Triple

T11171195
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Galaxy Quest E264276 entity
Predicate screenwriter P2831 FINISHED
Object David Howard
David Howard is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the science fiction comedy film "Galaxy Quest."
E909893 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: David Howard | Statement: [Galaxy Quest, screenwriter, David Howard]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Howard
Context triple: [Galaxy Quest, screenwriter, David Howard]
  • A. Geoffrey Howard
    Geoffrey Howard is a personal name shared by several notable individuals, including figures in British politics, law, and public service.
  • B. Donald Howard
    Donald Howard was a British politician best known for serving on the controversial Simon Commission that investigated constitutional reform in colonial India.
  • C. Douglas Howard
    Douglas Howard was an English noblewoman of the 16th century, notable as the daughter of William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, and for her connections to the Tudor court.
  • D. Ken Howard
    Ken Howard was an American actor best known for his roles in film, television, and theater, including his portrayal of Thomas Jefferson in the musical film "1776."
  • E. David Howell
    David Howell is a British Conservative politician and life peer who held several ministerial roles, including Secretary of State for Energy and for Transport, during a long parliamentary career.
  • 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: David Howard
Triple: [Galaxy Quest, screenwriter, David Howard]
Generated description
David Howard is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the science fiction comedy film "Galaxy Quest."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Howard
Target entity description: David Howard is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the science fiction comedy film "Galaxy Quest."
  • A. Geoffrey Howard
    Geoffrey Howard is a personal name shared by several notable individuals, including figures in British politics, law, and public service.
  • B. Donald Howard
    Donald Howard was a British politician best known for serving on the controversial Simon Commission that investigated constitutional reform in colonial India.
  • C. Douglas Howard
    Douglas Howard was an English noblewoman of the 16th century, notable as the daughter of William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, and for her connections to the Tudor court.
  • D. Ken Howard
    Ken Howard was an American actor best known for his roles in film, television, and theater, including his portrayal of Thomas Jefferson in the musical film "1776."
  • E. David Howell
    David Howell is a British Conservative politician and life peer who held several ministerial roles, including Secretary of State for Energy and for Transport, during a long parliamentary career.
  • 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_69d6aa9dafac8190bd90d2c74f661aa7 completed April 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d7e89660208190b1d9e91529f5d246 completed April 9, 2026, 5:57 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e483816af08190877f86ee52846581 completed April 19, 2026, 7:25 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e48715bd2081908774d325db2b6dd5 completed April 19, 2026, 7:41 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e4886c0da881909105b3a45e786ce9 completed April 19, 2026, 7:46 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:29 p.m.