Triple

T4651181
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tom B. Brown E102297 entity
Predicate hasCoAuthor P2389 FINISHED
Object Sam McCandlish
Sam McCandlish is a machine learning researcher known for his work on large-scale language models and contributions to influential AI research at OpenAI.
 E499177 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: Sam McCandlish | Statement: [Tom B. Brown, hasCoAuthor, Sam McCandlish]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sam McCandlish
Context triple: [Tom B. Brown, hasCoAuthor, Sam McCandlish]
  • A. Sam Giddings
    Sam Giddings is a central playable protagonist in the horror video game Until Dawn, known for her resourcefulness, moral compass, and strong chances of survival depending on player choices.
  • B. Matthew Aldrich
    Matthew Aldrich is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing Pixar’s Academy Award–winning animated film "Coco."
  • C. Kevin Cossom
    Kevin Cossom is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer known for his R&B and hip-hop collaborations and songwriting for major artists.
  • D. Andrew Laeddis
    Andrew Laeddis is the true identity of U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels, revealed as a delusional patient in the psychological thriller "Shutter Island."
  • E. Jeremy Theobald
    Jeremy Theobald is a British actor best known for starring in Christopher Nolan’s debut feature film "Following."
  • 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: Sam McCandlish
Triple: [Tom B. Brown, hasCoAuthor, Sam McCandlish]
Generated description
Sam McCandlish is a machine learning researcher known for his work on large-scale language models and contributions to influential AI research at OpenAI.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sam McCandlish
Target entity description: Sam McCandlish is a machine learning researcher known for his work on large-scale language models and contributions to influential AI research at OpenAI.
  • A. Sam Giddings
    Sam Giddings is a central playable protagonist in the horror video game Until Dawn, known for her resourcefulness, moral compass, and strong chances of survival depending on player choices.
  • B. Matthew Aldrich
    Matthew Aldrich is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing Pixar’s Academy Award–winning animated film "Coco."
  • C. Kevin Cossom
    Kevin Cossom is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer known for his R&B and hip-hop collaborations and songwriting for major artists.
  • D. Andrew Laeddis
    Andrew Laeddis is the true identity of U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels, revealed as a delusional patient in the psychological thriller "Shutter Island."
  • E. Jeremy Theobald
    Jeremy Theobald is a British actor best known for starring in Christopher Nolan’s debut feature film "Following."
  • 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_69bd43d71a308190afea7280841b0de8 completed March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd6c3d1cb88190a42919dcbfe2568c completed March 20, 2026, 3:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bed8fed2208190a3e340190356e67f completed March 21, 2026, 5:44 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bed9f3624c8190b9d22fa0594dd767 completed March 21, 2026, 5:48 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69beda5d39b88190a7314f673de2719d completed March 21, 2026, 5:50 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:14 p.m.