Triple

T4253161
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Josephine Cohan E95906 entity
Predicate sibling P363 FINISHED
Object George M. Cohan
George M. Cohan was an influential American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, and producer often called "the father of American musical comedy."
E423833 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: George M. Cohan | Statement: [Josephine Cohan, sibling, George M. Cohan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George M. Cohan
Context triple: [Josephine Cohan, sibling, George M. Cohan]
  • A. Paul Dresser
    Paul Dresser was a popular late-19th-century American songwriter and composer known for sentimental ballads such as "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away."
  • B. Eddie Cantor
    Eddie Cantor was a popular early 20th-century American comedian, singer, actor, and radio star known for his energetic performances and influential work in vaudeville, Broadway, film, and broadcasting.
  • C. Charles McGraw
    Charles McGraw was an American character actor known for his tough-guy roles in film noir and classic Hollywood films, including notable appearances in movies like "The Killers" and "Spartacus."
  • D. Al Dubin
    Al Dubin was an American lyricist best known for his popular songs of the 1930s, many written in collaboration with composer Harry Warren for Hollywood musicals.
  • E. Al Jolson
    Al Jolson was a hugely popular early 20th-century American singer and actor, often called "The World's Greatest Entertainer," known for his powerful stage presence and pioneering work in sound films.
  • 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: George M. Cohan
Triple: [Josephine Cohan, sibling, George M. Cohan]
Generated description
George M. Cohan was an influential American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, and producer often called "the father of American musical comedy."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George M. Cohan
Target entity description: George M. Cohan was an influential American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, and producer often called "the father of American musical comedy."
  • A. Paul Dresser
    Paul Dresser was a popular late-19th-century American songwriter and composer known for sentimental ballads such as "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away."
  • B. Eddie Cantor
    Eddie Cantor was a popular early 20th-century American comedian, singer, actor, and radio star known for his energetic performances and influential work in vaudeville, Broadway, film, and broadcasting.
  • C. Charles McGraw
    Charles McGraw was an American character actor known for his tough-guy roles in film noir and classic Hollywood films, including notable appearances in movies like "The Killers" and "Spartacus."
  • D. Al Dubin
    Al Dubin was an American lyricist best known for his popular songs of the 1930s, many written in collaboration with composer Harry Warren for Hollywood musicals.
  • E. Al Jolson
    Al Jolson was a hugely popular early 20th-century American singer and actor, often called "The World's Greatest Entertainer," known for his powerful stage presence and pioneering work in sound films.
  • 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_69b3453f759881909b91f01a1e82c036 completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b34ebc98e08190915ac309a51ef87f completed March 12, 2026, 11:39 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5a8845e6081908bbf1aef2a2da754 completed March 14, 2026, 6:27 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5a8f374fc8190830286dfadc9bdbb completed March 14, 2026, 6:29 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5a99a4a9c8190a7e9bbc119d8d775 completed March 14, 2026, 6:31 p.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:06 p.m.