Triple

T8336400
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Avon Barksdale E195796 entity
Predicate usesLegalCounsel P51204 FINISHED
Object Maurice Levy
Maurice Levy is a shrewd and ethically dubious defense attorney who represents Baltimore drug kingpins in the television series "The Wire."
E726128 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: Maurice Levy | Statement: [Avon Barksdale, usesLegalCounsel, Maurice Levy]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maurice Levy
Context triple: [Avon Barksdale, usesLegalCounsel, Maurice Levy]
  • A. Theodore L. Epstein
    Theodore L. Epstein is an individual whose specific public background or notable achievements are not clearly documented in widely available sources.
  • B. Ben Bronfman
    Ben Bronfman is an American musician, producer, and environmental entrepreneur known for his work in alternative hip hop and for co-writing Kanye West’s song “New Slaves.”
  • C. Bill Bidwill
    Bill Bidwill was an American sports executive best known as the longtime owner of the NFL’s Cardinals franchise, overseeing the team’s moves from St. Louis to Arizona.
  • D. Fred Wilpon
    Fred Wilpon is an American real estate developer best known as the longtime principal owner of Major League Baseball’s New York Mets.
  • E. Arthur David Kahn
    Arthur David Kahn is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Kahn, though detailed public information about his life or achievements is limited.
  • 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: Maurice Levy
Triple: [Avon Barksdale, usesLegalCounsel, Maurice Levy]
Generated description
Maurice Levy is a shrewd and ethically dubious defense attorney who represents Baltimore drug kingpins in the television series "The Wire."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maurice Levy
Target entity description: Maurice Levy is a shrewd and ethically dubious defense attorney who represents Baltimore drug kingpins in the television series "The Wire."
  • A. Theodore L. Epstein
    Theodore L. Epstein is an individual whose specific public background or notable achievements are not clearly documented in widely available sources.
  • B. Ben Bronfman
    Ben Bronfman is an American musician, producer, and environmental entrepreneur known for his work in alternative hip hop and for co-writing Kanye West’s song “New Slaves.”
  • C. Bill Bidwill
    Bill Bidwill was an American sports executive best known as the longtime owner of the NFL’s Cardinals franchise, overseeing the team’s moves from St. Louis to Arizona.
  • D. Fred Wilpon
    Fred Wilpon is an American real estate developer best known as the longtime principal owner of Major League Baseball’s New York Mets.
  • E. Arthur David Kahn
    Arthur David Kahn is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Kahn, though detailed public information about his life or achievements is limited.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: usesLegalCounsel
Context triple: [Avon Barksdale, usesLegalCounsel, Maurice Levy]
  • A. hasCounsel chosen
    Indicates that one entity serves as a legal advisor or representative (counsel) for another entity.
  • B. usesLegalCode
    Indicates that one entity applies, references, or operates under a particular legal code in its actions or regulations.
  • C. legalRepresentation
    Indicates that one entity formally acts on behalf of another in legal matters, such as providing counsel, advocacy, or defense within a legal system.
  • D. legalMatters
    Indicates that one entity is involved with, concerned about, or responsible for legal issues, processes, or obligations related to another entity or context.
  • E. legalOpinionsUsedIn
    Indicates that certain legal opinions are referenced or relied upon within a particular legal case, document, or context.
  • 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_69ca82ecbdc481908a55cad8ca062d88 completed March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb7fd3fc80819097b326119107ad4d completed March 31, 2026, 8:03 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cd95e17300819090e405c4c60b280d completed April 1, 2026, 10:02 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cdab61d00c81909ce2c0d718a2dc1a completed April 1, 2026, 11:33 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cdb2ef889c8190af6efb9473f8804c completed April 2, 2026, 12:06 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69cb70c3231c81909e3d463192c9de22 completed March 31, 2026, 6:59 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:57 p.m.