Triple
T1956148
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nightmare Alley |
E42272
|
entity |
| Predicate | artDirectionBy |
P7743
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
J. Russell Spencer
J. Russell Spencer was a film art director known for his work on classic Hollywood productions such as the noir drama "Nightmare Alley."
|
E276219
|
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: J. Russell Spencer | Statement: [Nightmare Alley, artDirectionBy, J. Russell Spencer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. Russell Spencer Context triple: [Nightmare Alley, artDirectionBy, J. Russell Spencer]
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A.
Hugh B. Price
Hugh B. Price is an American lawyer, civil rights advocate, and former president of the National Urban League known for his leadership on issues of racial equality, education, and economic opportunity.
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B.
Robert G. Bratcher
Robert G. Bratcher was an American Bible scholar and translator best known as the principal translator of the Good News Bible (Today’s English Version).
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C.
Robert N. Fitch
Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
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D.
Robert H. Richards
Robert H. Richards was a prominent American mining engineer and metallurgist known for pioneering work in ore dressing and mineral processing.
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E.
William C. Redfield
William C. Redfield was an American politician and businessman who became the inaugural U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the early 20th century.
- 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: J. Russell Spencer Triple: [Nightmare Alley, artDirectionBy, J. Russell Spencer]
Generated description
J. Russell Spencer was a film art director known for his work on classic Hollywood productions such as the noir drama "Nightmare Alley."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. Russell Spencer Target entity description: J. Russell Spencer was a film art director known for his work on classic Hollywood productions such as the noir drama "Nightmare Alley."
-
A.
Hugh B. Price
Hugh B. Price is an American lawyer, civil rights advocate, and former president of the National Urban League known for his leadership on issues of racial equality, education, and economic opportunity.
-
B.
Robert G. Bratcher
Robert G. Bratcher was an American Bible scholar and translator best known as the principal translator of the Good News Bible (Today’s English Version).
-
C.
Robert N. Fitch
Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
-
D.
Robert H. Richards
Robert H. Richards was a prominent American mining engineer and metallurgist known for pioneering work in ore dressing and mineral processing.
-
E.
William C. Redfield
William C. Redfield was an American politician and businessman who became the inaugural U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the early 20th century.
- 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_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_69af5cb503bc8190823a843bb58d85e1 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:50 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69af5d4795288190bb09c1a928e70b3e |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:52 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69af5dca88948190b0b195bce7126891 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:54 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.