Triple
T11491792
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Michael McDowell |
E272430
|
entity |
| Predicate | usedPseudonym |
P3799
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
A.K. Alexander
A.K. Alexander is a pseudonym used by American author Michael McDowell for some of his published works.
|
E928949
|
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: A.K. Alexander | Statement: [Michael McDowell, usedPseudonym, A.K. Alexander]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A.K. Alexander Context triple: [Michael McDowell, usedPseudonym, A.K. Alexander]
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A.
J. Alexander
J. Alexander is a fashion runway coach and television personality best known for his long-running role as a judge and mentor on the reality series "America's Next Top Model."
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B.
Michael Alldredge
Michael Alldredge was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in films and television during the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
Arthur Demarest
Arthur Demarest is an American archaeologist and Mayanist scholar known for his extensive research on Classic Maya civilization and leadership of major excavations in the Petexbatún region of Guatemala.
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D.
John Alderman
John Alderman was a Native American allied with the English colonists who became historically known for killing the Wampanoag leader Metacomet (King Philip) during King Philip’s War.
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E.
A. V. Alexander
A. V. Alexander was a British Labour politician who served as a prominent wartime civilian head of the Royal Navy and later held senior government and ceremonial posts, including Minister of Defence and Governor of Trinidad and Tobago.
- 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: A.K. Alexander Triple: [Michael McDowell, usedPseudonym, A.K. Alexander]
Generated description
A.K. Alexander is a pseudonym used by American author Michael McDowell for some of his published works.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A.K. Alexander Target entity description: A.K. Alexander is a pseudonym used by American author Michael McDowell for some of his published works.
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A.
J. Alexander
J. Alexander is a fashion runway coach and television personality best known for his long-running role as a judge and mentor on the reality series "America's Next Top Model."
-
B.
Michael Alldredge
Michael Alldredge was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in films and television during the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
Arthur Demarest
Arthur Demarest is an American archaeologist and Mayanist scholar known for his extensive research on Classic Maya civilization and leadership of major excavations in the Petexbatún region of Guatemala.
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D.
John Alderman
John Alderman was a Native American allied with the English colonists who became historically known for killing the Wampanoag leader Metacomet (King Philip) during King Philip’s War.
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E.
A. V. Alexander
A. V. Alexander was a British Labour politician who served as a prominent wartime civilian head of the Royal Navy and later held senior government and ceremonial posts, including Minister of Defence and Governor of Trinidad and Tobago.
- 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_69d6aae1b09881909ce2ded3fa0c14fa |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d85a21fb048190acb0960aefd4fe0a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:02 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e6047d95548190b445aa3b4f1e71cc |
completed | April 20, 2026, 10:48 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e610a6de0c8190aabda7ef7b7063a6 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 11:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e61842b8848190b454cee480c69f7a |
completed | April 20, 2026, 12:12 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:36 p.m.