Triple

T8871469
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ann Swidler E211165 entity
Predicate coAuthorWith P398 FINISHED
Object Michael Hout
Michael Hout is an American sociologist known for his research on social stratification, religion, and demographic change, often using quantitative and historical methods.
E763085 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: Michael Hout | Statement: [Ann Swidler, coAuthorWith, Michael Hout]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Hout
Context triple: [Ann Swidler, coAuthorWith, Michael Hout]
  • A. Edward R. Pressman
    Edward R. Pressman was an influential American film producer known for backing distinctive and often risk-taking projects across independent and mainstream cinema, including films like "Wall Street," "Badlands," and "American Psycho."
  • B. George K. Spoor
    George K. Spoor was an early American film producer and industry pioneer best known as the co-founder of the influential silent-era Essanay Studios.
  • C. Thomas S. Eisenstadt
    Thomas S. Eisenstadt was the sheriff of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, best known for his role as the named petitioner in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court contraception case Eisenstadt v. Baird (1972).
  • D. Peter W. Rodino
    Peter W. Rodino was a long-serving Democratic U.S. Representative from New Jersey best known for chairing the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate impeachment proceedings against President Richard Nixon.
  • E. Thomas J. Biersteker
    Thomas J. Biersteker is an American political scientist and international relations scholar known for his work on global governance, sanctions, and international security.
  • 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: Michael Hout
Triple: [Ann Swidler, coAuthorWith, Michael Hout]
Generated description
Michael Hout is an American sociologist known for his research on social stratification, religion, and demographic change, often using quantitative and historical methods.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Hout
Target entity description: Michael Hout is an American sociologist known for his research on social stratification, religion, and demographic change, often using quantitative and historical methods.
  • A. Edward R. Pressman
    Edward R. Pressman was an influential American film producer known for backing distinctive and often risk-taking projects across independent and mainstream cinema, including films like "Wall Street," "Badlands," and "American Psycho."
  • B. George K. Spoor
    George K. Spoor was an early American film producer and industry pioneer best known as the co-founder of the influential silent-era Essanay Studios.
  • C. Thomas S. Eisenstadt
    Thomas S. Eisenstadt was the sheriff of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, best known for his role as the named petitioner in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court contraception case Eisenstadt v. Baird (1972).
  • D. Peter W. Rodino
    Peter W. Rodino was a long-serving Democratic U.S. Representative from New Jersey best known for chairing the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate impeachment proceedings against President Richard Nixon.
  • E. Thomas J. Biersteker
    Thomas J. Biersteker is an American political scientist and international relations scholar known for his work on global governance, sanctions, and international security.
  • 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_69ca838d3c7c8190a849566d5afd2b11 completed March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc61281e888190a32b08980310979f completed April 1, 2026, 12:04 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cfa0f1f1888190a5b514b895e44799 completed April 3, 2026, 11:13 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cfa1ee350881909355371d824ebe3d completed April 3, 2026, 11:18 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cfa26ab1b881909e42a435f4e3333c completed April 3, 2026, 11:20 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:51 p.m.