Triple

T88870
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thomas Alva Edison E1785 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Kinetoscope
The Kinetoscope was an early motion picture exhibition device that allowed a single viewer to watch short films through a peephole, pioneering the commercial development of cinema in the 1890s.
E9030 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: Kinetoscope | Statement: [Thomas Alva Edison, notableWork, Kinetoscope]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kinetoscope
Context triple: [Thomas Alva Edison, notableWork, Kinetoscope]
  • A. Edison cylinder phonograph
    The Edison cylinder phonograph was an early sound recording and playback device that used rotating wax cylinders to capture and reproduce audio, pioneering the era of recorded sound.
  • B. Vitaphone
    Vitaphone was an early sound-on-disc motion picture system developed by Warner Bros. that played a key role in the transition from silent films to “talkies” in the late 1920s.
  • C. De Forest Phonofilm Corporation
    De Forest Phonofilm Corporation was an early 20th-century film company that pioneered synchronized sound-on-film technology for motion pictures.
  • D. Musee Mecanique
    Musée Mécanique is a popular San Francisco museum featuring a large collection of antique arcade machines and mechanical curiosities.
  • E. IMAX
    IMAX is a high-resolution large-format cinema technology known for its giant screens, immersive sound, and specialized cameras used for premium theatrical presentations.
  • 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: Kinetoscope
Triple: [Thomas Alva Edison, notableWork, Kinetoscope]
Generated description
The Kinetoscope was an early motion picture exhibition device that allowed a single viewer to watch short films through a peephole, pioneering the commercial development of cinema in the 1890s.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kinetoscope
Target entity description: The Kinetoscope was an early motion picture exhibition device that allowed a single viewer to watch short films through a peephole, pioneering the commercial development of cinema in the 1890s.
  • A. Edison cylinder phonograph
    The Edison cylinder phonograph was an early sound recording and playback device that used rotating wax cylinders to capture and reproduce audio, pioneering the era of recorded sound.
  • B. Vitaphone
    Vitaphone was an early sound-on-disc motion picture system developed by Warner Bros. that played a key role in the transition from silent films to “talkies” in the late 1920s.
  • C. De Forest Phonofilm Corporation
    De Forest Phonofilm Corporation was an early 20th-century film company that pioneered synchronized sound-on-film technology for motion pictures.
  • D. Musee Mecanique
    Musée Mécanique is a popular San Francisco museum featuring a large collection of antique arcade machines and mechanical curiosities.
  • E. IMAX
    IMAX is a high-resolution large-format cinema technology known for its giant screens, immersive sound, and specialized cameras used for premium theatrical presentations.
  • 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_69a24d1a97dc819094e6c021fe9b05a7 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:04 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a24f6997c081908b202f937eb2b14f completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:14 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a266ebb994819085fb84dd1d2d25ad completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:54 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a267b740388190a321023aa52a539a completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:57 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a2685dc64c8190bd611985d1bc27a3 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 4 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:07 a.m.