Triple

T15202031
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Assassins E363291 entity
Predicate featuresCharacter P626 FINISHED
Object Samuel Byck
Samuel Byck was a disillusioned American salesman who infamously attempted to hijack a plane in 1974 as part of a failed plot to assassinate President Richard Nixon.
E1143359 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: Samuel Byck | Statement: [Assassins, featuresCharacter, Samuel Byck]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Byck
Context triple: [Assassins, featuresCharacter, Samuel Byck]
  • A. James Farrior
    James Farrior is a former NFL linebacker best known as a defensive leader and Pro Bowl standout for the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won two Super Bowls.
  • B. Gary Starkweather
    Gary Starkweather was an American engineer and inventor best known for creating the laser printer while working at Xerox.
  • C. Calder Willingham
    Calder Willingham was an American novelist and screenwriter known for his sharp, satirical writing and contributions to several notable mid-20th-century films.
  • D. Daniel Stiepleman
    Daniel Stiepleman is an American screenwriter best known for writing the biographical legal drama film about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, "On the Basis of Sex."
  • E. William Post Jr.
    William Post Jr. was an American character actor active in the mid-20th century, known for his supporting roles in films and early television, including appearances in mystery and crime dramas.
  • 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: Samuel Byck
Triple: [Assassins, featuresCharacter, Samuel Byck]
Generated description
Samuel Byck was a disillusioned American salesman who infamously attempted to hijack a plane in 1974 as part of a failed plot to assassinate President Richard Nixon.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Byck
Target entity description: Samuel Byck was a disillusioned American salesman who infamously attempted to hijack a plane in 1974 as part of a failed plot to assassinate President Richard Nixon.
  • A. James Farrior
    James Farrior is a former NFL linebacker best known as a defensive leader and Pro Bowl standout for the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won two Super Bowls.
  • B. Gary Starkweather
    Gary Starkweather was an American engineer and inventor best known for creating the laser printer while working at Xerox.
  • C. Calder Willingham
    Calder Willingham was an American novelist and screenwriter known for his sharp, satirical writing and contributions to several notable mid-20th-century films.
  • D. Daniel Stiepleman
    Daniel Stiepleman is an American screenwriter best known for writing the biographical legal drama film about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, "On the Basis of Sex."
  • E. William Post Jr.
    William Post Jr. was an American character actor active in the mid-20th century, known for his supporting roles in films and early television, including appearances in mystery and crime dramas.
  • 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_69d85a0b78bc8190b6e5ad51a2c4cfc5 completed April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e006b588b88190a88e91d521acbdfe completed April 15, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fed3390b708190b10c876c437c72c8 completed May 9, 2026, 6:24 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fed44b2e3c8190aad111e2bc2b56a2 completed May 9, 2026, 6:29 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fed547192c8190b89755fff48ca620 completed May 9, 2026, 6:33 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:10 a.m.