Triple
T9998919
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Private James Francis Ryan |
E197273
|
entity |
| Predicate | middleName |
P143
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Francis
Francis is the middle name of the fictional World War II soldier Private James Francis Ryan from the film "Saving Private Ryan."
|
E833888
|
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: Francis | Statement: [Private James Francis Ryan, middleName, Francis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Francis Context triple: [Private James Francis Ryan, middleName, Francis]
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A.
Francis
Francis is the papal name of the current head of the Roman Catholic Church, known for his emphasis on humility, social justice, and interfaith dialogue.
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B.
Francis
Francis is the middle name of Samuel Francis Smith, the American Baptist minister and poet best known for writing the lyrics to the patriotic song "My Country, ’Tis of Thee."
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C.
Francis
Francis is the first name of F. Paul Wilson, an American author best known for his science fiction, horror, and thriller novels, including the "Repairman Jack" series.
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D.
Francis
Francis is the middle name of American automobile pioneer and Dodge Brothers co-founder John Francis Dodge.
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E.
Francis
Francis is the given first name of American character actor Frank McHugh, known for his prolific work in early 20th-century film and theater.
- 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: Francis Triple: [Private James Francis Ryan, middleName, Francis]
Generated description
Francis is the middle name of the fictional World War II soldier Private James Francis Ryan from the film "Saving Private Ryan."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Francis Target entity description: Francis is the middle name of the fictional World War II soldier Private James Francis Ryan from the film "Saving Private Ryan."
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A.
Francis
Francis is the given name of Frank Sheeran, the American labor union official and alleged mob hitman whose life inspired the film "The Irishman."
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B.
Francis
Francis is the middle name of Samuel Francis Du Pont, a prominent 19th-century U.S. Navy admiral from the Du Pont family.
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C.
Francis
Francis is the middle name of William Francis Deegan, an American military officer, engineer, and prominent New York City political figure of the early 20th century.
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D.
Francis
Francis is the middle name of American seismologist Charles Francis Richter, best known for creating the Richter magnitude scale for measuring earthquakes.
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E.
Francis
Francis is the middle name of American automobile pioneer and Dodge Brothers co-founder John Francis Dodge.
- 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_69ca82f3b61c81908ecc2c1c96dbc2e4 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdcc8c78448190a5332f4ff8a7b3dd |
completed | April 2, 2026, 1:55 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d2584bd6cc8190841353847dd2f00c |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:40 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d259016fb08190aadf9d4cee0b42d7 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:43 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d259a2e48481908bd8e4829f676618 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:46 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:51 p.m.