Triple
T985978
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Plan 9 from Outer Space |
E21280
|
entity |
| Predicate | cinematographyBy |
P1953
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William C. Thompson
William C. Thompson was an American cinematographer best known for his work on low-budget genre films, including several directed by Ed Wood.
|
E306427
|
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 C. Thompson | Statement: [Plan 9 from Outer Space, cinematographyBy, William C. Thompson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William C. Thompson Context triple: [Plan 9 from Outer Space, cinematographyBy, William C. Thompson]
-
A.
Joseph C. Thompson
Joseph C. Thompson is an American arts administrator best known for leading the development and long-term growth of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) into a major contemporary art institution.
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B.
John S. Thompson
John S. Thompson was a Dutch engineer and resistance member during World War II, honored for his role in the liberation of the Netherlands.
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C.
Samuel J. Kirkwood
Samuel J. Kirkwood was a 19th-century American politician best known for serving as governor of Iowa and as a U.S. senator during the Civil War era.
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D.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
-
E.
Harry M. Wegeforth
Harry M. Wegeforth was an American physician and civic leader best known for establishing and guiding the early development of the San Diego Zoo into a major zoological institution.
- 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 C. Thompson Triple: [Plan 9 from Outer Space, cinematographyBy, William C. Thompson]
Generated description
William C. Thompson was an American cinematographer best known for his work on low-budget genre films, including several directed by Ed Wood.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William C. Thompson Target entity description: William C. Thompson was an American cinematographer best known for his work on low-budget genre films, including several directed by Ed Wood.
-
A.
Joseph C. Thompson
Joseph C. Thompson is an American arts administrator best known for leading the development and long-term growth of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) into a major contemporary art institution.
-
B.
John S. Thompson
John S. Thompson was a Dutch engineer and resistance member during World War II, honored for his role in the liberation of the Netherlands.
-
C.
Samuel J. Kirkwood
Samuel J. Kirkwood was a 19th-century American politician best known for serving as governor of Iowa and as a U.S. senator during the Civil War era.
-
D.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
-
E.
Harry M. Wegeforth
Harry M. Wegeforth was an American physician and civic leader best known for establishing and guiding the early development of the San Diego Zoo into a major zoological institution.
- 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_69a493c383dc8190a03257f22d4b4183 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b496b7308190a9c201244330b784 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b01ccc410c819094800b656937b61e |
completed | March 10, 2026, 1:29 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b020a6f0a48190b89b0f0f63b0a6ce |
completed | March 10, 2026, 1:46 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b0216e565c819095b849d072813029 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 1:49 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:41 p.m.