Triple
T13148088
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | American Conservatory Theater |
E312391
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasFormerArtisticDirector |
P41027
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William Ball |
E296430
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 Ball | Statement: [American Conservatory Theater, hasFormerArtisticDirector, William Ball]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Ball Context triple: [American Conservatory Theater, hasFormerArtisticDirector, William Ball]
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A.
William Ball
chosen
William Ball is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across various fields, including politics, the arts, and sports.
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B.
Henry Bolton
Henry Bolton is a British politician best known for serving as leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) in 2017–2018.
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C.
William Calder
William Calder was an influential Australian road engineer and public servant known for his pivotal role in developing Victoria’s highway system.
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D.
William Orlamond
William Orlamond was a Danish-born American character actor of the silent film era who appeared in numerous Hollywood productions in the 1910s and 1920s.
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E.
William Bishop
William Bishop was an American film and television actor active in the 1940s and 1950s, known for his roles in Westerns and adventure films.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d806aabde48190899e13e41659cae5 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d98bd0f5b08190ab700c5de1c8e138 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f73970791c8190af0facf83b0a2107 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 12:02 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:10 p.m.