Triple
T11956650
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Civil Wars |
E284569
|
entity |
| Predicate | creator |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William M. Finkelstein
William M. Finkelstein is an American television writer and producer known for his work on acclaimed legal and crime dramas such as L.A. Law and NYPD Blue.
|
E1120891
|
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: William M. Finkelstein | Statement: [Civil Wars, creator, William M. Finkelstein]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William M. Finkelstein Context triple: [Civil Wars, creator, William M. Finkelstein]
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A.
David H. Steinberg
David H. Steinberg is a television writer and producer best known for his work on American sitcoms, including creating the series "3rd Rock from the Sun."
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B.
Myron I. Kerstein
Myron I. Kerstein is an American film editor known for his work on feature films and television, including projects like "Down to Earth" (2001) and later acclaimed titles such as "Crazy Rich Asians."
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C.
Frank E. Seidman
Frank E. Seidman was an influential figure in the field of political economy, honored by a distinguished award that bears his name.
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D.
Larry A. Lebofsky
Larry A. Lebofsky is an American astronomer known for his work in planetary science and the study of ring systems around planets.
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E.
Philip M. Kaiser
Philip M. Kaiser was an American diplomat and public servant who held several key ambassadorial posts during the Cold War era.
- 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: William M. Finkelstein Triple: [Civil Wars, creator, William M. Finkelstein]
Generated description
William M. Finkelstein is an American television writer and producer known for his work on acclaimed legal and crime dramas such as L.A. Law and NYPD Blue.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William M. Finkelstein Target entity description: William M. Finkelstein is an American television writer and producer known for his work on acclaimed legal and crime dramas such as L.A. Law and NYPD Blue.
-
A.
David H. Steinberg
David H. Steinberg is a television writer and producer best known for his work on American sitcoms, including creating the series "3rd Rock from the Sun."
-
B.
Myron I. Kerstein
Myron I. Kerstein is an American film editor known for his work on feature films and television, including projects like "Down to Earth" (2001) and later acclaimed titles such as "Crazy Rich Asians."
-
C.
Frank E. Seidman
Frank E. Seidman was an influential figure in the field of political economy, honored by a distinguished award that bears his name.
-
D.
Larry A. Lebofsky
Larry A. Lebofsky is an American astronomer known for his work in planetary science and the study of ring systems around planets.
-
E.
Philip M. Kaiser
Philip M. Kaiser was an American diplomat and public servant who held several key ambassadorial posts during the Cold War era.
- 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_69d6ab2db38c8190b1f0ed6663ef8ada |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d90366fda8819083168c93abad27d4 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fe249a972081909b30302865396eb1 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 5:59 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fe287b10ec8190a3d01ff4c2c91a7f |
completed | May 8, 2026, 6:16 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fe28f5aa7c819098fcab8c9e448d99 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 6:18 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:45 p.m.