Triple
T9013408
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Action in the North Atlantic |
E215532
|
entity |
| Predicate | screenwriter |
P2831
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Howard Lawson
John Howard Lawson was an American playwright, screenwriter, and prominent member of the Hollywood Ten who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era for his political beliefs.
|
E774261
|
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: John Howard Lawson | Statement: [Action in the North Atlantic, screenwriter, John Howard Lawson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Howard Lawson Context triple: [Action in the North Atlantic, screenwriter, John Howard Lawson]
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A.
Floyd Dell
Floyd Dell was an American writer, critic, and prominent figure in early 20th-century literary radicalism and bohemian culture.
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B.
Ward Bond
Ward Bond was an American character actor best known for his prolific work in classic Hollywood films and the television series "Wagon Train."
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C.
Fritz Lanman
Fritz Lanman is an American technology executive and investor known for his leadership roles at companies like ClassPass and his early investment in and involvement with startups such as Square.
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D.
Ross Thomas
Ross Thomas is an American actor best known for his role in the inspirational biographical film "Soul Surfer."
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E.
Ross Thomas
Ross Thomas was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his witty, politically charged crime and espionage thrillers.
- 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: John Howard Lawson Triple: [Action in the North Atlantic, screenwriter, John Howard Lawson]
Generated description
John Howard Lawson was an American playwright, screenwriter, and prominent member of the Hollywood Ten who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era for his political beliefs.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Howard Lawson Target entity description: John Howard Lawson was an American playwright, screenwriter, and prominent member of the Hollywood Ten who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era for his political beliefs.
-
A.
Floyd Dell
Floyd Dell was an American writer, critic, and prominent figure in early 20th-century literary radicalism and bohemian culture.
-
B.
Ward Bond
Ward Bond was an American character actor best known for his prolific work in classic Hollywood films and the television series "Wagon Train."
-
C.
Fritz Lanman
Fritz Lanman is an American technology executive and investor known for his leadership roles at companies like ClassPass and his early investment in and involvement with startups such as Square.
-
D.
Ross Thomas
Ross Thomas was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his witty, politically charged crime and espionage thrillers.
-
E.
Ross Thomas
Ross Thomas is an American actor best known for his role in the inspirational biographical film "Soul Surfer."
- 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_69ca83a2bf088190986ee7a8eb90407d |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc69f96980819093bfc49d48570c65 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:42 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfeb671e488190920fb1780e4ad48d |
completed | April 3, 2026, 4:31 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfedb37584819083038f1498b00886 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 4:41 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfee063adc8190a1f2bd447f137e56 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 4:42 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:06 p.m.