Triple
T1115651
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edison Manufacturing Company |
E11093
|
entity |
| Predicate | employed |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Edwin S. Porter
Edwin S. Porter was an early American film pioneer and director best known for his groundbreaking 1903 silent film "The Great Train Robbery."
|
E128244
|
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: Edwin S. Porter | Statement: [Edison Manufacturing Company, employed, Edwin S. Porter]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edwin S. Porter Context triple: [Edison Manufacturing Company, employed, Edwin S. Porter]
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A.
D. W. Griffith
D. W. Griffith was a pioneering American film director of the silent era, best known for developing many foundational cinematic techniques and directing influential early feature films.
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B.
Richard DeMille
Richard DeMille was an American writer and psychologist known for his critical examinations of Carlos Castaneda’s work and for being the adopted son of famed film director Cecil B. DeMille.
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C.
William C. deMille
William C. deMille was an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director of the silent and early sound era, known for his sophisticated dramas and as the brother of famed director Cecil B. DeMille.
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D.
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson was a pioneering Scottish inventor and early motion picture engineer who worked with Thomas Edison to develop some of the first practical film cameras and viewing devices.
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E.
Rex Ingram
Rex Ingram was a prominent Irish-American silent film director of the early 20th century, known for his visually innovative and epic productions in Hollywood.
- 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: Edwin S. Porter Triple: [Edison Manufacturing Company, employed, Edwin S. Porter]
Generated description
Edwin S. Porter was an early American film pioneer and director best known for his groundbreaking 1903 silent film "The Great Train Robbery."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edwin S. Porter Target entity description: Edwin S. Porter was an early American film pioneer and director best known for his groundbreaking 1903 silent film "The Great Train Robbery."
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A.
D. W. Griffith
D. W. Griffith was a pioneering American film director of the silent era, best known for developing many foundational cinematic techniques and directing influential early feature films.
-
B.
Richard DeMille
Richard DeMille was an American writer and psychologist known for his critical examinations of Carlos Castaneda’s work and for being the adopted son of famed film director Cecil B. DeMille.
-
C.
William C. deMille
William C. deMille was an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director of the silent and early sound era, known for his sophisticated dramas and as the brother of famed director Cecil B. DeMille.
-
D.
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson was a pioneering Scottish inventor and early motion picture engineer who worked with Thomas Edison to develop some of the first practical film cameras and viewing devices.
-
E.
Rex Ingram
Rex Ingram was a prominent Irish-American silent film director of the early 20th century, known for his visually innovative and epic productions in Hollywood.
- 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_69a493252a648190ac48f8742474a5e8 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bba2b550819081f8a100638d2fba |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac539783188190896ab66306697b1c |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:34 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac544fc41881908daff6b313622619 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:37 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac5526679081909c9f7458bd316ff6 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:41 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m.