Triple
T11170014
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | They All Laughed |
E264249
|
entity |
| Predicate | editor |
P1954
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William A. Sawyer |
E639567
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: William A. Sawyer | Statement: [They All Laughed, editor, William A. Sawyer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William A. Sawyer Context triple: [They All Laughed, editor, William A. Sawyer]
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A.
William A. Sawyer
chosen
William A. Sawyer is a film editor best known for his work on the cult classic dark comedy "Harold and Maude."
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B.
William G. Livesay
William G. Livesay was a U.S. Army officer who served as a notable commander of the 3rd Infantry Division.
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C.
Harry M. Wegeforth
Harry M. Wegeforth was an American physician and civic leader best known for establishing and guiding the early development of the San Diego Zoo into a major zoological institution.
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D.
Gordon E. Sawyer
Gordon E. Sawyer was an influential American sound engineer in the film industry, renowned for his technical achievements and long career at Samuel Goldwyn Studios.
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E.
Arthur B. Sleigh
Arthur B. Sleigh was a 19th-century British Army officer and journalist best known for establishing the influential London newspaper that became The Daily Telegraph.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d6aa9dafac8190bd90d2c74f661aa7 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d7e8952e248190b0751669e8c960b7 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 5:57 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a009181980481908fb49e464aef8734 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 2:09 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:29 p.m.