Triple
T5286704
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | They Live by Night |
E119635
|
entity |
| Predicate | cinematographyBy |
P1953
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
George E. Diskant
George E. Diskant was an American cinematographer known for his atmospheric black-and-white photography on classic film noir and crime dramas of the 1940s and 1950s.
|
E952095
|
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: George E. Diskant | Statement: [They Live by Night, cinematographyBy, George E. Diskant]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George E. Diskant Context triple: [They Live by Night, cinematographyBy, George E. Diskant]
-
A.
George B. Schubauer
George B. Schubauer was an American engineer and experimental physicist known for his influential work in fluid mechanics and turbulence research.
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B.
Harry E. Edington
Harry E. Edington was a Hollywood film producer active during the classic studio era, known for his work on notable dramas such as "Kitty Foyle."
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C.
Samuel J. Gorlitz
Samuel J. Gorlitz is an American real estate entrepreneur best known as the founder of Federal Realty Investment Trust, a major publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in retail and mixed-use properties.
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D.
George H. Denny
George H. Denny was a prominent president of the University of Alabama whose leadership and contributions to the institution led to the university’s football stadium being partly named in his honor.
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E.
Lewis J. Stadlen
Lewis J. Stadlen is an American character actor known for his extensive work on Broadway and in film and television, often in comedic or sharply drawn supporting roles.
- 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: George E. Diskant Triple: [They Live by Night, cinematographyBy, George E. Diskant]
Generated description
George E. Diskant was an American cinematographer known for his atmospheric black-and-white photography on classic film noir and crime dramas of the 1940s and 1950s.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George E. Diskant Target entity description: George E. Diskant was an American cinematographer known for his atmospheric black-and-white photography on classic film noir and crime dramas of the 1940s and 1950s.
-
A.
George B. Schubauer
George B. Schubauer was an American engineer and experimental physicist known for his influential work in fluid mechanics and turbulence research.
-
B.
Harry E. Edington
Harry E. Edington was a Hollywood film producer active during the classic studio era, known for his work on notable dramas such as "Kitty Foyle."
-
C.
Samuel J. Gorlitz
Samuel J. Gorlitz is an American real estate entrepreneur best known as the founder of Federal Realty Investment Trust, a major publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in retail and mixed-use properties.
-
D.
George H. Denny
George H. Denny was a prominent president of the University of Alabama whose leadership and contributions to the institution led to the university’s football stadium being partly named in his honor.
-
E.
Lewis J. Stadlen
Lewis J. Stadlen is an American character actor known for his extensive work on Broadway and in film and television, often in comedic or sharply drawn supporting roles.
- 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_69bd446de5648190b313a90bd96730d2 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd84d9a0788190a4a85a9cab07903f |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:33 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f2802d74f081909c7af34bf266ae01 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 10:03 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f28b7db84c8190b4c2b22a7465cf97 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 10:51 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f2a0e8861c8190a9ac8e0f488f4a95 |
completed | April 30, 2026, 12:23 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:52 p.m.