Triple

T16415622
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject David Buttolph E398675 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Buttolph
Buttolph is a surname most notably associated with American film and television composer David Buttolph.
 E1211364 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Buttolph | Statement: [David Buttolph, familyName, Buttolph]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Buttolph
Context triple: [David Buttolph, familyName, Buttolph]
  • A. Butley
    Butley is a 1971 stage play by Simon Gray, best known through Alan Bates’s acclaimed portrayal of its bitter, self-destructive university lecturer protagonist.
  • B. Bortus
    Bortus is a stoic, duty-bound Moclan officer serving as second-in-command aboard the exploratory spaceship in the sci-fi comedy series "The Orville."
  • C. Byetone
    Byetone is a German electronic musician and visual artist known for his minimalist, experimental sound design and work with the Raster-Noton label.
  • D. Philortyx
    Philortyx is a genus of New World quails known for their ground-dwelling habits and occurrence in scrub and grassland habitats of the Americas.
  • E. Silliphant
    Silliphant is a surname most notably associated with Stirling Silliphant, the Academy Award–winning American screenwriter known for works like "In the Heat of the Night."
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Buttolph
Target entity description: Buttolph is a surname most notably associated with American film and television composer David Buttolph.
  • A. Butley
    Butley is a 1971 stage play by Simon Gray, best known through Alan Bates’s acclaimed portrayal of its bitter, self-destructive university lecturer protagonist.
  • B. Bortus
    Bortus is a stoic, duty-bound Moclan officer serving as second-in-command aboard the exploratory spaceship in the sci-fi comedy series "The Orville."
  • C. Byetone
    Byetone is a German electronic musician and visual artist known for his minimalist, experimental sound design and work with the Raster-Noton label.
  • D. Philortyx
    Philortyx is a genus of New World quails known for their ground-dwelling habits and occurrence in scrub and grassland habitats of the Americas.
  • E. Silliphant
    Silliphant is a surname most notably associated with Stirling Silliphant, the Academy Award–winning American screenwriter known for works like "In the Heat of the Night."
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Buttolph
Triple: [David Buttolph, familyName, Buttolph]
Generated description
Buttolph is a surname most notably associated with American film and television composer David Buttolph.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d87f2b9024819085c20e52de95d583 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e3287741008190856882b7f34024fc ner completed
NED1 batch_6a003c6a89988190a44515f1ca08099f ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_6a003e86a9f48190ae39ec170c776604 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_6a003db7b0308190bc4b8065cf2c01ec nedg completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:09 a.m.