Triple
T1140637
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Birth of a Nation |
E23441
|
entity |
| Predicate | screenwriter |
P2831
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Frank E. Woods
Frank E. Woods was an early American screenwriter and film critic best known for his influential work in the silent film era, including collaborations with director D. W. Griffith.
|
E445352
|
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: Frank E. Woods | Statement: [The Birth of a Nation, screenwriter, Frank E. Woods]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank E. Woods Context triple: [The Birth of a Nation, screenwriter, Frank E. Woods]
-
A.
Charles R. Boling
Charles R. Boling was a prominent supporter and benefactor of the University of Tennessee whose contributions led to the major campus venue Thompson–Boling Arena bearing his name.
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B.
Charles S. Hamlin
Charles S. Hamlin was an American lawyer and public official who became the first chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, helping to establish the early framework of U.S. central banking policy.
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C.
Ralph E. Winters
Ralph E. Winters was an Academy Award–winning Canadian-American film editor known for his work on numerous major Hollywood films throughout the mid-20th century.
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D.
Vernon L. Walker
Vernon L. Walker was an American cinematographer and visual effects artist best known for his pioneering work on early Hollywood fantasy and adventure films, including the original 1933 King Kong.
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E.
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.
- 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: Frank E. Woods Triple: [The Birth of a Nation, screenwriter, Frank E. Woods]
Generated description
Frank E. Woods was an early American screenwriter and film critic best known for his influential work in the silent film era, including collaborations with director D. W. Griffith.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank E. Woods Target entity description: Frank E. Woods was an early American screenwriter and film critic best known for his influential work in the silent film era, including collaborations with director D. W. Griffith.
-
A.
Charles R. Boling
Charles R. Boling was a prominent supporter and benefactor of the University of Tennessee whose contributions led to the major campus venue Thompson–Boling Arena bearing his name.
-
B.
Charles S. Hamlin
Charles S. Hamlin was an American lawyer and public official who became the first chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, helping to establish the early framework of U.S. central banking policy.
-
C.
Ralph E. Winters
Ralph E. Winters was an Academy Award–winning Canadian-American film editor known for his work on numerous major Hollywood films throughout the mid-20th century.
-
D.
Vernon L. Walker
Vernon L. Walker was an American cinematographer and visual effects artist best known for his pioneering work on early Hollywood fantasy and adventure films, including the original 1933 King Kong.
-
E.
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.
- 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_69a493ef399c8190b04b9146d2314f59 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bc290ae08190afbf7e7ea2100d9e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69badb06ddac8190a70d72b491de59c8 |
completed | March 18, 2026, 5:04 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69baf4d32d048190b827d99ebeef074b |
completed | March 18, 2026, 6:54 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69baf57a7728819095b29d0dc8b3e37e |
completed | March 18, 2026, 6:56 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:44 p.m.