Triple
T20388534
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thinner |
E498022
|
entity |
| Predicate | screenwriter |
P2831
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Michael McDowell |
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NE NERFINISHED |
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: Michael McDowell | Statement: [Thinner, screenwriter, Michael McDowell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael McDowell Context triple: [Thinner, screenwriter, Michael McDowell]
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A.
Michael McDowell
chosen
Michael McDowell was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his Southern Gothic horror fiction and for writing the screenplay for the film "Beetlejuice."
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B.
Michael McDowell
Michael McDowell is an Irish barrister and politician who served as a prominent leader of the Progressive Democrats and held senior government roles, including Tánaiste and Minister for Justice.
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C.
Andrew Mulholland
Andrew Mulholland was a 19th-century Irish linen magnate and politician who commissioned Ballywalter Park as his country estate.
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D.
John McFarland
John McFarland is a central student character in Gus Van Sant’s 2003 drama film "Elephant," which portrays an ordinary day at an American high school leading up to a tragic shooting.
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E.
Daniel McDermott
Daniel McDermott is a person notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname McDermott.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69e0b4a71ebc8190b153a36c738730f4 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6790d9e5881908bde7da9e5e541a0 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 7:05 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:28 a.m.