Triple

T7621384
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Nichols E172500 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Malcolm Nichols
Malcolm Nichols was an American politician who served as the mayor of Boston in the 1920s.
E679560 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: Malcolm Nichols | Statement: [Nichols, hasNotableBearer, Malcolm Nichols]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Malcolm Nichols
Context triple: [Nichols, hasNotableBearer, Malcolm Nichols]
  • A. Malcolm Stuart Boylan
    Malcolm Stuart Boylan was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood’s early sound era, known for contributing to genre films including the science fiction horror movie "Dr. Cyclops."
  • B. Ward McAllister
    Ward McAllister was a prominent 19th-century New York social arbiter best known for codifying the rules of high society and helping define the elite circle known as "The Four Hundred."
  • C. Don Graham
    Don Graham is a real estate developer best known for his role in creating Honolulu’s Ala Moana Center, one of the largest open-air shopping malls in the world.
  • D. George McConnell
    George McConnell is an American guitarist best known for his tenure with the Southern rock/jam band Widespread Panic in the early 2000s.
  • E. Barton MacLane
    Barton MacLane was an American character actor known for his tough-guy roles in numerous Hollywood films and later for his work in early television.
  • 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: Malcolm Nichols
Triple: [Nichols, hasNotableBearer, Malcolm Nichols]
Generated description
Malcolm Nichols was an American politician who served as the mayor of Boston in the 1920s.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Malcolm Nichols
Target entity description: Malcolm Nichols was an American politician who served as the mayor of Boston in the 1920s.
  • A. Malcolm Stuart Boylan
    Malcolm Stuart Boylan was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood’s early sound era, known for contributing to genre films including the science fiction horror movie "Dr. Cyclops."
  • B. Ward McAllister
    Ward McAllister was a prominent 19th-century New York social arbiter best known for codifying the rules of high society and helping define the elite circle known as "The Four Hundred."
  • C. Don Graham
    Don Graham is a real estate developer best known for his role in creating Honolulu’s Ala Moana Center, one of the largest open-air shopping malls in the world.
  • D. George McConnell
    George McConnell is an American guitarist best known for his tenure with the Southern rock/jam band Widespread Panic in the early 2000s.
  • E. Barton MacLane
    Barton MacLane was an American character actor known for his tough-guy roles in numerous Hollywood films and later for his work in early television.
  • 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_69c699506b308190826894dab1d9ea86 completed March 27, 2026, 2:50 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6fa62870c8190b17f44eb7a3ff2ad completed March 27, 2026, 9:45 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c89aa7b264819096ddeda8e4c5ddb4 completed March 29, 2026, 3:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c89d0b32848190921807e453474ec6 completed March 29, 2026, 3:31 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c89d6b75b881908886ea9505c0b582 completed March 29, 2026, 3:32 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:56 p.m.