Triple

T2179327
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Harold and Maude E49003 entity
Predicate screenwriter P2831 FINISHED
Object Colin Higgins
Colin Higgins was an Australian-American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for writing the dark comedy film "Harold and Maude" and directing hits like "Foul Play" and "9 to 5."
E241254 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: Colin Higgins | Statement: [Harold and Maude, screenwriter, Colin Higgins]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colin Higgins
Context triple: [Harold and Maude, screenwriter, Colin Higgins]
  • A. John Hull
    John Hull was a prominent 17th-century Boston merchant, silversmith, and colonial official best known for serving as the Massachusetts Bay Colony’s mintmaster.
  • B. Barry Ackroyd
    Barry Ackroyd is a British cinematographer renowned for his gritty, handheld visual style in films such as The Hurt Locker, United 93, and Captain Phillips.
  • C. Christopher Crawford
    Christopher Crawford was the adopted son of Hollywood actress Joan Crawford, later known for his estranged relationship with her and his involvement in the controversies surrounding her legacy.
  • D. Russell Carpenter
    Russell Carpenter is an Academy Award–winning American cinematographer best known for his work on major films such as Titanic and other high-profile Hollywood productions.
  • E. Robert Mann
    Robert Mann was a 19th-century American man best known as the son of influential education reformer Horace Mann.
  • 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: Colin Higgins
Triple: [Harold and Maude, screenwriter, Colin Higgins]
Generated description
Colin Higgins was an Australian-American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for writing the dark comedy film "Harold and Maude" and directing hits like "Foul Play" and "9 to 5."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colin Higgins
Target entity description: Colin Higgins was an Australian-American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for writing the dark comedy film "Harold and Maude" and directing hits like "Foul Play" and "9 to 5."
  • A. John Hull
    John Hull was a prominent 17th-century Boston merchant, silversmith, and colonial official best known for serving as the Massachusetts Bay Colony’s mintmaster.
  • B. Barry Ackroyd
    Barry Ackroyd is a British cinematographer renowned for his gritty, handheld visual style in films such as The Hurt Locker, United 93, and Captain Phillips.
  • C. Christopher Crawford
    Christopher Crawford was the adopted son of Hollywood actress Joan Crawford, later known for his estranged relationship with her and his involvement in the controversies surrounding her legacy.
  • D. Russell Carpenter
    Russell Carpenter is an Academy Award–winning American cinematographer best known for his work on major films such as Titanic and other high-profile Hollywood productions.
  • E. Robert Mann
    Robert Mann was a 19th-century American man best known as the son of influential education reformer Horace Mann.
  • 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.