Triple
T5188155
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The French Connection |
E117082
|
entity |
| Predicate | screenwriter |
P2831
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ernest Tidyman
Ernest Tidyman was an American author and screenwriter best known for creating the character Shaft and writing the Oscar-winning screenplay for the film adaptation of "The French Connection."
|
E502107
|
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: Ernest Tidyman | Statement: [The French Connection, screenwriter, Ernest Tidyman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ernest Tidyman Context triple: [The French Connection, screenwriter, Ernest Tidyman]
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A.
Ernest Torrence
Ernest Torrence was a Scottish-born character actor of the silent and early sound film era, known for his imposing presence and memorable supporting roles in Hollywood productions.
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B.
Christopher Morley
Christopher Morley was an American journalist, novelist, essayist, and poet known for his witty, urbane writing and popular works in early 20th-century literature.
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C.
Walter Pitman
Walter Pitman was an American geophysicist and oceanographer known for his pioneering work on seafloor spreading and plate tectonics.
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D.
Felix de Weldon
Felix de Weldon was an Austrian-American sculptor best known for creating the iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising statue and numerous other public monuments.
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E.
Arthur Seid
Arthur Seid is a film editor known for his work on the classic 1948 crime drama "Force of Evil."
- 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: Ernest Tidyman Triple: [The French Connection, screenwriter, Ernest Tidyman]
Generated description
Ernest Tidyman was an American author and screenwriter best known for creating the character Shaft and writing the Oscar-winning screenplay for the film adaptation of "The French Connection."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ernest Tidyman Target entity description: Ernest Tidyman was an American author and screenwriter best known for creating the character Shaft and writing the Oscar-winning screenplay for the film adaptation of "The French Connection."
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A.
Ernest Torrence
Ernest Torrence was a Scottish-born character actor of the silent and early sound film era, known for his imposing presence and memorable supporting roles in Hollywood productions.
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B.
Christopher Morley
Christopher Morley was an American journalist, novelist, essayist, and poet known for his witty, urbane writing and popular works in early 20th-century literature.
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C.
Walter Pitman
Walter Pitman was an American geophysicist and oceanographer known for his pioneering work on seafloor spreading and plate tectonics.
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D.
Felix de Weldon
Felix de Weldon was an Austrian-American sculptor best known for creating the iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising statue and numerous other public monuments.
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E.
Arthur Seid
Arthur Seid is a film editor known for his work on the classic 1948 crime drama "Force of Evil."
- 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_69bd44620ff48190bcac01782107a397 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd79c56280819085926316f7b520bc |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bee08af954819080dbe7ea1ac6ddb0 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 6:16 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bee5fc0c408190b4ad4b77e0045182 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 6:39 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bee6b954c08190a353ebcfe829888a |
completed | March 21, 2026, 6:43 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:46 p.m.