Triple

T4505397
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Boardwalk Empire E101319 entity
Predicate basedOnAuthor P2806 FINISHED
Object Nelson Johnson
Nelson Johnson is an American author and former judge best known for writing the nonfiction book that inspired the television series "Boardwalk Empire."
 E512325 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: Nelson Johnson | Statement: [Boardwalk Empire, basedOnAuthor, Nelson Johnson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Nelson Johnson
Context triple: [Boardwalk Empire, basedOnAuthor, Nelson Johnson]
  • A. Benjamin Earl Nelson
    Benjamin Earl Nelson, better known as Ben E. King, was an American soul and R&B singer famed for his classic hit "Stand by Me."
  • B. Russell Harlan
    Russell Harlan was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous classic films, including "Witness for the Prosecution," "To Kill a Mockingbird," and "Red River."
  • C. Louis Nelson
    Louis Nelson is an American graphic designer best known for creating the powerful visual narrative elements of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
  • D. John Buckman
    John Buckman is an American entrepreneur and founder of the online music platform Magnatune and the book-sharing website BookMooch, known for his advocacy of open content and alternative licensing models.
  • E. Earle Mankey
    Earle Mankey is an American record producer, audio engineer, and former guitarist known for his innovative studio work with numerous alternative and new wave bands.
  • 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: Nelson Johnson
Triple: [Boardwalk Empire, basedOnAuthor, Nelson Johnson]
Generated description
Nelson Johnson is an American author and former judge best known for writing the nonfiction book that inspired the television series "Boardwalk Empire."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Nelson Johnson
Target entity description: Nelson Johnson is an American author and former judge best known for writing the nonfiction book that inspired the television series "Boardwalk Empire."
  • A. Benjamin Earl Nelson
    Benjamin Earl Nelson, better known as Ben E. King, was an American soul and R&B singer famed for his classic hit "Stand by Me."
  • B. Russell Harlan
    Russell Harlan was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous classic films, including "Witness for the Prosecution," "To Kill a Mockingbird," and "Red River."
  • C. Louis Nelson
    Louis Nelson is an American graphic designer best known for creating the powerful visual narrative elements of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
  • D. John Buckman
    John Buckman is an American entrepreneur and founder of the online music platform Magnatune and the book-sharing website BookMooch, known for his advocacy of open content and alternative licensing models.
  • E. Earle Mankey
    Earle Mankey is an American record producer, audio engineer, and former guitarist known for his innovative studio work with numerous alternative and new wave bands.
  • 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_69bd43d175248190894dc58b5b395c26 completed March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd56fe17608190ae5dc27052b7c337 completed March 20, 2026, 2:17 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bf185bce7c8190ad94ab3f848a0040 completed March 21, 2026, 10:14 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bf1a2478a481908aa08e08016e493b completed March 21, 2026, 10:22 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bf1a7f9c808190a067a2e983d77008 completed March 21, 2026, 10:23 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:01 p.m.