Triple
T14252380
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robert Middleton |
E353301
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Samuel G. Messer
Samuel G. Messer was the birth name of American character actor Robert Middleton, known for his deep voice and frequent portrayals of villains in mid-20th-century film and television.
|
E1367793
|
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: Samuel G. Messer | Statement: [Robert Middleton, birthName, Samuel G. Messer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel G. Messer Context triple: [Robert Middleton, birthName, Samuel G. Messer]
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A.
Abraham E. Lefcourt
Abraham E. Lefcourt was a prominent early 20th-century New York real estate developer known for constructing major residential and commercial buildings in Manhattan.
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B.
Samuel J. Gorlitz
Samuel J. Gorlitz is an American real estate entrepreneur best known as the founder of Federal Realty Investment Trust, a major publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in retail and mixed-use properties.
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C.
George J. Mecherle
George J. Mecherle was an American insurance executive and entrepreneur best known as the founder of State Farm Insurance.
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D.
Carl E. Heastie
Carl E. Heastie is an American politician who serves as the Speaker of the New York State Assembly and represents a district in the Bronx.
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E.
Albert S. Ruddy
Albert S. Ruddy is a Canadian-born film and television producer best known for his Academy Award–winning work on landmark films such as "The Godfather" and "Million Dollar Baby."
- 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: Samuel G. Messer Triple: [Robert Middleton, birthName, Samuel G. Messer]
Generated description
Samuel G. Messer was the birth name of American character actor Robert Middleton, known for his deep voice and frequent portrayals of villains in mid-20th-century film and television.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel G. Messer Target entity description: Samuel G. Messer was the birth name of American character actor Robert Middleton, known for his deep voice and frequent portrayals of villains in mid-20th-century film and television.
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A.
Abraham E. Lefcourt
Abraham E. Lefcourt was a prominent early 20th-century New York real estate developer known for constructing major residential and commercial buildings in Manhattan.
-
B.
Samuel J. Gorlitz
Samuel J. Gorlitz is an American real estate entrepreneur best known as the founder of Federal Realty Investment Trust, a major publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in retail and mixed-use properties.
-
C.
George J. Mecherle
George J. Mecherle was an American insurance executive and entrepreneur best known as the founder of State Farm Insurance.
-
D.
Carl E. Heastie
Carl E. Heastie is an American politician who serves as the Speaker of the New York State Assembly and represents a district in the Bronx.
-
E.
Albert S. Ruddy
Albert S. Ruddy is a Canadian-born film and television producer best known for his Academy Award–winning work on landmark films such as "The Godfather" and "Million Dollar Baby."
- 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_69d8278c43e08190824146f4632b89a5 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de6296f9d0819086f62f525d07eb12 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 3:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a070e5292288190b004fa44e560eeff |
completed | May 15, 2026, 12:15 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a070f2772e881909b3ea02f51c3feb6 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 12:18 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a070feb5d948190b8d05d13f250d2ab |
completed | May 15, 2026, 12:22 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:08 a.m.