Triple
T1956118
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nightmare Alley (novel) |
E42272
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William Lindsay Gresham |
E199706
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: William Lindsay Gresham | Statement: [Nightmare Alley (novel), author, William Lindsay Gresham]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Lindsay Gresham Context triple: [Nightmare Alley (novel), author, William Lindsay Gresham]
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A.
William Lindsay Gresham
chosen
William Lindsay Gresham was an American novelist and nonfiction writer best known for his dark 1946 carnival noir novel "Nightmare Alley," which has been adapted into multiple films.
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B.
Walter Quinton Gresham
Walter Quinton Gresham was a 19th-century American statesman, jurist, and cabinet member who served as both U.S. Postmaster General and Secretary of State.
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C.
John Palmer
John Palmer is a film industry professional known for his work as an assistant director, including on the movie "Empire."
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D.
John A. Wilson
John A. Wilson was a prominent Washington, D.C. politician and public servant, notably serving as chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.
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E.
John Foster Archbold
John Foster Archbold was the son of American oil magnate and Standard Oil executive John Dustin Archbold.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a8870eea088190a38781990812a9bc |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb37b4a38819099f98be92be91ade |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:11 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae58bb01608190a7170f651a8099bb |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:20 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.