Triple
T10148862
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William D. Wittliff |
E232578
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Wittliff
Wittliff is the surname of William D. Wittliff, an American screenwriter, author, and photographer known for works such as the miniseries "Lonesome Dove."
|
E844139
|
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: Wittliff | Statement: [William D. Wittliff, familyName, Wittliff]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wittliff Context triple: [William D. Wittliff, familyName, Wittliff]
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A.
Spottiswoode
Spottiswoode is a surname most notably associated with British-Canadian film director Roger Spottiswoode.
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B.
Bridwell
Bridwell is a surname most notably associated with Jim Bridwell, an influential American rock climber and mountaineer.
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C.
O'Steen
O'Steen is a surname most notably associated with American film editor Sam O'Steen, known for his work on several acclaimed Hollywood films.
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D.
Bivins
Bivins is a surname most notably associated with Michael Bivins, an American singer, rapper, and music executive known for his work with New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe.
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E.
Al Hibbler
Al Hibbler was an American baritone jazz and pop singer best known for his work with Duke Ellington’s orchestra and his hit recordings in the 1940s and 1950s.
- 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: Wittliff Triple: [William D. Wittliff, familyName, Wittliff]
Generated description
Wittliff is the surname of William D. Wittliff, an American screenwriter, author, and photographer known for works such as the miniseries "Lonesome Dove."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wittliff Target entity description: Wittliff is the surname of William D. Wittliff, an American screenwriter, author, and photographer known for works such as the miniseries "Lonesome Dove."
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A.
Spottiswoode
Spottiswoode is a surname most notably associated with British-Canadian film director Roger Spottiswoode.
-
B.
Bridwell
Bridwell is a surname most notably associated with Jim Bridwell, an influential American rock climber and mountaineer.
-
C.
O'Steen
O'Steen is a surname most notably associated with American film editor Sam O'Steen, known for his work on several acclaimed Hollywood films.
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D.
Bivins
Bivins is a surname most notably associated with Michael Bivins, an American singer, rapper, and music executive known for his work with New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe.
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E.
Al Hibbler
Al Hibbler was an American baritone jazz and pop singer best known for his work with Duke Ellington’s orchestra and his hit recordings in the 1940s and 1950s.
- 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_69ca84885e48819088a31b127cf44904 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdec024da481908b8170fcf3b18e67 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 4:09 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d2e6369c848190984394eedf2f07eb |
completed | April 5, 2026, 10:46 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d2e73fd6988190a338a9e49dc3671b |
completed | April 5, 2026, 10:50 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d2e8c9058c8190bfa5720397331fa1 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 10:57 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 9:08 p.m.