Triple

T10782726
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ned Sparks E254367 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object Edward Arthur Sparkman
Edward Arthur Sparkman, better known as Ned Sparks, was a Canadian-born character actor famed for his deadpan expression and sardonic, nasal delivery in early 20th-century Hollywood films.
E885746 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: Edward Arthur Sparkman | Statement: [Ned Sparks, birthName, Edward Arthur Sparkman]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward Arthur Sparkman
Context triple: [Ned Sparks, birthName, Edward Arthur Sparkman]
  • A. Viscount Stanhope
    Viscount Stanhope is a British noble title historically associated with the prominent statesman and military commander James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope.
  • B. Edmund Brock
    Edmund Brock is a person notable enough to be recognized as a distinguished bearer of the surname Brock.
  • C. Lord Spencer
    Lord Spencer was a prominent 19th-century British Liberal statesman and aristocrat who held several high offices, including serving in William Gladstone’s administrations.
  • D. Charles Egremont
    Charles Egremont is the idealistic young aristocratic protagonist of Benjamin Disraeli’s novel "Sybil, or The Two Nations," whose political and romantic journey highlights the social divisions of 19th-century England.
  • E. Viscount Latimer
    Viscount Latimer is a hereditary title in the Peerage of England historically associated with the influential statesman Thomas Osborne, later created Duke of Leeds.
  • 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: Edward Arthur Sparkman
Triple: [Ned Sparks, birthName, Edward Arthur Sparkman]
Generated description
Edward Arthur Sparkman, better known as Ned Sparks, was a Canadian-born character actor famed for his deadpan expression and sardonic, nasal delivery in early 20th-century Hollywood films.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward Arthur Sparkman
Target entity description: Edward Arthur Sparkman, better known as Ned Sparks, was a Canadian-born character actor famed for his deadpan expression and sardonic, nasal delivery in early 20th-century Hollywood films.
  • A. Viscount Stanhope
    Viscount Stanhope is a British noble title historically associated with the prominent statesman and military commander James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope.
  • B. Edmund Brock
    Edmund Brock is a person notable enough to be recognized as a distinguished bearer of the surname Brock.
  • C. Lord Spencer
    Lord Spencer was a prominent 19th-century British Liberal statesman and aristocrat who held several high offices, including serving in William Gladstone’s administrations.
  • D. Charles Egremont
    Charles Egremont is the idealistic young aristocratic protagonist of Benjamin Disraeli’s novel "Sybil, or The Two Nations," whose political and romantic journey highlights the social divisions of 19th-century England.
  • E. Viscount Latimer
    Viscount Latimer is a hereditary title in the Peerage of England historically associated with the influential statesman Thomas Osborne, later created Duke of Leeds.
  • 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_69d6aa609f008190a294200aefcb7bd5 completed April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d732c5618081908f72838ed42ed05c completed April 9, 2026, 5:01 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69de55fbfc70819098eb40cf0d1b9e8c completed April 14, 2026, 2:58 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69de5eadb9448190bdf69711394e2ab7 completed April 14, 2026, 3:35 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69de607917808190922df6521d7bfb07 completed April 14, 2026, 3:42 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:17 p.m.