Triple

T3321415
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject A Passage to India E69802 entity
Predicate starring P1507 FINISHED
Object David Niven Jr.
David Niven Jr. is a British film producer and former actor, known for his work in the film industry and as the son of acclaimed actor David Niven.
E349138 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: David Niven Jr. | Statement: [A Passage to India, starring, David Niven Jr.]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Niven Jr.
Context triple: [A Passage to India, starring, David Niven Jr.]
  • A. David Niven
    David Niven was a distinguished English actor known for his suave, debonair screen presence and acclaimed roles in films such as "Around the World in 80 Days" and "Separate Tables."
  • B. John Mills
    John Mills was a distinguished English actor known for his versatile performances in British cinema and Hollywood, including a leading role in Disney’s 1960 adventure film "Swiss Family Robinson."
  • C. Robert Young
    Robert Young was an American actor best known for his starring roles in the classic television series "Father Knows Best" and "Marcus Welby, M.D."
  • D. John Gavin
    John Gavin was an American film actor and diplomat best known for his leading roles in classic films of the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Psycho" and "Imitation of Life."
  • E. Nicol Williamson
    Nicol Williamson was a Scottish actor acclaimed for his intense stage and screen performances, notably in roles such as Merlin in "Excalibur" and the title character in "Hamlet."
  • 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: David Niven Jr.
Triple: [A Passage to India, starring, David Niven Jr.]
Generated description
David Niven Jr. is a British film producer and former actor, known for his work in the film industry and as the son of acclaimed actor David Niven.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Niven Jr.
Target entity description: David Niven Jr. is a British film producer and former actor, known for his work in the film industry and as the son of acclaimed actor David Niven.
  • A. David Niven
    David Niven was a distinguished English actor known for his suave, debonair screen presence and acclaimed roles in films such as "Around the World in 80 Days" and "Separate Tables."
  • B. John Mills
    John Mills was a distinguished English actor known for his versatile performances in British cinema and Hollywood, including a leading role in Disney’s 1960 adventure film "Swiss Family Robinson."
  • C. Robert Young
    Robert Young was an American actor best known for his starring roles in the classic television series "Father Knows Best" and "Marcus Welby, M.D."
  • D. John Gavin
    John Gavin was an American film actor and diplomat best known for his leading roles in classic films of the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Psycho" and "Imitation of Life."
  • E. Nicol Williamson
    Nicol Williamson was a Scottish actor acclaimed for his intense stage and screen performances, notably in roles such as Merlin in "Excalibur" and the title character in "Hamlet."
  • 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_69ad85a1829881908942c14075644d0d completed March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adb13b85208190b13aba355d5dafcf completed March 8, 2026, 5:26 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b31a7954248190b0c7b5d6ab3c6687 completed March 12, 2026, 7:56 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b31c368e4c8190a011833fce090a7d completed March 12, 2026, 8:04 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b31d3fa6088190a5abf858c01c25bc completed March 12, 2026, 8:08 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:11 p.m.