Triple

T2179042
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Hattie McDaniel E48997 entity
Predicate spouse P13 FINISHED
Object Howard Hickman
Howard Hickman was an American actor and director active in the early 20th century, known for his work in silent films and on stage.
E241229 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: Howard Hickman | Statement: [Hattie McDaniel, spouse, Howard Hickman]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Hickman
Context triple: [Hattie McDaniel, spouse, Howard Hickman]
  • A. John Stallworth
    John Stallworth is a Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver renowned for his key role in the Pittsburgh Steelers' 1970s dynasty and multiple Super Bowl victories.
  • B. John Clarence Karcher
    John Clarence Karcher was an American geophysicist and pioneer of reflection seismology whose work helped lay the foundations of modern petroleum exploration.
  • C. Roy McGivern
    Roy McGivern is a Northern Irish football administrator best known for serving as chairman of Linfield FC, one of the country’s most successful and historic clubs.
  • D. John R. Steelman
    John R. Steelman was an American administrator and labor mediator who served as a top aide to President Harry S. Truman and became one of the most influential behind-the-scenes figures in the postwar White House.
  • E. Willard Huyck
    Willard Huyck is an American filmmaker and screenwriter best known for his collaborations with George Lucas and his work on films such as "American Graffiti" and "Howard the Duck."
  • 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: Howard Hickman
Triple: [Hattie McDaniel, spouse, Howard Hickman]
Generated description
Howard Hickman was an American actor and director active in the early 20th century, known for his work in silent films and on stage.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Hickman
Target entity description: Howard Hickman was an American actor and director active in the early 20th century, known for his work in silent films and on stage.
  • A. John Stallworth
    John Stallworth is a Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver renowned for his key role in the Pittsburgh Steelers' 1970s dynasty and multiple Super Bowl victories.
  • B. John Clarence Karcher
    John Clarence Karcher was an American geophysicist and pioneer of reflection seismology whose work helped lay the foundations of modern petroleum exploration.
  • C. Roy McGivern
    Roy McGivern is a Northern Irish football administrator best known for serving as chairman of Linfield FC, one of the country’s most successful and historic clubs.
  • D. John R. Steelman
    John R. Steelman was an American administrator and labor mediator who served as a top aide to President Harry S. Truman and became one of the most influential behind-the-scenes figures in the postwar White House.
  • E. Willard Huyck
    Willard Huyck is an American filmmaker and screenwriter best known for his collaborations with George Lucas and his work on films such as "American Graffiti" and "Howard the Duck."
  • 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_69a88aa72d348190a9544bb5b8a4e71d completed March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abbeefb7648190b8fc57cf60553579 completed March 7, 2026, 6 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae5da36db0819093f832d44d228bba completed March 9, 2026, 5:41 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae5e4a45a08190bd96af6cda06ab35 completed March 9, 2026, 5:44 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae5ec4a35c8190bffc7a183497e764 completed March 9, 2026, 5:46 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:45 p.m.