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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.