Triple
T7832529
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Andrea Gail |
E181607
|
entity |
| Predicate | crewMember |
P2094
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Captain William "Billy" Tyne Jr.
Captain William "Billy" Tyne Jr. was an American commercial swordfishing captain best known for commanding the ill-fated Andrea Gail during the 1991 "Perfect Storm," later popularized by the book and film of the same name.
|
E699319
|
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: Captain William "Billy" Tyne Jr. | Statement: [Andrea Gail, crewMember, Captain William "Billy" Tyne Jr.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Captain William "Billy" Tyne Jr. Context triple: [Andrea Gail, crewMember, Captain William "Billy" Tyne Jr.]
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A.
Captain Bill Owens
Captain Bill Owens is the skilled and level-headed submarine commander who leads the miniaturized crew on their perilous mission inside a human body in the science fiction film "Fantastic Voyage."
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B.
Captain Roy Brown
Captain Roy Brown was a Canadian World War I flying ace best known for his role in the aerial engagement that led to the death of the Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen.
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C.
Captain Nathan Brittles
Captain Nathan Brittles is an aging, duty-bound U.S. Cavalry officer in the film "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon," known for his stoic leadership and reflective final days before retirement on the American frontier.
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D.
Jeremiah O’Brien
Jeremiah O’Brien was an American Revolutionary War naval captain from Maine who led one of the first naval engagements against the British at the Battle of Machias in 1775.
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E.
Captain Benjamin Tyreen
Captain Benjamin Tyreen is a proud, hot-tempered Irish-born Confederate cavalry officer who becomes Major Dundee’s bitter rival and uneasy ally in the 1965 Western film "Major Dundee."
- 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: Captain William "Billy" Tyne Jr. Triple: [Andrea Gail, crewMember, Captain William "Billy" Tyne Jr.]
Generated description
Captain William "Billy" Tyne Jr. was an American commercial swordfishing captain best known for commanding the ill-fated Andrea Gail during the 1991 "Perfect Storm," later popularized by the book and film of the same name.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Captain William "Billy" Tyne Jr. Target entity description: Captain William "Billy" Tyne Jr. was an American commercial swordfishing captain best known for commanding the ill-fated Andrea Gail during the 1991 "Perfect Storm," later popularized by the book and film of the same name.
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A.
Captain Bill Owens
Captain Bill Owens is the skilled and level-headed submarine commander who leads the miniaturized crew on their perilous mission inside a human body in the science fiction film "Fantastic Voyage."
-
B.
Captain Roy Brown
Captain Roy Brown was a Canadian World War I flying ace best known for his role in the aerial engagement that led to the death of the Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen.
-
C.
Captain Nathan Brittles
Captain Nathan Brittles is an aging, duty-bound U.S. Cavalry officer in the film "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon," known for his stoic leadership and reflective final days before retirement on the American frontier.
-
D.
Jeremiah O’Brien
Jeremiah O’Brien was an American Revolutionary War naval captain from Maine who led one of the first naval engagements against the British at the Battle of Machias in 1775.
-
E.
Captain Benjamin Tyreen
Captain Benjamin Tyreen is a proud, hot-tempered Irish-born Confederate cavalry officer who becomes Major Dundee’s bitter rival and uneasy ally in the 1965 Western film "Major Dundee."
- 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_69ca8284a25c8190a1a20afad30da792 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb0648bb308190a34fbcd81ff6fda2 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 11:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cb5a906b908190a204779950555edc |
completed | March 31, 2026, 5:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cb762ce6208190a24438e26ae83785 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 7:22 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cbb615dc248190b57b4fc7c430517f |
completed | March 31, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:45 p.m.