Triple

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Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject David Ossman E236483 entity
Predicate collaboratedWith P435 FINISHED
Object Phil Austin
Phil Austin was an American comedian, writer, and actor best known as a core member of the surreal comedy group The Firesign Theatre.
E821102 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: Phil Austin | Statement: [David Ossman, collaboratedWith, Phil Austin]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Phil Austin
Context triple: [David Ossman, collaboratedWith, Phil Austin]
  • A. Sean Eldridge
    Sean Eldridge is an American political activist, investor, and former congressional candidate known for his work on progressive causes and campaign finance reform.
  • B. Phil Reeves
    Phil Reeves is an American character actor known for his supporting roles in film and television, including appearances in comedies and dramas such as "13 Going on 30."
  • C. Michael Graydon
    Michael Graydon is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer who served as a leading commander of British fighter aviation during the late 20th century.
  • D. Phil Foster
    Phil Foster was an American actor and comedian best known for playing Laverne’s father, Frank DeFazio, on the sitcom "Laverne & Shirley."
  • E. Jeff Nathanson
    Jeff Nathanson is an American screenwriter and film director best known for writing high-profile Hollywood films such as "Catch Me If You Can," "The Terminal," and Disney's live-action "The Lion King."
  • 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: Phil Austin
Triple: [David Ossman, collaboratedWith, Phil Austin]
Generated description
Phil Austin was an American comedian, writer, and actor best known as a core member of the surreal comedy group The Firesign Theatre.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Phil Austin
Target entity description: Phil Austin was an American comedian, writer, and actor best known as a core member of the surreal comedy group The Firesign Theatre.
  • A. Sean Eldridge
    Sean Eldridge is an American political activist, investor, and former congressional candidate known for his work on progressive causes and campaign finance reform.
  • B. Phil Reeves
    Phil Reeves is an American character actor known for his supporting roles in film and television, including appearances in comedies and dramas such as "13 Going on 30."
  • C. Michael Graydon
    Michael Graydon is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer who served as a leading commander of British fighter aviation during the late 20th century.
  • D. Phil Foster
    Phil Foster was an American actor and comedian best known for playing Laverne’s father, Frank DeFazio, on the sitcom "Laverne & Shirley."
  • E. Jeff Nathanson
    Jeff Nathanson is an American screenwriter and film director best known for writing high-profile Hollywood films such as "Catch Me If You Can," "The Terminal," and Disney's live-action "The Lion King."
  • 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_69ca84d4eddc8190996fec1417d2bae8 completed March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd9fae332c8190b11f0258b5a5ae2b completed April 1, 2026, 10:43 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d1c40da67c8190b9a0193e9b04fedd completed April 5, 2026, 2:08 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d1c4c37e248190a1b10cf6d0056c02 completed April 5, 2026, 2:11 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d1c56957f8819080eca0a71c24f86a completed April 5, 2026, 2:14 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:24 p.m.