Triple

T12922371
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Fitz-James O’Brien E309155 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object Michael O’Brien
Michael O’Brien, better known by his pen name Fitz-James O’Brien, was a 19th-century Irish-born American writer noted for his pioneering works of science fiction and supernatural fiction.
 E1035727 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: Michael O’Brien | Statement: [Fitz-James O’Brien, birthName, Michael O’Brien]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Michael O’Brien
Context triple: [Fitz-James O’Brien, birthName, Michael O’Brien]
  • A. Robert O'Brien
    Robert O'Brien was a screenwriter known for his work on mid-20th-century American films, including the comedy "The Lemon Drop Kid."
  • B. Michael Sayers
    Michael Sayers was a screenwriter known for contributing to the script of the 1967 satirical James Bond film "Casino Royale."
  • C. Ian J. Turpin
    Ian J. Turpin is a Scottish-born businessman and financial executive best known as the husband of Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
  • D. Michael Wells
    Michael Wells is a musician best known as a member of the American alternative country/rock band The Walkabouts.
  • E. Michael J. Hurley
    Michael J. Hurley is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, including professionals and public figures in fields such as politics, academia, and sports.
  • 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: Michael O’Brien
Triple: [Fitz-James O’Brien, birthName, Michael O’Brien]
Generated description
Michael O’Brien, better known by his pen name Fitz-James O’Brien, was a 19th-century Irish-born American writer noted for his pioneering works of science fiction and supernatural fiction.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Michael O’Brien
Target entity description: Michael O’Brien, better known by his pen name Fitz-James O’Brien, was a 19th-century Irish-born American writer noted for his pioneering works of science fiction and supernatural fiction.
  • A. Robert O'Brien
    Robert O'Brien was a screenwriter known for his work on mid-20th-century American films, including the comedy "The Lemon Drop Kid."
  • B. Michael Sayers
    Michael Sayers was a screenwriter known for contributing to the script of the 1967 satirical James Bond film "Casino Royale."
  • C. Ian J. Turpin
    Ian J. Turpin is a Scottish-born businessman and financial executive best known as the husband of Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
  • D. Michael Wells
    Michael Wells is a musician best known as a member of the American alternative country/rock band The Walkabouts.
  • E. Michael J. Hurley
    Michael J. Hurley is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, including professionals and public figures in fields such as politics, academia, and sports.
  • 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_69d7bdfa933c8190b5a27aa4a08a19b7 completed April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d971e7f6e881908c7bb12283898c80 completed April 10, 2026, 9:55 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f71f0c11f88190b0f0fa1d0ec74a8d completed May 3, 2026, 10:10 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f721b1a5d88190b9075437c7ab81a5 completed May 3, 2026, 10:21 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f72262ede4819095b3dc4c7cd63450 completed May 3, 2026, 10:24 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:42 p.m.