Triple
T16411262
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bret Witter |
E398569
|
entity |
| Predicate | coAuthorWith |
P398
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Daniel James Brown
Daniel James Brown is an American nonfiction author best known for his historical narrative "The Boys in the Boat," which chronicles the University of Washington rowing team’s journey to the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
|
E1211996
|
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: Daniel James Brown | Statement: [Bret Witter, coAuthorWith, Daniel James Brown]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Daniel James Brown Context triple: [Bret Witter, coAuthorWith, Daniel James Brown]
-
A.
Jonathan Harr
Jonathan Harr is an American author and journalist best known for his nonfiction legal thriller "A Civil Action," which chronicles a landmark environmental lawsuit.
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B.
Mitchell Zuckoff
Mitchell Zuckoff is an American journalist, nonfiction author, and Boston University professor known for his narrative histories and investigative works, including the book that inspired the film "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi."
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C.
Eric Larson
Eric Larson was a prominent American animator and one of Disney’s legendary “Nine Old Men,” known for his influential work on many classic Disney films.
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D.
A. J. Baime
A. J. Baime is an American author and journalist best known for his narrative nonfiction books on automotive history and high-stakes real-world dramas.
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E.
Tom Kidd
Tom Kidd was a 19th-century Scottish professional golfer best known for winning the 1873 Open Championship at St Andrews.
- 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: Daniel James Brown Triple: [Bret Witter, coAuthorWith, Daniel James Brown]
Generated description
Daniel James Brown is an American nonfiction author best known for his historical narrative "The Boys in the Boat," which chronicles the University of Washington rowing team’s journey to the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Daniel James Brown Target entity description: Daniel James Brown is an American nonfiction author best known for his historical narrative "The Boys in the Boat," which chronicles the University of Washington rowing team’s journey to the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
-
A.
Jonathan Harr
Jonathan Harr is an American author and journalist best known for his nonfiction legal thriller "A Civil Action," which chronicles a landmark environmental lawsuit.
-
B.
Mitchell Zuckoff
Mitchell Zuckoff is an American journalist, nonfiction author, and Boston University professor known for his narrative histories and investigative works, including the book that inspired the film "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi."
-
C.
Eric Larson
Eric Larson was a prominent American animator and one of Disney’s legendary “Nine Old Men,” known for his influential work on many classic Disney films.
-
D.
A. J. Baime
A. J. Baime is an American author and journalist best known for his narrative nonfiction books on automotive history and high-stakes real-world dramas.
-
E.
Tom Kidd
Tom Kidd was a 19th-century Scottish professional golfer best known for winning the 1873 Open Championship at St Andrews.
- 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_69d87f2950248190bc8ad9b9bebdc8c8 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e32874a0cc8190874aea10b1d13004 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:45 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a003c66d41481909340f247f6e5393f |
completed | May 10, 2026, 8:05 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a003f2971bc819099f9b6800885bb5f |
completed | May 10, 2026, 8:17 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a003ff96b3081909bcef37c77c0c5b1 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 8:21 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:09 a.m.