Triple
T4434970
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Strangers on a Train |
E95626
|
entity |
| Predicate | screenwriter |
P2831
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Whitfield Cook
Whitfield Cook was an American writer and screenwriter best known for his collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock, including work on the film "Strangers on a Train."
|
E444557
|
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: Whitfield Cook | Statement: [Strangers on a Train, screenwriter, Whitfield Cook]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whitfield Cook Context triple: [Strangers on a Train, screenwriter, Whitfield Cook]
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A.
Donald Cook
Donald Cook was an American stage and film actor active in the early to mid-20th century, known for his roles in both Broadway productions and Hollywood movies.
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B.
Donald Cooksey
Donald Cooksey was an American physicist known for his work in nuclear physics and his leadership role at the MIT Radiation Laboratory during World War II.
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C.
Roy Hinson
Roy Hinson is a former American professional basketball player and standout forward from Rutgers University who played several seasons in the NBA during the 1980s.
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D.
Armond Hill
Armond Hill is a former American basketball player and coach best known for his standout collegiate career at Princeton University and subsequent role as an NBA guard.
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E.
Archdale Wilson
Archdale Wilson was a British Army officer best known for leading the successful recapture of Delhi during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
- 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: Whitfield Cook Triple: [Strangers on a Train, screenwriter, Whitfield Cook]
Generated description
Whitfield Cook was an American writer and screenwriter best known for his collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock, including work on the film "Strangers on a Train."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whitfield Cook Target entity description: Whitfield Cook was an American writer and screenwriter best known for his collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock, including work on the film "Strangers on a Train."
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A.
Donald Cook
Donald Cook was an American stage and film actor active in the early to mid-20th century, known for his roles in both Broadway productions and Hollywood movies.
-
B.
Donald Cooksey
Donald Cooksey was an American physicist known for his work in nuclear physics and his leadership role at the MIT Radiation Laboratory during World War II.
-
C.
Roy Hinson
Roy Hinson is a former American professional basketball player and standout forward from Rutgers University who played several seasons in the NBA during the 1980s.
-
D.
Armond Hill
Armond Hill is a former American basketball player and coach best known for his standout collegiate career at Princeton University and subsequent role as an NBA guard.
-
E.
Archdale Wilson
Archdale Wilson was a British Army officer best known for leading the successful recapture of Delhi during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
- 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_69b3453ea2b48190a26f154b3b8fece5 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b35588e99881908fea7b71a33e2bb6 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b65f34df20819090767fe4c577be87 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 7:26 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b661b837e08190a05f1d259ed12b2c |
completed | March 15, 2026, 7:37 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b661da09ec8190aa13a9f60d17cbad |
completed | March 15, 2026, 7:38 a.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:31 p.m.