Triple

T6503757
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Seven Sinners (1940 film) E148954 entity
Predicate screenwriter P2831 FINISHED
Object Walter DeLeon
Walter DeLeon was an American screenwriter known for his work on numerous Hollywood films during the early to mid-20th century.
E618565 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Walter DeLeon | Statement: [Seven Sinners (1940 film), screenwriter, Walter DeLeon]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter DeLeon
Context triple: [Seven Sinners (1940 film), screenwriter, Walter DeLeon]
  • A. David Mendoza
    David Mendoza was a composer and conductor active in early 20th-century cinema, known for his work on silent film scores.
  • B. Hector Ruiz
    Hector Ruiz is a Mexican-American engineer and business executive best known for serving as CEO and chairman of semiconductor company AMD, where he led major strategic initiatives including the acquisition of ATI.
  • C. José Francisco Vergara
    José Francisco Vergara was a 19th-century Chilean politician, military officer, and urban planner best known for his key role in Chilean public life and development projects.
  • D. Victor Hernández Cruz
    Victor Hernández Cruz is a Puerto Rican poet known for his innovative, jazz-influenced verse and his role as a prominent voice in contemporary Latino literature.
  • E. Miguel Briseño
    Miguel Briseño is a musician best known as a member of the American indie folk band Lord Huron.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter DeLeon
Target entity description: Walter DeLeon was an American screenwriter known for his work on numerous Hollywood films during the early to mid-20th century.
  • A. David Mendoza
    David Mendoza was a composer and conductor active in early 20th-century cinema, known for his work on silent film scores.
  • B. Hector Ruiz
    Hector Ruiz is a Mexican-American engineer and business executive best known for serving as CEO and chairman of semiconductor company AMD, where he led major strategic initiatives including the acquisition of ATI.
  • C. José Francisco Vergara
    José Francisco Vergara was a 19th-century Chilean politician, military officer, and urban planner best known for his key role in Chilean public life and development projects.
  • D. Victor Hernández Cruz
    Victor Hernández Cruz is a Puerto Rican poet known for his innovative, jazz-influenced verse and his role as a prominent voice in contemporary Latino literature.
  • E. Miguel Briseño
    Miguel Briseño is a musician best known as a member of the American indie folk band Lord Huron.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Walter DeLeon
Triple: [Seven Sinners (1940 film), screenwriter, Walter DeLeon]
Generated description
Walter DeLeon was an American screenwriter known for his work on numerous Hollywood films during the early to mid-20th century.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c687e9ad288190bae5bcac9c8ac855 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c699647ad08190ac0bfd78907d0c3b ner completed
NED1 batch_69c7127b5b908190af3818df47102079 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69c715cc0c9c8190aae641eaffa5bd7b ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69c7132017a881909a8f4a8d4635d53f nedg completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 1:42 p.m.