Triple

T8044550
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Caldwell E187515 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Ian Caldwell
Ian Caldwell is an American novelist best known for co-authoring the bestselling historical thriller "The Rule of Four."
E715008 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: Ian Caldwell | Statement: [Caldwell, hasNotableBearer, Ian Caldwell]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ian Caldwell
Context triple: [Caldwell, hasNotableBearer, Ian Caldwell]
  • A. John Gibbon
    John Gibbon was a 19th-century United States Army officer and Civil War general who later played a key role in the Indian Wars, including campaigns against the Nez Perce.
  • B. Jeff Morrow
    Jeff Morrow was an American actor best known for his roles in mid-20th-century films and television, particularly in biblical epics and science fiction movies.
  • C. Timothy Busfield
    Timothy Busfield is an American actor and director best known for his roles in television series such as "thirtysomething," "The West Wing," and various film and stage productions.
  • D. Richard Vincent Van Patten
    Richard Vincent Van Patten is the birth name of American actor Dick Van Patten, best known for his role as the father on the television series "Eight Is Enough."
  • E. Ray Wise
    Ray Wise is an American character actor known for his versatile roles in film and television, including memorable performances in "Twin Peaks," "RoboCop," and numerous other genre and dramatic works.
  • 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: Ian Caldwell
Triple: [Caldwell, hasNotableBearer, Ian Caldwell]
Generated description
Ian Caldwell is an American novelist best known for co-authoring the bestselling historical thriller "The Rule of Four."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ian Caldwell
Target entity description: Ian Caldwell is an American novelist best known for co-authoring the bestselling historical thriller "The Rule of Four."
  • A. John Gibbon
    John Gibbon was a 19th-century United States Army officer and Civil War general who later played a key role in the Indian Wars, including campaigns against the Nez Perce.
  • B. Jeff Morrow
    Jeff Morrow was an American actor best known for his roles in mid-20th-century films and television, particularly in biblical epics and science fiction movies.
  • C. Timothy Busfield
    Timothy Busfield is an American actor and director best known for his roles in television series such as "thirtysomething," "The West Wing," and various film and stage productions.
  • D. Richard Vincent Van Patten
    Richard Vincent Van Patten is the birth name of American actor Dick Van Patten, best known for his role as the father on the television series "Eight Is Enough."
  • E. Ray Wise
    Ray Wise is an American character actor known for his versatile roles in film and television, including memorable performances in "Twin Peaks," "RoboCop," and numerous other genre and dramatic works.
  • 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_69ca82b00cb48190b59a300f70e97bd7 completed March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb3f4c79388190aecee6e313071a17 completed March 31, 2026, 3:28 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ccbe4ca4cc8190a664968334225087 completed April 1, 2026, 6:42 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ccc24a39f88190995f076d1a7ec3e7 completed April 1, 2026, 6:59 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ccc37f0ca88190b4e077f23dbbe6f8 completed April 1, 2026, 7:04 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:23 p.m.