Triple
T3482247
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dwight Merriman |
E73517
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Laura Merriman
Laura Merriman is known as the spouse of Dwight Merriman, the co-founder and former CEO of DoubleClick and co-founder of MongoDB.
|
E580718
|
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: Laura Merriman | Statement: [Dwight Merriman, spouse, Laura Merriman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Laura Merriman Context triple: [Dwight Merriman, spouse, Laura Merriman]
-
A.
Laura Bickford
Laura Bickford is an American film producer best known for her work on acclaimed independent and studio films, including the Oscar-winning drama "Traffic."
-
B.
Maureen Earl
Maureen Earl is best known as the wife of American novelist Clifford Irving, who gained notoriety for his fraudulent "autobiography" of Howard Hughes.
-
C.
Sherrill Milnes
Sherrill Milnes is an acclaimed American operatic baritone renowned for his powerful voice and leading roles in major international opera houses, particularly the Metropolitan Opera.
-
D.
Maureen Swanson
Maureen Swanson was a British actress active in the 1950s, known for her roles in comedy and drama films before later becoming the Countess of Dudley.
-
E.
Laura Berwick
Laura Berwick is a film producer best known for her work on Kenneth Branagh’s acclaimed 2021 drama "Belfast."
- 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: Laura Merriman Triple: [Dwight Merriman, spouse, Laura Merriman]
Generated description
Laura Merriman is known as the spouse of Dwight Merriman, the co-founder and former CEO of DoubleClick and co-founder of MongoDB.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Laura Merriman Target entity description: Laura Merriman is known as the spouse of Dwight Merriman, the co-founder and former CEO of DoubleClick and co-founder of MongoDB.
-
A.
Laura Bickford
Laura Bickford is an American film producer best known for her work on acclaimed independent and studio films, including the Oscar-winning drama "Traffic."
-
B.
Maureen Earl
Maureen Earl is best known as the wife of American novelist Clifford Irving, who gained notoriety for his fraudulent "autobiography" of Howard Hughes.
-
C.
Sherrill Milnes
Sherrill Milnes is an acclaimed American operatic baritone renowned for his powerful voice and leading roles in major international opera houses, particularly the Metropolitan Opera.
-
D.
Maureen Swanson
Maureen Swanson was a British actress active in the 1950s, known for her roles in comedy and drama films before later becoming the Countess of Dudley.
-
E.
Laura Berwick
Laura Berwick is a film producer best known for her work on Kenneth Branagh’s acclaimed 2021 drama "Belfast."
- 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_69ad85b3c9b08190857cae74c7f36da9 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adbb76b5188190bf8f8a3f646a7184 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:09 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c2437136f48190b34454ce77397daf |
completed | March 24, 2026, 7:55 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c4fb66b8e8819090524d1ef12688a7 |
completed | March 26, 2026, 9:24 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c4fc3065bc81908d95fbd3d4655c76 |
completed | March 26, 2026, 9:28 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:17 p.m.