Triple
T3116137
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Seinfeld |
E65066
|
entity |
| Predicate | executiveProducer |
P7225
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Howard West
Howard West was a prominent American television producer best known for his longtime collaboration with Jerry Seinfeld and his key role in shaping the hit sitcom "Seinfeld."
|
E360431
|
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 West | Statement: [Seinfeld, executiveProducer, Howard West]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard West Context triple: [Seinfeld, executiveProducer, Howard West]
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A.
Henry Aldrich
Henry Aldrich was a 17th-century English theologian, philosopher, and architect best known for his influential role at Christ Church, Oxford and his contributions to Baroque architecture there.
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B.
Howard Vollum
Howard Vollum was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Tektronix, a pioneering company in oscilloscopes and electronic test equipment.
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C.
Hal Mason
Hal Mason is a central resistance fighter and the eldest son of Tom Mason in the post-apocalyptic science fiction TV series "Falling Skies."
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D.
David Dodd
David Dodd was an American economist, Columbia Business School professor, and influential co-author of the classic value investing text "Security Analysis."
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E.
Joseph Howard
Joseph Howard is the screenwriter best known for writing the hit 1992 comedy film "Sister Act."
- 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 West Triple: [Seinfeld, executiveProducer, Howard West]
Generated description
Howard West was a prominent American television producer best known for his longtime collaboration with Jerry Seinfeld and his key role in shaping the hit sitcom "Seinfeld."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard West Target entity description: Howard West was a prominent American television producer best known for his longtime collaboration with Jerry Seinfeld and his key role in shaping the hit sitcom "Seinfeld."
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A.
Henry Aldrich
Henry Aldrich was a 17th-century English theologian, philosopher, and architect best known for his influential role at Christ Church, Oxford and his contributions to Baroque architecture there.
-
B.
Howard Vollum
Howard Vollum was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Tektronix, a pioneering company in oscilloscopes and electronic test equipment.
-
C.
Hal Mason
Hal Mason is a central resistance fighter and the eldest son of Tom Mason in the post-apocalyptic science fiction TV series "Falling Skies."
-
D.
David Dodd
David Dodd was an American economist, Columbia Business School professor, and influential co-author of the classic value investing text "Security Analysis."
-
E.
Joseph Howard
Joseph Howard is the screenwriter best known for writing the hit 1992 comedy film "Sister Act."
- 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_69ad857fcc088190b0c4d45a5cde6f61 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ada4e5d1488190a2ab199625fdf05d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:33 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b367e5581081908c44bc8d9492c936 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 1:27 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b368d21f7c819092660301b7d840db |
completed | March 13, 2026, 1:30 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b3694e92b8819082d54a56d901e9f8 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 1:33 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:04 p.m.