Triple
T1200185
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Black Stallion |
E25761
|
entity |
| Predicate | screenwriter |
P2831
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William D. Wittliff
William D. Wittliff was an American screenwriter, author, and photographer best known for his work on acclaimed films and television projects such as "Lonesome Dove."
|
E232578
|
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 D. Wittliff | Statement: [The Black Stallion, screenwriter, William D. Wittliff]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William D. Wittliff Context triple: [The Black Stallion, screenwriter, William D. Wittliff]
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A.
Arthur Loomis Harmon
Arthur Loomis Harmon was an American architect best known as a partner in the firm that designed the Empire State Building.
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B.
Albert D. Wheelon
Albert D. Wheelon was an American physicist and intelligence official known for his pioneering role in developing U.S. satellite reconnaissance programs and later contributions to aerospace and national security policy.
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C.
George L. Dahl
George L. Dahl was a prominent 20th-century American architect known for shaping much of Dallas’s skyline and major civic landmarks.
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D.
Herbert L. Anderson
Herbert L. Anderson was an American experimental physicist who played a crucial role in the development of the first nuclear chain reaction and early atomic research during the Manhattan Project.
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E.
Edwin E. Witte
Edwin E. Witte was an American economist and civil servant known as the “father of Social Security” for his central role in drafting the U.S. Social Security Act of 1935.
- 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 D. Wittliff Triple: [The Black Stallion, screenwriter, William D. Wittliff]
Generated description
William D. Wittliff was an American screenwriter, author, and photographer best known for his work on acclaimed films and television projects such as "Lonesome Dove."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William D. Wittliff Target entity description: William D. Wittliff was an American screenwriter, author, and photographer best known for his work on acclaimed films and television projects such as "Lonesome Dove."
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A.
Arthur Loomis Harmon
Arthur Loomis Harmon was an American architect best known as a partner in the firm that designed the Empire State Building.
-
B.
Albert D. Wheelon
Albert D. Wheelon was an American physicist and intelligence official known for his pioneering role in developing U.S. satellite reconnaissance programs and later contributions to aerospace and national security policy.
-
C.
George L. Dahl
George L. Dahl was a prominent 20th-century American architect known for shaping much of Dallas’s skyline and major civic landmarks.
-
D.
Herbert L. Anderson
Herbert L. Anderson was an American experimental physicist who played a crucial role in the development of the first nuclear chain reaction and early atomic research during the Manhattan Project.
-
E.
Edwin E. Witte
Edwin E. Witte was an American economist and civil servant known as the “father of Social Security” for his central role in drafting the U.S. Social Security Act of 1935.
- 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_69a49429f5ec8190a6a205eb0ae81e5e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bd9ec3488190afe35af54efae5e9 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:28 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae26ce527c8190988fd9a97ad06895 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:47 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae2763b4b08190b733e8342a52f75e |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:50 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae27d10bf08190a14fa1ca906646f8 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 1:52 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:46 p.m.