Triple

T12667696
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Andrew Niccol E302599 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Niccol
Niccol is the surname of Andrew Niccol, a New Zealand screenwriter, producer, and director known for films such as "Gattaca" and "The Truman Show" (screenplay).
E994407 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: Niccol | Statement: [Andrew Niccol, familyName, Niccol]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Niccol
Context triple: [Andrew Niccol, familyName, Niccol]
  • A. Niccolò
    Niccolò is an Italian given name most famously borne by the Renaissance political philosopher and writer Niccolò Machiavelli.
  • B. Prince Amerigo
    Prince Amerigo is a central figure in Henry James's novel "The Golden Bowl," portrayed as an Italian nobleman whose complex romantic and moral entanglements drive the story's exploration of marriage, loyalty, and betrayal.
  • C. Bartolomeo
    Bartolomeo is a masculine Italian given name historically borne by several notable figures, including artists, architects, and explorers.
  • D. Niccolò Antonelli
    Niccolò Antonelli is an Italian professional motorcycle road racer who has competed in the Moto3 World Championship.
  • E. Costanzo
    Costanzo is a surname of Italian origin borne by various notable individuals in fields such as entertainment, sports, and academia.
  • 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: Niccol
Triple: [Andrew Niccol, familyName, Niccol]
Generated description
Niccol is the surname of Andrew Niccol, a New Zealand screenwriter, producer, and director known for films such as "Gattaca" and "The Truman Show" (screenplay).
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Niccol
Target entity description: Niccol is the surname of Andrew Niccol, a New Zealand screenwriter, producer, and director known for films such as "Gattaca" and "The Truman Show" (screenplay).
  • A. Niccolò
    Niccolò is an Italian given name most famously borne by the Renaissance political philosopher and writer Niccolò Machiavelli.
  • B. Prince Amerigo
    Prince Amerigo is a central figure in Henry James's novel "The Golden Bowl," portrayed as an Italian nobleman whose complex romantic and moral entanglements drive the story's exploration of marriage, loyalty, and betrayal.
  • C. Bartolomeo
    Bartolomeo is a masculine Italian given name historically borne by several notable figures, including artists, architects, and explorers.
  • D. Niccolò Antonelli
    Niccolò Antonelli is an Italian professional motorcycle road racer who has competed in the Moto3 World Championship.
  • E. Costanzo
    Costanzo is a surname of Italian origin borne by various notable individuals in fields such as entertainment, sports, and academia.
  • 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_69d7bded71a88190bb76e2413af9ea66 completed April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d96181c40481908f3e2717f5472b85 completed April 10, 2026, 8:45 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f6688bfc048190970d281e66c34cdc completed May 2, 2026, 9:11 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6695372688190b09a2bb2e58cb546 completed May 2, 2026, 9:14 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f669fe4bc48190adba50ad58b10c45 completed May 2, 2026, 9:17 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:20 p.m.