Triple
T4180352
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cunard Line |
E86578
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
George Burns
George Burns was a 19th-century Scottish shipping magnate who played a key role in developing transatlantic steamship travel.
|
E419971
|
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: George Burns | Statement: [Cunard Line, founder, George Burns]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George Burns Context triple: [Cunard Line, founder, George Burns]
-
A.
George Burns
George Burns was an American comedian, actor, and writer renowned for his cigar-smoking persona, dry wit, and long-running partnership with his wife Gracie Allen in vaudeville, radio, film, and television.
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B.
Ed Wynn
Ed Wynn was an American comedian and character actor known for his distinctive high-pitched voice and whimsical performances in early radio, film, and television.
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C.
Charles Coburn
Charles Coburn was an American character actor known for his distinguished, often avuncular screen presence in classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s, including an Academy Award-winning role in "The More the Merrier."
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D.
Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke is an American actor, comedian, and entertainer best known for his work in classic films like "Mary Poppins" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" and the television series "The Dick Van Dyke Show."
-
E.
Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau was an American actor renowned for his gruff charm and comedic roles in films such as "The Odd Couple" and "The Bad News Bears."
- 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: George Burns Triple: [Cunard Line, founder, George Burns]
Generated description
George Burns was a 19th-century Scottish shipping magnate who played a key role in developing transatlantic steamship travel.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George Burns Target entity description: George Burns was a 19th-century Scottish shipping magnate who played a key role in developing transatlantic steamship travel.
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A.
George Burns
George Burns was an American comedian, actor, and writer renowned for his cigar-smoking persona, dry wit, and long-running partnership with his wife Gracie Allen in vaudeville, radio, film, and television.
-
B.
Ed Wynn
Ed Wynn was an American comedian and character actor known for his distinctive high-pitched voice and whimsical performances in early radio, film, and television.
-
C.
Charles Coburn
Charles Coburn was an American character actor known for his distinguished, often avuncular screen presence in classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s, including an Academy Award-winning role in "The More the Merrier."
-
D.
Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke is an American actor, comedian, and entertainer best known for his work in classic films like "Mary Poppins" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" and the television series "The Dick Van Dyke Show."
-
E.
Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau was an American actor renowned for his gruff charm and comedic roles in films such as "The Odd Couple" and "The Bad News Bears."
- 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_69aed93de98c8190ad838ce507b77c8a |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69af0302972c819082f6e1938ed417c4 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b589f89f4481909f95d3ca915bac18 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 4:16 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b58e0446d48190a1fd54bcc72af026 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 4:34 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b58e8d57cc8190a823a7cf3a3f0cdf |
completed | March 14, 2026, 4:36 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:45 p.m.