Triple
T3837372
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Guiding Light |
E91165
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCharacter |
P1481
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alan Spaulding
Alan Spaulding is a central, long-running antagonist and powerful businessman on the American soap opera "Guiding Light."
|
E466354
|
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: Alan Spaulding | Statement: [Guiding Light, notableCharacter, Alan Spaulding]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan Spaulding Context triple: [Guiding Light, notableCharacter, Alan Spaulding]
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A.
Phillip Spaulding
Phillip Spaulding is a central, long-running character on the American soap opera "Guiding Light," known for his complex family ties, romantic entanglements, and dramatic personal struggles.
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B.
Percy Hilburn
Percy Hilburn was a cinematographer active during the silent film era, known for his work on major productions such as the 1925 epic "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ."
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C.
Winston Hibler
Winston Hibler was an American screenwriter, producer, and narrator best known for his long association with Walt Disney Studios, where he contributed to classic animated features and nature documentaries.
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D.
Edman Spangler
Edman Spangler was a stagehand at Ford's Theatre who was implicated and later convicted as a minor conspirator in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
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E.
James Hallock
James Hallock is an aviation and safety expert who served on the Columbia Accident Investigation Board that examined the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
- 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: Alan Spaulding Triple: [Guiding Light, notableCharacter, Alan Spaulding]
Generated description
Alan Spaulding is a central, long-running antagonist and powerful businessman on the American soap opera "Guiding Light."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan Spaulding Target entity description: Alan Spaulding is a central, long-running antagonist and powerful businessman on the American soap opera "Guiding Light."
-
A.
Phillip Spaulding
Phillip Spaulding is a central, long-running character on the American soap opera "Guiding Light," known for his complex family ties, romantic entanglements, and dramatic personal struggles.
-
B.
Percy Hilburn
Percy Hilburn was a cinematographer active during the silent film era, known for his work on major productions such as the 1925 epic "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ."
-
C.
Winston Hibler
Winston Hibler was an American screenwriter, producer, and narrator best known for his long association with Walt Disney Studios, where he contributed to classic animated features and nature documentaries.
-
D.
Edman Spangler
Edman Spangler was a stagehand at Ford's Theatre who was implicated and later convicted as a minor conspirator in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
-
E.
James Hallock
James Hallock is an aviation and safety expert who served on the Columbia Accident Investigation Board that examined the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
- 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_69aed960b538819096561c8ed448dec9 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeeb9d11f081909fc51e84657ec7f1 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be395356e88190ba6c4b228669e40c |
completed | March 21, 2026, 6:23 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be3adc766c8190ae5cbe5be14b720a |
completed | March 21, 2026, 6:29 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be3b645aac8190a6765f0679dd3735 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 6:32 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:18 p.m.