Triple
T4209979
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kerr |
E93876
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Walter Kerr
Walter Kerr was an influential American theater critic and director known for his work with The New York Times and his impact on mid-20th-century Broadway.
|
E421886
|
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: Walter Kerr | Statement: [Kerr, hasNotableBearer, Walter Kerr]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Kerr Context triple: [Kerr, hasNotableBearer, Walter Kerr]
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A.
Brooks Atkinson
Brooks Atkinson was a prominent American theater critic for The New York Times, renowned for his influential reviews and support of modern drama in the mid-20th century.
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B.
John Lahr
John Lahr is an American theater critic and biographer best known for his long tenure at The New Yorker and his acclaimed biographies of major stage figures.
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C.
Robert Brustein
Robert Brustein was an influential American theater critic, producer, and educator, best known for his leadership in shaping modern regional theater and his long association with major academic institutions.
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D.
Erwin Gelsey
Erwin Gelsey was an American screenwriter best known for his work on classic Hollywood films, including contributing the story for the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical "Swing Time."
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E.
Thomas McCarter
Thomas McCarter was an American businessman and utility executive best known as the founder of the energy company Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG).
- 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: Walter Kerr Triple: [Kerr, hasNotableBearer, Walter Kerr]
Generated description
Walter Kerr was an influential American theater critic and director known for his work with The New York Times and his impact on mid-20th-century Broadway.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Kerr Target entity description: Walter Kerr was an influential American theater critic and director known for his work with The New York Times and his impact on mid-20th-century Broadway.
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A.
Brooks Atkinson
Brooks Atkinson was a prominent American theater critic for The New York Times, renowned for his influential reviews and support of modern drama in the mid-20th century.
-
B.
John Lahr
John Lahr is an American theater critic and biographer best known for his long tenure at The New Yorker and his acclaimed biographies of major stage figures.
-
C.
Robert Brustein
Robert Brustein was an influential American theater critic, producer, and educator, best known for his leadership in shaping modern regional theater and his long association with major academic institutions.
-
D.
Erwin Gelsey
Erwin Gelsey was an American screenwriter best known for his work on classic Hollywood films, including contributing the story for the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical "Swing Time."
-
E.
Thomas McCarter
Thomas McCarter was an American businessman and utility executive best known as the founder of the energy company Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG).
- 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_69b3451743608190808f41d17ccf2650 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b34810de648190b09c5e705cf0a74e |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5962ec4f8819085bef81ce71aa132 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 5:09 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b596eb6c288190a63c61d5e71c609b |
completed | March 14, 2026, 5:12 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b59788ef308190a34c2f23f22a7e4d |
completed | March 14, 2026, 5:14 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:03 p.m.