Triple
T657089
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Billy Crystal |
E11670
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Edward Crystal
William Edward Crystal is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director best known for his work in films like "When Harry Met Sally..." and as a longtime host of the Academy Awards.
|
E94485
|
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 Edward Crystal | Statement: [Billy Crystal, birthName, William Edward Crystal]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Edward Crystal Context triple: [Billy Crystal, birthName, William Edward Crystal]
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A.
Andrew Heiskell
Andrew Heiskell was an American publishing executive and philanthropist best known as a longtime leader of Time Inc. and a prominent figure in New York’s cultural and civic life.
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B.
Louis Lingg
Louis Lingg was a German-born anarchist and labor activist best known as one of the defendants in the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago.
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C.
Albert DeSilver
Albert DeSilver was an American lawyer and civil liberties advocate best known as one of the founding figures of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
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D.
John Edison Sweet
John Edison Sweet was an American mechanical engineer and inventor best known as a pioneering figure in the profession and an early leader in establishing standards and organization within the field.
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E.
Frederick H. Meyer
Frederick H. Meyer was an American architect active in the early 20th century, known for designing prominent public and commercial buildings in San Francisco.
- 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 Edward Crystal Triple: [Billy Crystal, birthName, William Edward Crystal]
Generated description
William Edward Crystal is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director best known for his work in films like "When Harry Met Sally..." and as a longtime host of the Academy Awards.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Edward Crystal Target entity description: William Edward Crystal is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director best known for his work in films like "When Harry Met Sally..." and as a longtime host of the Academy Awards.
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A.
Andrew Heiskell
Andrew Heiskell was an American publishing executive and philanthropist best known as a longtime leader of Time Inc. and a prominent figure in New York’s cultural and civic life.
-
B.
Louis Lingg
Louis Lingg was a German-born anarchist and labor activist best known as one of the defendants in the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago.
-
C.
Albert DeSilver
Albert DeSilver was an American lawyer and civil liberties advocate best known as one of the founding figures of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
-
D.
John Edison Sweet
John Edison Sweet was an American mechanical engineer and inventor best known as a pioneering figure in the profession and an early leader in establishing standards and organization within the field.
-
E.
Frederick H. Meyer
Frederick H. Meyer was an American architect active in the early 20th century, known for designing prominent public and commercial buildings in San Francisco.
- 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_69a4932862a0819098be659c814e4981 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49f4e87408190b5276d2b913d0426 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a67eeff434819090fb550b6bf07d86 |
completed | March 3, 2026, 6:25 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a67f6615188190ad526ba0875209a9 |
completed | March 3, 2026, 6:27 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a6808069e08190bc6df238c91d24c4 |
completed | March 3, 2026, 6:32 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:36 p.m.