Triple
T17065654
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco |
E414079
|
entity |
| Predicate | coAuthor |
P398
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Helyar
John Helyar is an American journalist and author best known for co-writing the influential business book "Barbarians at the Gate," which chronicles the leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco.
|
E1248787
|
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: John Helyar | Statement: [Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco, coAuthor, John Helyar]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Helyar Context triple: [Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco, coAuthor, John Helyar]
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A.
John Meillon
John Meillon was an Australian actor best known internationally for his role as Walter Reilly in the "Crocodile Dundee" film series.
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B.
John Dury
John Dury was a 17th-century Scottish Calvinist minister and ecumenical reformer known for his efforts to promote Protestant unity across Europe.
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C.
Richard Smyth
Richard Smyth is a personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as religion, politics, and the arts.
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D.
Edward Smyth
Edward Smyth was an Irish sculptor best known for his neoclassical architectural sculptures and decorative work on prominent Dublin public buildings in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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E.
John Ferriter
John Ferriter was an American television producer and talent agent known for his influential work in late-night TV and reality programming.
- 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: John Helyar Triple: [Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco, coAuthor, John Helyar]
Generated description
John Helyar is an American journalist and author best known for co-writing the influential business book "Barbarians at the Gate," which chronicles the leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Helyar Target entity description: John Helyar is an American journalist and author best known for co-writing the influential business book "Barbarians at the Gate," which chronicles the leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco.
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A.
John Meillon
John Meillon was an Australian actor best known internationally for his role as Walter Reilly in the "Crocodile Dundee" film series.
-
B.
John Dury
John Dury was a 17th-century Scottish Calvinist minister and ecumenical reformer known for his efforts to promote Protestant unity across Europe.
-
C.
Richard Smyth
Richard Smyth is a personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as religion, politics, and the arts.
-
D.
Edward Smyth
Edward Smyth was an Irish sculptor best known for his neoclassical architectural sculptures and decorative work on prominent Dublin public buildings in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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E.
John Ferriter
John Ferriter was an American television producer and talent agent known for his influential work in late-night TV and reality programming.
- 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_69d886cde3d481908d4d01ba88ba7eb7 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3db806de48190a9ce68b40fc77a74 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a01234e9a94819094618ba43b7d22b4 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 12:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a01245aa7ec81909fa20befa29f590c |
completed | May 11, 2026, 12:35 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a01281c8bf08190a24d77fe6af595f4 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 12:51 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:34 a.m.