Triple
T8449787
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Knick |
E199771
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasMainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Dr. John W. Thackery
Dr. John W. Thackery is a brilliant but deeply troubled early-20th-century surgeon whose groundbreaking medical innovations are driven by his severe addiction and personal demons.
|
E737511
|
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: Dr. John W. Thackery | Statement: [The Knick, hasMainCharacter, Dr. John W. Thackery]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dr. John W. Thackery Context triple: [The Knick, hasMainCharacter, Dr. John W. Thackery]
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A.
Dr. William Weir
Dr. William Weir is a central character in the science fiction horror film "Event Horizon," portrayed as the troubled designer of the ill-fated experimental starship whose return from a mysterious journey triggers the movie’s terrifying events.
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B.
William Henry Barlow
William Henry Barlow was a prominent 19th-century British civil engineer known for his influential work on railway infrastructure and bridge design.
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C.
Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke
Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke is the neurotic psychiatrist protagonist of Mel Brooks's parody film "High Anxiety," known for spoofing Alfred Hitchcock-style thrillers.
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D.
Sir Joseph Hickson
Sir Joseph Hickson was a prominent 19th-century Canadian railway executive who played a key leadership role in the expansion and management of the Grand Trunk Railway.
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E.
Dr. Thomas Wynne
Dr. Thomas Wynne was a 17th-century Welsh-born physician and close associate of William Penn who became one of the early settlers and leaders in colonial Pennsylvania.
- 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: Dr. John W. Thackery Triple: [The Knick, hasMainCharacter, Dr. John W. Thackery]
Generated description
Dr. John W. Thackery is a brilliant but deeply troubled early-20th-century surgeon whose groundbreaking medical innovations are driven by his severe addiction and personal demons.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dr. John W. Thackery Target entity description: Dr. John W. Thackery is a brilliant but deeply troubled early-20th-century surgeon whose groundbreaking medical innovations are driven by his severe addiction and personal demons.
-
A.
Dr. William Weir
Dr. William Weir is a central character in the science fiction horror film "Event Horizon," portrayed as the troubled designer of the ill-fated experimental starship whose return from a mysterious journey triggers the movie’s terrifying events.
-
B.
William Henry Barlow
William Henry Barlow was a prominent 19th-century British civil engineer known for his influential work on railway infrastructure and bridge design.
-
C.
Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke
Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke is the neurotic psychiatrist protagonist of Mel Brooks's parody film "High Anxiety," known for spoofing Alfred Hitchcock-style thrillers.
-
D.
Sir Joseph Hickson
Sir Joseph Hickson was a prominent 19th-century Canadian railway executive who played a key leadership role in the expansion and management of the Grand Trunk Railway.
-
E.
Dr. Thomas Wynne
Dr. Thomas Wynne was a 17th-century Welsh-born physician and close associate of William Penn who became one of the early settlers and leaders in colonial Pennsylvania.
- 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_69ca83170f9081909cd98f55614c6476 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe44707b88190b3d8b30c45ef4496 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce39c11a488190b7775002e419eee7 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 9:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce3e82e57c81909b95577bd54616ff |
completed | April 2, 2026, 10:01 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce3ef732748190a4c0beabc1cbfad7 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 10:03 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:09 p.m.