Triple
T3926237
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | To Catch a Thief |
E93283
|
entity |
| Predicate | authorOfSourceWork |
P2353
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David Dodge
David Dodge was an American novelist best known for his mid-20th-century crime and adventure novels, including the book that inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s film "To Catch a Thief."
|
E405691
|
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: David Dodge | Statement: [To Catch a Thief, authorOfSourceWork, David Dodge]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Dodge Context triple: [To Catch a Thief, authorOfSourceWork, David Dodge]
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A.
David Dodge
David Dodge is a Canadian economist and public servant best known for serving as Governor of the Bank of Canada from 2001 to 2008.
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B.
David Dodd
David Dodd was an American economist, Columbia Business School professor, and influential co-author of the classic value investing text "Security Analysis."
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C.
Richard J. Donovan
Richard J. Donovan was a California legislator and public servant after whom the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego County is named.
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D.
Donald Todd
Donald Todd is an American television writer and producer known for his work on series such as "This Is Us" and "Samantha Who?".
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E.
John Church
John Church is a notable individual who bears the English surname "Church," though specific widely recognized details about his life or achievements are not clearly established.
- 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: David Dodge Triple: [To Catch a Thief, authorOfSourceWork, David Dodge]
Generated description
David Dodge was an American novelist best known for his mid-20th-century crime and adventure novels, including the book that inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s film "To Catch a Thief."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Dodge Target entity description: David Dodge was an American novelist best known for his mid-20th-century crime and adventure novels, including the book that inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s film "To Catch a Thief."
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A.
David Dodge
David Dodge is a Canadian economist and public servant best known for serving as Governor of the Bank of Canada from 2001 to 2008.
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B.
David Dodd
David Dodd was an American economist, Columbia Business School professor, and influential co-author of the classic value investing text "Security Analysis."
-
C.
Richard J. Donovan
Richard J. Donovan was a California legislator and public servant after whom the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego County is named.
-
D.
Donald Todd
Donald Todd is an American television writer and producer known for his work on series such as "This Is Us" and "Samantha Who?".
-
E.
John Church
John Church is a notable individual who bears the English surname "Church," though specific widely recognized details about his life or achievements are not clearly established.
- 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_69aed96bfa1081908f7b30f2c647dee6 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeed80a1e48190aa39748b9db42701 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b54c37594081909a3699bbd4863555 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:53 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b54d06c7c881908b30ba813c009d25 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:56 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b54d739e588190b23c06b10b4f540e |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:58 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:23 p.m.