Triple

T14239950
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Last Tango in Halifax E352978 entity
Predicate director P255 FINISHED
Object Sam Donovan
Sam Donovan is a British television director known for his work on acclaimed drama series such as "Last Tango in Halifax."
E1093618 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: Sam Donovan | Statement: [Last Tango in Halifax, director, Sam Donovan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sam Donovan
Context triple: [Last Tango in Halifax, director, Sam Donovan]
  • A. Martin Donovan
    Martin Donovan is an American screenwriter, director, and actor known for his work on darkly comedic and genre-blending films such as "Death Becomes Her."
  • B. Matt Donovan
    Matt Donovan is a central human character in the supernatural drama series "The Vampire Diaries," known for his loyalty, moral compass, and resilience amid the chaos of Mystic Falls.
  • C. Donovan Morgan
    Donovan Morgan is a standout Arena Football League wide receiver best known for his prolific scoring and record-setting performances, particularly with the Philadelphia Soul.
  • D. Art Donovan
    Art Donovan was a Hall of Fame defensive tackle for the Baltimore Colts, renowned for his dominant play in the 1950s and his colorful, larger-than-life personality.
  • E. Jack Donnelly
    Jack Donnelly is a British actor best known for starring as Jason in the BBC fantasy-adventure series "Atlantis."
  • 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: Sam Donovan
Triple: [Last Tango in Halifax, director, Sam Donovan]
Generated description
Sam Donovan is a British television director known for his work on acclaimed drama series such as "Last Tango in Halifax."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sam Donovan
Target entity description: Sam Donovan is a British television director known for his work on acclaimed drama series such as "Last Tango in Halifax."
  • A. Martin Donovan
    Martin Donovan is an American screenwriter, director, and actor known for his work on darkly comedic and genre-blending films such as "Death Becomes Her."
  • B. Matt Donovan
    Matt Donovan is a central human character in the supernatural drama series "The Vampire Diaries," known for his loyalty, moral compass, and resilience amid the chaos of Mystic Falls.
  • C. Donovan Morgan
    Donovan Morgan is a standout Arena Football League wide receiver best known for his prolific scoring and record-setting performances, particularly with the Philadelphia Soul.
  • D. Art Donovan
    Art Donovan was a Hall of Fame defensive tackle for the Baltimore Colts, renowned for his dominant play in the 1950s and his colorful, larger-than-life personality.
  • E. Jack Donnelly
    Jack Donnelly is a British actor best known for starring as Jason in the BBC fantasy-adventure series "Atlantis."
  • 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_69d8278adc7c8190a9218d69bce3c4e6 completed April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de62432fb48190b153805b85c4f2d2 completed April 14, 2026, 3:50 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fd46794e9c819093312a2c304e554e completed May 8, 2026, 2:12 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fd4821304c8190acc84c72d9295b11 completed May 8, 2026, 2:19 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fd48d827488190b4a494d4da64ba51 completed May 8, 2026, 2:22 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:08 a.m.