Triple
T6491723
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ruth Snyder |
E148053
|
entity |
| Predicate | imageCapturedBy |
P38871
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Tom Howard
Tom Howard was a pioneering news photographer best known for secretly capturing the infamous 1928 execution-chamber photograph of convicted murderer Ruth Snyder.
|
E596211
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Tom Howard | Statement: [Ruth Snyder, imageCapturedBy, Tom Howard]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Howard Context triple: [Ruth Snyder, imageCapturedBy, Tom Howard]
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A.
Chris Penn
Chris Penn was an American character actor known for his roles in films such as "Reservoir Dogs," "Footloose," and "True Romance."
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B.
Judge Reinhold
Judge Reinhold is an American actor best known for his comedic roles in 1980s films such as "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," "Beverly Hills Cop," and "Ruthless People."
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C.
Hugh Brooke
Hugh Brooke was a mid-20th-century screenwriter known for his work on British and American films, including the 1951 drama "Journey into Light."
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D.
Anthony Redman
Anthony Redman is a film editor best known for his work on the 1990 crime drama "King of New York."
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E.
Sam Jaeger
Sam Jaeger is an American actor best known for his role as Joel Graham on the television drama series "Parenthood."
- 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: Tom Howard Triple: [Ruth Snyder, imageCapturedBy, Tom Howard]
Generated description
Tom Howard was a pioneering news photographer best known for secretly capturing the infamous 1928 execution-chamber photograph of convicted murderer Ruth Snyder.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Howard Target entity description: Tom Howard was a pioneering news photographer best known for secretly capturing the infamous 1928 execution-chamber photograph of convicted murderer Ruth Snyder.
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A.
Chris Penn
Chris Penn was an American character actor known for his roles in films such as "Reservoir Dogs," "Footloose," and "True Romance."
-
B.
Judge Reinhold
Judge Reinhold is an American actor best known for his comedic roles in 1980s films such as "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," "Beverly Hills Cop," and "Ruthless People."
-
C.
Hugh Brooke
Hugh Brooke was a mid-20th-century screenwriter known for his work on British and American films, including the 1951 drama "Journey into Light."
-
D.
Anthony Redman
Anthony Redman is a film editor best known for his work on the 1990 crime drama "King of New York."
-
E.
Sam Jaeger
Sam Jaeger is an American actor best known for his role as Joel Graham on the television drama series "Parenthood."
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: imageCapturedBy Context triple: [Ruth Snyder, imageCapturedBy, Tom Howard]
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A.
imagedBy
chosen
Indicates that something is captured, recorded, or represented in an image created by a particular imaging device, method, or agent.
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B.
capturedBy
Indicates that one entity has been seized, taken into control, or otherwise apprehended by another entity.
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C.
imagedIn
Indicates that one entity appears within or is depicted in an image associated with another entity.
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D.
capturedUsing
Indicates that something was recorded, obtained, or documented by means of a specified tool, method, or device.
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E.
capturedAt
Indicates the specific time or moment at which an entity was captured, recorded, or taken.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69c009088f3081909cd467b05919de30 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c06a9bf9208190b0957eda06ed3d65 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 10:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c653bcb63081908be29abd0084d266 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:54 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c6553c17bc81908719ecc7db9e3960 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c655f4ee5c81909620e732b72ee694 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:03 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69c06740bebc81909d9d6956baa2bcb9 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 10:03 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:53 p.m.