Triple
T14018483
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | I've Got a Secret |
E337261
|
entity |
| Predicate | creator |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Howard Merrill
Howard Merrill was a television producer and writer best known for creating the classic American panel game show "I've Got a Secret."
|
E1086668
|
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: Howard Merrill | Statement: [I've Got a Secret, creator, Howard Merrill]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Merrill Context triple: [I've Got a Secret, creator, Howard Merrill]
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A.
Paul W. Merrill
Paul W. Merrill was an American astronomer known for his pioneering work in stellar spectroscopy and the discovery of technetium in stellar atmospheres.
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B.
Charles E. Merrill
Charles E. Merrill was an American stockbroker, philanthropist, and co-founder of the investment firm Merrill Lynch, which became one of the largest brokerage houses in the world.
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C.
Merrill Hess
Merrill Hess is a former minor-league baseball player and the younger brother of ex-priest Graham Hess in M. Night Shyamalan’s science-fiction thriller film "Signs."
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D.
George P. Merrill
George P. Merrill was an American geologist and curator at the Smithsonian Institution known for his influential work in petrology and the study of building stones.
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E.
Arthur Richman
Arthur Richman was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for his stage works that were adapted into successful films during the early 20th century.
- 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: Howard Merrill Triple: [I've Got a Secret, creator, Howard Merrill]
Generated description
Howard Merrill was a television producer and writer best known for creating the classic American panel game show "I've Got a Secret."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Merrill Target entity description: Howard Merrill was a television producer and writer best known for creating the classic American panel game show "I've Got a Secret."
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A.
Paul W. Merrill
Paul W. Merrill was an American astronomer known for his pioneering work in stellar spectroscopy and the discovery of technetium in stellar atmospheres.
-
B.
Charles E. Merrill
Charles E. Merrill was an American stockbroker, philanthropist, and co-founder of the investment firm Merrill Lynch, which became one of the largest brokerage houses in the world.
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C.
Merrill Hess
Merrill Hess is a former minor-league baseball player and the younger brother of ex-priest Graham Hess in M. Night Shyamalan’s science-fiction thriller film "Signs."
-
D.
George P. Merrill
George P. Merrill was an American geologist and curator at the Smithsonian Institution known for his influential work in petrology and the study of building stones.
-
E.
Arthur Richman
Arthur Richman was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for his stage works that were adapted into successful films during the early 20th century.
- 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_69d81c6543a48190bd5ba93d7419e797 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de2f3b5b088190a58715779d2c46a6 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 12:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fd192ee1ac81908663ebd2e06784f1 |
completed | May 7, 2026, 10:58 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fd2315cf6881908fc83b273c966cae |
completed | May 7, 2026, 11:41 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fd238d6a7c8190980388e9027e3a72 |
completed | May 7, 2026, 11:43 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:19 p.m.