Triple
T4663363
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Pact |
E102786
|
entity |
| Predicate | director |
P255
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nicholas McCarthy
Nicholas McCarthy is an American filmmaker best known for directing atmospheric horror films such as "The Pact" and "At the Devil's Door."
|
E465888
|
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: Nicholas McCarthy | Statement: [The Pact, director, Nicholas McCarthy]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicholas McCarthy Context triple: [The Pact, director, Nicholas McCarthy]
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A.
Nicholas Lucas
Nicholas Lucas was an early colonial leader known for helping establish the West Jersey settlement in what is now New Jersey.
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B.
Nicholas Hannen
Nicholas Hannen was a British stage and film actor known for his classical performances, including roles in mid-20th-century Shakespearean adaptations.
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C.
Nicholas Hughes
Nicholas Hughes was the son of poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, who became a respected fisheries biologist before his tragic death in 2009.
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D.
Nicholas Hunt
Nicholas Hunt is a British figure best known as the father of UK Conservative politician and former Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
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E.
Ian Mackley
Ian Mackley is the husband of British comedian and television personality Julian Clary.
- 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: Nicholas McCarthy Triple: [The Pact, director, Nicholas McCarthy]
Generated description
Nicholas McCarthy is an American filmmaker best known for directing atmospheric horror films such as "The Pact" and "At the Devil's Door."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicholas McCarthy Target entity description: Nicholas McCarthy is an American filmmaker best known for directing atmospheric horror films such as "The Pact" and "At the Devil's Door."
-
A.
Nicholas Lucas
Nicholas Lucas was an early colonial leader known for helping establish the West Jersey settlement in what is now New Jersey.
-
B.
Nicholas Hannen
Nicholas Hannen was a British stage and film actor known for his classical performances, including roles in mid-20th-century Shakespearean adaptations.
-
C.
Nicholas Hughes
Nicholas Hughes was the son of poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, who became a respected fisheries biologist before his tragic death in 2009.
-
D.
Nicholas Hunt
Nicholas Hunt is a British figure best known as the father of UK Conservative politician and former Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
-
E.
Ian Mackley
Ian Mackley is the husband of British comedian and television personality Julian Clary.
- 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_69bd43d9cba4819086c1ab1c2d9d2133 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd632d6150819085bab97021c0235a |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:09 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be39bb60d88190b44e468904c85af9 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 6:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be3b7d0e3c8190a4c4fabee0299908 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 6:32 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be3c059b1c819084fa4c30e576fd2e |
completed | March 21, 2026, 6:34 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:15 p.m.