Triple
T5338974
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Columbo |
E123896
|
entity |
| Predicate | createdBy |
P806
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Link
William Link was an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the iconic detective series Columbo.
|
E511299
|
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: William Link | Statement: [Columbo, createdBy, William Link]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Link Context triple: [Columbo, createdBy, William Link]
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A.
Gale Gordon
Gale Gordon was an American character actor best known for his authoritative comedic roles in classic radio and television sitcoms, particularly in collaborations with Lucille Ball.
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B.
Norman Corwin
Norman Corwin was an influential American writer, producer, and director best known for his pioneering, critically acclaimed radio dramas during the Golden Age of Radio.
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C.
Hugh Dryden
Hugh Dryden was an influential American aeronautical engineer and NASA deputy administrator who made major contributions to fluid dynamics and high-speed flight research.
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D.
Hans Matheson
Hans Matheson is a Scottish actor known for his roles in period dramas and literary adaptations in film and television.
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E.
Clarence Wilson
Clarence Wilson was an American character actor of the early 20th century, known for his frequent portrayals of stern or officious authority figures in numerous Hollywood films.
- 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: William Link Triple: [Columbo, createdBy, William Link]
Generated description
William Link was an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the iconic detective series Columbo.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Link Target entity description: William Link was an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the iconic detective series Columbo.
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A.
Gale Gordon
Gale Gordon was an American character actor best known for his authoritative comedic roles in classic radio and television sitcoms, particularly in collaborations with Lucille Ball.
-
B.
Norman Corwin
Norman Corwin was an influential American writer, producer, and director best known for his pioneering, critically acclaimed radio dramas during the Golden Age of Radio.
-
C.
Hugh Dryden
Hugh Dryden was an influential American aeronautical engineer and NASA deputy administrator who made major contributions to fluid dynamics and high-speed flight research.
-
D.
Hans Matheson
Hans Matheson is a Scottish actor known for his roles in period dramas and literary adaptations in film and television.
-
E.
Clarence Wilson
Clarence Wilson was an American character actor of the early 20th century, known for his frequent portrayals of stern or officious authority figures in numerous Hollywood films.
- 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_69bd464b07f8819095aa76577c9829e4 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd85c8415c819099a0b26e07360f01 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:37 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf18c54ca4819095ca1d81ee061937 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:16 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf197733b48190910bdd60fbd94fff |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:19 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf19e2d1fc81909030e32bb18d46dc |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:21 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2 p.m.