Triple
T2669218
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Oxford English Dictionary |
E55708
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasChiefEditor |
P19440
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Michael Proffitt
Michael Proffitt is a British lexicographer who serves as the chief editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, overseeing its ongoing revision and development.
|
E362200
|
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: Michael Proffitt | Statement: [Oxford English Dictionary, hasChiefEditor, Michael Proffitt]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Proffitt Context triple: [Oxford English Dictionary, hasChiefEditor, Michael Proffitt]
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A.
Michael T. Williamson
Michael T. Williamson is an American actor best known for his role as Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue in the film Forrest Gump.
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B.
Michael Rogers
Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
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C.
Andrew D. Martin
Andrew D. Martin is an American political scientist and academic administrator who serves as the chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis.
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D.
Jeffrey Paley
Jeffrey Paley is the son of longtime CBS chairman William S. Paley and a member of the prominent Paley media family.
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E.
Michael Laughlin
Michael Laughlin was an American film producer, screenwriter, and director known for his work on cult and independent films in the 1970s and 1980s.
- 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: Michael Proffitt Triple: [Oxford English Dictionary, hasChiefEditor, Michael Proffitt]
Generated description
Michael Proffitt is a British lexicographer who serves as the chief editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, overseeing its ongoing revision and development.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Proffitt Target entity description: Michael Proffitt is a British lexicographer who serves as the chief editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, overseeing its ongoing revision and development.
-
A.
Michael T. Williamson
Michael T. Williamson is an American actor best known for his role as Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue in the film Forrest Gump.
-
B.
Michael Rogers
Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
-
C.
Andrew D. Martin
Andrew D. Martin is an American political scientist and academic administrator who serves as the chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis.
-
D.
Jeffrey Paley
Jeffrey Paley is the son of longtime CBS chairman William S. Paley and a member of the prominent Paley media family.
-
E.
Michael Laughlin
Michael Laughlin was an American film producer, screenwriter, and director known for his work on cult and independent films in the 1970s and 1980s.
- 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_69ab49e54de48190be708cd1cf8be073 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdd1e80dc819083e04e1427d187d0 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:09 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b3737db06481908b854eff532fce18 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 2:16 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b373f5a3108190aea3918190831f7e |
completed | March 13, 2026, 2:18 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b3745e11c081909e8d9bc7551d9e81 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 2:20 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:54 p.m.