Triple
T16053453
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Soloist |
E389411
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nathaniel Ayers
Nathaniel Ayers is a gifted American musician who, despite struggling with schizophrenia and homelessness, became widely known through the book and film "The Soloist" depicting his life and friendship with journalist Steve Lopez.
|
E1195703
|
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: Nathaniel Ayers | Statement: [The Soloist, mainCharacter, Nathaniel Ayers]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nathaniel Ayers Context triple: [The Soloist, mainCharacter, Nathaniel Ayers]
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A.
Nathaniel Chambers
Nathaniel Chambers is a computer scientist known for his work in natural language processing, particularly in narrative event understanding and script learning.
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B.
Charles Applegate
Charles Applegate was a 19th-century American pioneer associated with the Applegate family, known for their role in exploring and settling the Oregon frontier.
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C.
Nathaniel Massie
Nathaniel Massie was an early American pioneer, surveyor, and politician who played a key role in the settlement and political development of the Northwest Territory and early Ohio.
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D.
Nathaniel Smith
Nathaniel Smith is one of the sons of acclaimed British actress Dame Maggie Smith.
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E.
Nathaniel Smith
Nathaniel Smith is an individual known primarily as the husband of Margaret Hutton Little.
- 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: Nathaniel Ayers Triple: [The Soloist, mainCharacter, Nathaniel Ayers]
Generated description
Nathaniel Ayers is a gifted American musician who, despite struggling with schizophrenia and homelessness, became widely known through the book and film "The Soloist" depicting his life and friendship with journalist Steve Lopez.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nathaniel Ayers Target entity description: Nathaniel Ayers is a gifted American musician who, despite struggling with schizophrenia and homelessness, became widely known through the book and film "The Soloist" depicting his life and friendship with journalist Steve Lopez.
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A.
Nathaniel Chambers
Nathaniel Chambers is a computer scientist known for his work in natural language processing, particularly in narrative event understanding and script learning.
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B.
Charles Applegate
Charles Applegate was a 19th-century American pioneer associated with the Applegate family, known for their role in exploring and settling the Oregon frontier.
-
C.
Nathaniel Massie
Nathaniel Massie was an early American pioneer, surveyor, and politician who played a key role in the settlement and political development of the Northwest Territory and early Ohio.
-
D.
Nathaniel Smith
Nathaniel Smith is an individual known primarily as the husband of Margaret Hutton Little.
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E.
Nathaniel Smith
Nathaniel Smith is one of the sons of acclaimed British actress Dame Maggie Smith.
- 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_69d86dae698881908327ef2d67706cb9 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e1836365688190b182f29bbb66127e |
completed | April 17, 2026, 12:48 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fff29836bc8190b35f528d3e8547be |
completed | May 10, 2026, 2:51 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fff39371648190b3f694df00ff4f3e |
completed | May 10, 2026, 2:55 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fff47a52cc8190b0ad7c37ea444159 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 2:59 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:56 a.m.