Triple
T3884269
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The 39 Steps |
E92900
|
entity |
| Predicate | screenwriter |
P2831
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ian Hay
Ian Hay was a Scottish novelist and playwright, born John Hay Beith, known for his popular humorous and military-themed works and for adapting stories for the stage and screen.
|
E398927
|
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: Ian Hay | Statement: [The 39 Steps, screenwriter, Ian Hay]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ian Hay Context triple: [The 39 Steps, screenwriter, Ian Hay]
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A.
Hugh Fraser
Hugh Fraser was a British Conservative politician and long-serving Member of Parliament who held several ministerial posts in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Clive Merrison
Clive Merrison is a Welsh actor known for his extensive work in British film, television, and radio, including his acclaimed portrayal of Sherlock Holmes for BBC Radio.
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C.
Richard Chamberlain
Richard Chamberlain is an American actor and singer best known for his leading roles in 1960s television dramas and 1980s miniseries such as "Dr. Kildare," "Shōgun," and "The Thorn Birds."
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D.
Trevor Howard
Trevor Howard was a distinguished English film and stage actor best known for his roles in classic films such as "Brief Encounter" and "The Third Man."
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E.
Richard Todd
Richard Todd was an Irish-born British actor best known for his roles in classic war films such as "The Dam Busters" and "The Longest Day."
- 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: Ian Hay Triple: [The 39 Steps, screenwriter, Ian Hay]
Generated description
Ian Hay was a Scottish novelist and playwright, born John Hay Beith, known for his popular humorous and military-themed works and for adapting stories for the stage and screen.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ian Hay Target entity description: Ian Hay was a Scottish novelist and playwright, born John Hay Beith, known for his popular humorous and military-themed works and for adapting stories for the stage and screen.
-
A.
Hugh Fraser
Hugh Fraser was a British Conservative politician and long-serving Member of Parliament who held several ministerial posts in the mid-20th century.
-
B.
Clive Merrison
Clive Merrison is a Welsh actor known for his extensive work in British film, television, and radio, including his acclaimed portrayal of Sherlock Holmes for BBC Radio.
-
C.
Richard Chamberlain
Richard Chamberlain is an American actor and singer best known for his leading roles in 1960s television dramas and 1980s miniseries such as "Dr. Kildare," "Shōgun," and "The Thorn Birds."
-
D.
Trevor Howard
Trevor Howard was a distinguished English film and stage actor best known for his roles in classic films such as "Brief Encounter" and "The Third Man."
-
E.
Richard Todd
Richard Todd was an Irish-born British actor best known for his roles in classic war films such as "The Dam Busters" and "The Longest Day."
- 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_69aed9697de0819087c2559295ff3d12 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeec9029908190a7b36a3827734db1 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b52845684c8190b6f0676319a6fc3c |
completed | March 14, 2026, 9:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5290462a88190892c0bcc3a74f2fa |
completed | March 14, 2026, 9:23 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b529600884819098cb208e38e6281a |
completed | March 14, 2026, 9:24 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:20 p.m.