Triple
T9512179
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | B. D. Hyman |
E229425
|
entity |
| Predicate | sibling |
P363
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Michael Merrill |
E757540
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Michael Merrill | Statement: [B. D. Hyman, sibling, Michael Merrill]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Merrill Context triple: [B. D. Hyman, sibling, Michael Merrill]
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A.
Michael Merrill
chosen
Michael Merrill is the son of legendary American actress Bette Davis, known for his later role in managing her estate and legacy.
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B.
Jack Mullen
Jack Mullen is a relatively obscure individual whose specific public significance is not clearly established from the available information.
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C.
Michael Nelson
Michael Nelson is a musician best known for his work as a member of Prince’s backing band, The New Power Generation.
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D.
Eric Metcalf
Eric Metcalf is a former American football player best known as a versatile NFL running back and return specialist during the late 1980s and 1990s.
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E.
Eric Lamonsoff
Eric Lamonsoff is a bumbling yet big-hearted family man and close friend of Lenny Feder in the Grown Ups comedy film series.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca84777560819084cddd999badc1aa |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd98699b788190b1a475e1b1883584 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d2696450e4819086d5aac368127e5f |
completed | April 5, 2026, 1:53 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:58 p.m.