Triple

T8847358
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject George Clayton Johnson E210538 entity
Predicate coAuthorWith P398 FINISHED
Object William F. Nolan
William F. Nolan was an American author best known for co-writing the science fiction novel "Logan's Run" and for his extensive work in horror, fantasy, and genre criticism.
E780038 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: William F. Nolan | Statement: [George Clayton Johnson, coAuthorWith, William F. Nolan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William F. Nolan
Context triple: [George Clayton Johnson, coAuthorWith, William F. Nolan]
  • A. William Nolan
    William Nolan is an editor known for his work on editions of classic adventure literature, including "The Mark of Zorro."
  • B. Alan E. Nourse
    Alan E. Nourse was an American science fiction author and physician known for works that often explored medical and social themes, including the novel "The Bladerunner."
  • C. John Alderman
    John Alderman was a Native American allied with the English colonists who became historically known for killing the Wampanoag leader Metacomet (King Philip) during King Philip’s War.
  • D. Louis Barron
    Louis Barron was an American electronic music pioneer best known for co-creating the groundbreaking, fully electronic score for the 1956 science fiction film "Forbidden Planet."
  • E. Bill L. Norton
    Bill L. Norton is an American film and television director and screenwriter known for his work in the 1970s and 1980s, including projects in both feature films and popular TV series.
  • 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: William F. Nolan
Triple: [George Clayton Johnson, coAuthorWith, William F. Nolan]
Generated description
William F. Nolan was an American author best known for co-writing the science fiction novel "Logan's Run" and for his extensive work in horror, fantasy, and genre criticism.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William F. Nolan
Target entity description: William F. Nolan was an American author best known for co-writing the science fiction novel "Logan's Run" and for his extensive work in horror, fantasy, and genre criticism.
  • A. William Nolan
    William Nolan is an editor known for his work on editions of classic adventure literature, including "The Mark of Zorro."
  • B. Alan E. Nourse
    Alan E. Nourse was an American science fiction author and physician known for works that often explored medical and social themes, including the novel "The Bladerunner."
  • C. John Alderman
    John Alderman was a Native American allied with the English colonists who became historically known for killing the Wampanoag leader Metacomet (King Philip) during King Philip’s War.
  • D. Louis Barron
    Louis Barron was an American electronic music pioneer best known for co-creating the groundbreaking, fully electronic score for the 1956 science fiction film "Forbidden Planet."
  • E. Bill L. Norton
    Bill L. Norton is an American film and television director and screenwriter known for his work in the 1970s and 1980s, including projects in both feature films and popular TV series.
  • 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_69ca838967bc8190b46c3c80a2887ea4 completed March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc60a9194c8190bdfefc55a8fb29a3 completed April 1, 2026, 12:02 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d04729c39c8190a88a28288653399b completed April 3, 2026, 11:03 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d0489f19808190b793dac8c0f743bc completed April 3, 2026, 11:09 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d0496ccb908190b9ebe632df1447be completed April 3, 2026, 11:12 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:49 p.m.