Triple
T9464985
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Broadway Melody of 1938 |
E228247
|
entity |
| Predicate | castMember |
P1668
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Willie Howard
Willie Howard was an American vaudeville and Broadway comedian and actor known for his comic performances in early 20th-century stage and film productions.
|
E802357
|
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: Willie Howard | Statement: [Broadway Melody of 1938, castMember, Willie Howard]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Willie Howard Context triple: [Broadway Melody of 1938, castMember, Willie Howard]
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A.
Willie Taylor
Willie Taylor is an American R&B singer and reality TV personality best known as a member of the MTV-formed group Day26.
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B.
Willie Reed
Willie Reed is an American professional basketball player and center who has played in the NBA and its developmental leagues, known for his rebounding and shot-blocking abilities.
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C.
Willie Beamen
Willie Beamen is the ambitious, improvisational quarterback in the film "Any Given Sunday" who rises from overlooked backup to controversial star while clashing with his coach and teammates.
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D.
Willie Rae Johnson
Willie Rae Johnson is the supportive and often humorous mother of Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson in the television series "The Closer."
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E.
Willie Clayton
Willie Clayton is an American soul and blues singer known for his smooth vocals and contributions to contemporary Southern soul music.
- 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: Willie Howard Triple: [Broadway Melody of 1938, castMember, Willie Howard]
Generated description
Willie Howard was an American vaudeville and Broadway comedian and actor known for his comic performances in early 20th-century stage and film productions.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Willie Howard Target entity description: Willie Howard was an American vaudeville and Broadway comedian and actor known for his comic performances in early 20th-century stage and film productions.
-
A.
Willie Taylor
Willie Taylor is an American R&B singer and reality TV personality best known as a member of the MTV-formed group Day26.
-
B.
Willie Reed
Willie Reed is an American professional basketball player and center who has played in the NBA and its developmental leagues, known for his rebounding and shot-blocking abilities.
-
C.
Willie Beamen
Willie Beamen is the ambitious, improvisational quarterback in the film "Any Given Sunday" who rises from overlooked backup to controversial star while clashing with his coach and teammates.
-
D.
Willie Rae Johnson
Willie Rae Johnson is the supportive and often humorous mother of Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson in the television series "The Closer."
-
E.
Willie Clayton
Willie Clayton is an American soul and blues singer known for his smooth vocals and contributions to contemporary Southern soul music.
- 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_69ca846fee388190a6ec273fd644b88b |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:10 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd7fdad3c4819083b06f1b45acc85a |
completed | April 1, 2026, 8:28 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d12ce37efc81908eee5dd709a574fb |
completed | April 4, 2026, 3:23 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d12ea1d4648190820fee204f563cdc |
completed | April 4, 2026, 3:30 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d12f10dd248190b9dfa1b360c92295 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 3:32 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:53 p.m.