Triple
T20911926
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | D. M. Thomas |
E514969
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Donald Michael Thomas |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Donald Michael Thomas | Statement: [D. M. Thomas, birthName, Donald Michael Thomas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald Michael Thomas Context triple: [D. M. Thomas, birthName, Donald Michael Thomas]
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A.
Andrew Thomas
Andrew Thomas is an Australian-born NASA astronaut and aerospace engineer who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions, including long-duration stays on the Mir space station.
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B.
Philip Michael Thomas
Philip Michael Thomas is an American actor best known for his role as Detective Ricardo Tubbs on the 1980s television series "Miami Vice."
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C.
Jeremy Thomas
Jeremy Thomas is a renowned British film producer known for his work on acclaimed independent and art-house films, including multiple collaborations with prominent directors.
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D.
Jeremy Thomas
Jeremy Thomas is a Welsh bar owner best known for his brief early-1990s marriage to actress Drew Barrymore.
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E.
Ben Thomas
Ben Thomas is best known as the former husband of American comedian and actress Roseanne Barr.
- 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: Donald Michael Thomas Target entity description: Donald Michael Thomas is a British novelist, poet, and translator best known for his experimental fiction, including the acclaimed novel "The White Hotel."
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A.
Andrew Thomas
Andrew Thomas is an Australian-born NASA astronaut and aerospace engineer who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions, including long-duration stays on the Mir space station.
-
B.
Philip Michael Thomas
Philip Michael Thomas is an American actor best known for his role as Detective Ricardo Tubbs on the 1980s television series "Miami Vice."
-
C.
Jeremy Thomas
Jeremy Thomas is a renowned British film producer known for his work on acclaimed independent and art-house films, including multiple collaborations with prominent directors.
-
D.
Jeremy Thomas
Jeremy Thomas is a Welsh bar owner best known for his brief early-1990s marriage to actress Drew Barrymore.
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E.
Ben Thomas
Ben Thomas is the guilt-ridden IRS agent in the film "Seven Pounds" who seeks redemption by transforming the lives of seven strangers through profound acts of sacrifice.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69e0b4f9d5ec8190bb2bd27350ed341c |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6ec5f5bc48190a8e7e6af60b158fb |
completed | April 21, 2026, 3:17 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:48 p.m.