Triple

T2930189
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John Collier Jr. E78941 entity
Predicate coAuthor P398 FINISHED
Object Malcolm Collier
Malcolm Collier is an anthropologist and visual researcher known for his collaborative work with John Collier Jr. on photographic methods in social research.
E383189 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: Malcolm Collier | Statement: [John Collier Jr., coAuthor, Malcolm Collier]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Malcolm Collier
Context triple: [John Collier Jr., coAuthor, Malcolm Collier]
  • A. John McShain
    John McShain was an American building contractor known for constructing major U.S. landmarks, including the Pentagon and significant parts of Washington, D.C.'s federal architecture.
  • B. Grant Collier
    Grant Collier is a video game developer best known as a co-founder of Infinity Ward and a key figure behind the early Call of Duty series.
  • C. John McIntire
    John McIntire was an American character actor known for his distinctive deep voice and roles in Western films and television, as well as voice work in classic Disney animated features.
  • D. John Dunlavy
    John Dunlavy was an early 19th-century American religious leader and writer involved in the dissolution of the Springfield Presbytery and later known for his association with the Shaker movement.
  • E. Edward H. Plumb
    Edward H. Plumb was an American film composer and orchestrator best known for his extensive work on Walt Disney animated features during the 1930s and 1940s.
  • 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: Malcolm Collier
Triple: [John Collier Jr., coAuthor, Malcolm Collier]
Generated description
Malcolm Collier is an anthropologist and visual researcher known for his collaborative work with John Collier Jr. on photographic methods in social research.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Malcolm Collier
Target entity description: Malcolm Collier is an anthropologist and visual researcher known for his collaborative work with John Collier Jr. on photographic methods in social research.
  • A. John McShain
    John McShain was an American building contractor known for constructing major U.S. landmarks, including the Pentagon and significant parts of Washington, D.C.'s federal architecture.
  • B. Grant Collier
    Grant Collier is a video game developer best known as a co-founder of Infinity Ward and a key figure behind the early Call of Duty series.
  • C. John McIntire
    John McIntire was an American character actor known for his distinctive deep voice and roles in Western films and television, as well as voice work in classic Disney animated features.
  • D. John Dunlavy
    John Dunlavy was an early 19th-century American religious leader and writer involved in the dissolution of the Springfield Presbytery and later known for his association with the Shaker movement.
  • E. Edward H. Plumb
    Edward H. Plumb was an American film composer and orchestrator best known for his extensive work on Walt Disney animated features during the 1930s and 1940s.
  • 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_69ad8b0d40b481908bc2a5fa2e73c3fb completed March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ad980191388190ac2455a7d9867be3 completed March 8, 2026, 3:38 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b4dae657ec81909e8a99e4ccd95bfc completed March 14, 2026, 3:49 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b4db5f1c0881909a9696a727fac5d4 completed March 14, 2026, 3:51 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b4dc1f3cc48190b1b53bc88a0c3577 completed March 14, 2026, 3:55 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 2:55 p.m.