Triple
T3712730
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bill Paxton |
E81453
|
entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
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FINISHED |
| Object |
William Paxton
William Paxton was an American actor and filmmaker known for his roles in films such as "Aliens," "Twister," and "Titanic," as well as the HBO series "Big Love."
|
E382292
|
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: William Paxton | Statement: [Bill Paxton, fullName, William Paxton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Paxton Context triple: [Bill Paxton, fullName, William Paxton]
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A.
Joseph Holt
Joseph Holt was an Irish rebel leader and guerrilla commander who played a prominent role in the 1798 uprising against British rule.
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B.
Joseph Borden McKean
Joseph Borden McKean was an American lawyer and jurist who served as Attorney General of Pennsylvania in the early 19th century.
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C.
Frederic McLaughlin
Frederic McLaughlin was an American businessman and sports executive best known for establishing and owning the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks in the early 20th century.
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D.
Robert Patterson
Robert Patterson was a senior U.S. Army officer and Mexican–American War general who played a key leadership role in several major campaigns, including the advance on Mexico City.
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E.
James H. R. Cromwell
James H. R. Cromwell was an American diplomat and politician who served as U.S. Ambassador to Canada and was notably married to heiress Doris Duke.
- 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: William Paxton Triple: [Bill Paxton, fullName, William Paxton]
Generated description
William Paxton was an American actor and filmmaker known for his roles in films such as "Aliens," "Twister," and "Titanic," as well as the HBO series "Big Love."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Paxton Target entity description: William Paxton was an American actor and filmmaker known for his roles in films such as "Aliens," "Twister," and "Titanic," as well as the HBO series "Big Love."
-
A.
Joseph Holt
Joseph Holt was an Irish rebel leader and guerrilla commander who played a prominent role in the 1798 uprising against British rule.
-
B.
Joseph Borden McKean
Joseph Borden McKean was an American lawyer and jurist who served as Attorney General of Pennsylvania in the early 19th century.
-
C.
Frederic McLaughlin
Frederic McLaughlin was an American businessman and sports executive best known for establishing and owning the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks in the early 20th century.
-
D.
Robert Patterson
Robert Patterson was a senior U.S. Army officer and Mexican–American War general who played a key leadership role in several major campaigns, including the advance on Mexico City.
-
E.
James H. R. Cromwell
James H. R. Cromwell was an American diplomat and politician who served as U.S. Ambassador to Canada and was notably married to heiress Doris Duke.
- 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_69ad8b1a81588190b3f27a5483bb610e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adc9cbc5648190936f93868086167e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4ce0834288190b16cf49477dc2ed9 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:55 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b4cfb49b748190a49435c46540f0c7 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 3:02 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b4d06e34408190a0dc77b82e4fe308 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 3:05 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:33 p.m.