Triple
T8538205
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Middle of Nowhere |
E202129
|
entity |
| Predicate | producer |
P490
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Howard Barish
Howard Barish is a film and television producer best known for his collaborations with Ava DuVernay, including work on acclaimed projects such as the documentary "13th."
|
E763461
|
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: Howard Barish | Statement: [Middle of Nowhere, producer, Howard Barish]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Barish Context triple: [Middle of Nowhere, producer, Howard Barish]
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A.
Howard Bilerman
Howard Bilerman is a Canadian drummer, audio engineer, and record producer best known for his work with Arcade Fire and numerous influential indie rock recordings.
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B.
Phil Baran
Phil Baran is an American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in synthetic organic chemistry and the development of innovative methods for constructing complex natural products.
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C.
Barry Eisenberg
Barry Eisenberg is the father of former child actress Hallie Kate Eisenberg, known for her Pepsi commercials and film roles in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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D.
Howard Lasnik
Howard Lasnik is a prominent American linguist known for his influential work in generative syntax and his close collaboration with Noam Chomsky in developing contemporary syntactic theory.
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E.
Barry Josephson
Barry Josephson is an American film and television producer known for his work on series such as "Bones" and various feature 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: Howard Barish Triple: [Middle of Nowhere, producer, Howard Barish]
Generated description
Howard Barish is a film and television producer best known for his collaborations with Ava DuVernay, including work on acclaimed projects such as the documentary "13th."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Barish Target entity description: Howard Barish is a film and television producer best known for his collaborations with Ava DuVernay, including work on acclaimed projects such as the documentary "13th."
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A.
Howard Bilerman
Howard Bilerman is a Canadian drummer, audio engineer, and record producer best known for his work with Arcade Fire and numerous influential indie rock recordings.
-
B.
Phil Baran
Phil Baran is an American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in synthetic organic chemistry and the development of innovative methods for constructing complex natural products.
-
C.
Barry Eisenberg
Barry Eisenberg is the father of former child actress Hallie Kate Eisenberg, known for her Pepsi commercials and film roles in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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D.
Howard Lasnik
Howard Lasnik is a prominent American linguist known for his influential work in generative syntax and his close collaboration with Noam Chomsky in developing contemporary syntactic theory.
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E.
Barry Josephson
Barry Josephson is an American film and television producer known for his work on series such as "Bones" and various feature 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_69ca832355b08190b8b6a4ab4a4a3554 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe6a5c2848190836c612597de83b7 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cf9ffe17e481908516d2f526d60684 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 11:09 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfa3ca78848190a8e44a2419d1eccd |
completed | April 3, 2026, 11:26 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfa4203f7c819084d27a53928812cd |
completed | April 3, 2026, 11:27 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:18 p.m.