Triple
T936879
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Technicolor |
E20215
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
W. Burton Wescott
W. Burton Wescott was an early film industry figure best known as one of the founders of the pioneering color motion picture company Technicolor.
|
E386860
|
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: W. Burton Wescott | Statement: [Technicolor, foundedBy, W. Burton Wescott]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: W. Burton Wescott Context triple: [Technicolor, foundedBy, W. Burton Wescott]
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A.
Frederick H. Gillett
Frederick H. Gillett was an American figure notable for helping establish the American Cancer Society, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support.
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B.
Gérard F. Gilmore
Gérard F. Gilmore is a British astronomer known for his influential work on the structure and dynamics of the Milky Way galaxy.
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C.
Charles D. Norton
Charles D. Norton was an American figure notable for helping establish the American Cancer Society, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support.
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D.
John B. Denton
John B. Denton was a 19th-century American Methodist minister, lawyer, and soldier on the Texas frontier who was killed in conflict with Native Americans and later became the namesake of Denton County, Texas.
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E.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
- 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: W. Burton Wescott Triple: [Technicolor, foundedBy, W. Burton Wescott]
Generated description
W. Burton Wescott was an early film industry figure best known as one of the founders of the pioneering color motion picture company Technicolor.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: W. Burton Wescott Target entity description: W. Burton Wescott was an early film industry figure best known as one of the founders of the pioneering color motion picture company Technicolor.
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A.
Frederick H. Gillett
Frederick H. Gillett was an American figure notable for helping establish the American Cancer Society, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support.
-
B.
Gérard F. Gilmore
Gérard F. Gilmore is a British astronomer known for his influential work on the structure and dynamics of the Milky Way galaxy.
-
C.
Charles D. Norton
Charles D. Norton was an American figure notable for helping establish the American Cancer Society, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support.
-
D.
John B. Denton
John B. Denton was a 19th-century American Methodist minister, lawyer, and soldier on the Texas frontier who was killed in conflict with Native Americans and later became the namesake of Denton County, Texas.
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E.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
- 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_69a493b0270c81909e6c9ce310f6aa55 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b3668a3c8190b0152166efa93ee1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4e4b980888190a7df10662789f61e |
completed | March 14, 2026, 4:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b4e5f07c7081908e1aae715984aac4 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 4:37 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b4e6531b48819083c0d14c2ca4f7c1 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 4:38 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:40 p.m.