime dramas and serials.
-
A.
William F. Buckley Jr.
William F. Buckley Jr. was a prominent American conservative author, commentator, and founder of National Review who helped shape postwar conservative thought and politics in the United States.
-
B.
Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens was a British-American author, journalist, and polemicist known for his sharp wit, contrarian views, and influential writings on religion, politics, and culture.
-
C.
Steve Holmes
Steve Holmes is a Hungarian-born adult film actor and director known for his extensive career in the European and American pornography industries.
-
D.
Stephen E. Smith
Stephen E. Smith was an American businessman and political strategist closely associated with the Kennedy family, notably serving as a key adviser and organizer in their political campaigns.
-
E.
Tom Engelhardt
Tom Engelhardt is an American editor, essayist, and critic best known for founding and running the political commentary site TomDispatch, where he writes extensively on U.S. foreign policy, militarism, and empire.
- 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_69a2e7e7af7881908890039d6be4e9b8 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ea6462148190825acc57f6d2adaf |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:15 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3c41c00888190861d2b6d4bfc8904 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:44 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3c5cca244819082e9565558f23dbe |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:51 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3c64599ac81908e30e5452cc91b97 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:53 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.