Triple
T8607457
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Phantom of the Air |
E203835
|
entity |
| Predicate | starred |
P5563
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Desmond
William Desmond was an Irish-born American actor prominent in silent and early sound films, particularly known for his roles in action and adventure serials.
|
E747823
|
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 Desmond | Statement: [The Phantom of the Air, starred, William Desmond]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Desmond Context triple: [The Phantom of the Air, starred, William Desmond]
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A.
George Dunning
George Dunning was a Canadian-born animator and film director best known for directing the Beatles' 1968 animated feature film "Yellow Submarine."
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B.
Leo McKern
Leo McKern was an Australian-born actor best known for his long-running role as the barrister Horace Rumpole in the British television series "Rumpole of the Bailey."
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C.
John Talman
John Talman was an English antiquary and art collector of the early 18th century, notable for his pioneering role in the study and preservation of historical artifacts and artworks.
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D.
William Cargill
William Cargill was a 19th-century Scottish-born colonist and political leader who played a key role in the early European settlement of southern New Zealand.
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E.
Arthur Dignam
Arthur Dignam was an Australian actor known for his distinctive character roles in film, television, and theatre.
- 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 Desmond Triple: [The Phantom of the Air, starred, William Desmond]
Generated description
William Desmond was an Irish-born American actor prominent in silent and early sound films, particularly known for his roles in action and adventure serials.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Desmond Target entity description: William Desmond was an Irish-born American actor prominent in silent and early sound films, particularly known for his roles in action and adventure serials.
-
A.
George Dunning
George Dunning was a Canadian-born animator and film director best known for directing the Beatles' 1968 animated feature film "Yellow Submarine."
-
B.
Leo McKern
Leo McKern was an Australian-born actor best known for his long-running role as the barrister Horace Rumpole in the British television series "Rumpole of the Bailey."
-
C.
John Talman
John Talman was an English antiquary and art collector of the early 18th century, notable for his pioneering role in the study and preservation of historical artifacts and artworks.
-
D.
William Cargill
William Cargill was a 19th-century Scottish-born colonist and political leader who played a key role in the early European settlement of southern New Zealand.
-
E.
Arthur Dignam
Arthur Dignam was an Australian actor known for his distinctive character roles in film, television, and theatre.
- 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_69ca832c23e4819095a9f3eea4a21828 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc46ec301881908ce148a3f07069fe |
completed | March 31, 2026, 10:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cebbb9307c81909b31995c73728e91 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 6:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cebfbfaa888190b4dc61ea6e65bc3f |
completed | April 2, 2026, 7:13 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cec01ec2d88190a9d96637f3e03932 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 7:14 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:25 p.m.