Triple
T8493981
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Startling Stories |
E201048
|
entity |
| Predicate | editor |
P1954
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Oscar J. Friend
Oscar J. Friend was an American pulp magazine editor, literary agent, and writer of science fiction and westerns active in the mid-20th century.
|
E737205
|
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: Oscar J. Friend | Statement: [Startling Stories, editor, Oscar J. Friend]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oscar J. Friend Context triple: [Startling Stories, editor, Oscar J. Friend]
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A.
Arthur Lappin
Arthur Lappin is an Irish film producer best known for his long-time collaboration with director Jim Sheridan on acclaimed films such as "My Left Foot" and "In the Name of the Father."
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B.
Greg Hoblit
Greg Hoblit is an American film and television director and producer known for his work on acclaimed series like "Hill Street Blues" and films such as "Primal Fear" and "Frequency."
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C.
Melvin Webb
Melvin Webb is a songwriter known for contributing to the country music hit "That's the Way Love Goes."
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D.
Ralph Burns
Ralph Burns was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger renowned for his influential big band work and acclaimed film scores.
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E.
Heinrich Gladney
Heinrich Gladney is a precocious, intellectually intense teenage boy in Don DeLillo’s novel "White Noise," known for his philosophical debates and skeptical view of contemporary life.
- 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: Oscar J. Friend Triple: [Startling Stories, editor, Oscar J. Friend]
Generated description
Oscar J. Friend was an American pulp magazine editor, literary agent, and writer of science fiction and westerns active in the mid-20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oscar J. Friend Target entity description: Oscar J. Friend was an American pulp magazine editor, literary agent, and writer of science fiction and westerns active in the mid-20th century.
-
A.
Arthur Lappin
Arthur Lappin is an Irish film producer best known for his long-time collaboration with director Jim Sheridan on acclaimed films such as "My Left Foot" and "In the Name of the Father."
-
B.
Greg Hoblit
Greg Hoblit is an American film and television director and producer known for his work on acclaimed series like "Hill Street Blues" and films such as "Primal Fear" and "Frequency."
-
C.
Melvin Webb
Melvin Webb is a songwriter known for contributing to the country music hit "That's the Way Love Goes."
-
D.
Ralph Burns
Ralph Burns was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger renowned for his influential big band work and acclaimed film scores.
-
E.
Heinrich Gladney
Heinrich Gladney is a precocious, intellectually intense teenage boy in Don DeLillo’s novel "White Noise," known for his philosophical debates and skeptical view of contemporary life.
- 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_69ca831ee390819095fae73400bbfafc |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe579b7088190b297b04527e36a2b |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce3a5c260c8190bc7012a04363d260 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 9:43 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce3ca3be5c8190844e54805e9acaeb |
completed | April 2, 2026, 9:53 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce3d4e92e88190a90ba1567c569b00 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 9:56 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:13 p.m.