Triple

T9015440
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Proof of Life E215582 entity
Predicate basedOnWorkAuthor P2806 FINISHED
Object William Prochnau
William Prochnau was an American journalist and author known for his in-depth reporting on war correspondents and international conflicts, several of whose works were adapted for film.
E790155 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 Prochnau | Statement: [Proof of Life, basedOnWorkAuthor, William Prochnau]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Prochnau
Context triple: [Proof of Life, basedOnWorkAuthor, William Prochnau]
  • A. Robert Rusler
    Robert Rusler is an American actor best known for his roles in 1980s and 1990s horror and teen films, including appearances in "A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge" and "Weird Science."
  • B. Bill Steinkellner
    Bill Steinkellner is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on popular sitcoms, often in collaboration with his wife Cheri Steinkellner.
  • C. William Poduska
    William Poduska is an American entrepreneur and computer engineer best known for founding multiple influential high-technology companies, including Apollo Computer.
  • D. Patrick Fischler
    Patrick Fischler is an American character actor known for his memorable supporting roles in film and television, including appearances in projects like Mulholland Drive, Mad Men, and Lost.
  • E. Michael Sarnoski
    Michael Sarnoski is an American filmmaker and screenwriter best known for directing the acclaimed drama "Pig" and later helming the horror prequel "A Quiet Place: Day One."
  • 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 Prochnau
Triple: [Proof of Life, basedOnWorkAuthor, William Prochnau]
Generated description
William Prochnau was an American journalist and author known for his in-depth reporting on war correspondents and international conflicts, several of whose works were adapted for film.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Prochnau
Target entity description: William Prochnau was an American journalist and author known for his in-depth reporting on war correspondents and international conflicts, several of whose works were adapted for film.
  • A. Robert Rusler
    Robert Rusler is an American actor best known for his roles in 1980s and 1990s horror and teen films, including appearances in "A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge" and "Weird Science."
  • B. Bill Steinkellner
    Bill Steinkellner is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on popular sitcoms, often in collaboration with his wife Cheri Steinkellner.
  • C. William Poduska
    William Poduska is an American entrepreneur and computer engineer best known for founding multiple influential high-technology companies, including Apollo Computer.
  • D. Patrick Fischler
    Patrick Fischler is an American character actor known for his memorable supporting roles in film and television, including appearances in projects like Mulholland Drive, Mad Men, and Lost.
  • E. Michael Sarnoski
    Michael Sarnoski is an American filmmaker and screenwriter best known for directing the acclaimed drama "Pig" and later helming the horror prequel "A Quiet Place: Day One."
  • 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_69ca83a38aa88190bf1bb80c4548b5e2 completed March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc69fc0e4c819080b60456375f94cd completed April 1, 2026, 12:42 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d0b17686608190bc144ff3e79074f7 completed April 4, 2026, 6:36 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d0b2b9fbf4819083e594d676323c65 completed April 4, 2026, 6:42 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d0b343a040819098620e2e3c451b39 completed April 4, 2026, 6:44 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:06 p.m.