Triple
T17350665
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | O’Brien family of Machias, Maine |
E421802
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasMember |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William O’Brien
William O’Brien is a member of the O’Brien family of Machias, Maine, a family associated with that coastal New England community.
|
E1297293
|
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: William O’Brien | Statement: [O’Brien family of Machias, Maine, hasMember, William O’Brien]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William O’Brien Context triple: [O’Brien family of Machias, Maine, hasMember, William O’Brien]
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A.
William McGlaughlin
William McGlaughlin is an American conductor, composer, and radio host best known for his work with major orchestras and his long-running classical music radio programs such as "Exploring Music."
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B.
William X. O'Brien
William X. O'Brien was an influential Irish trade unionist and political organizer who played a key role in shaping Ireland’s labor movement and early 20th-century politics.
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C.
William S. O'Brien
William S. O'Brien was a 19th-century American mining magnate best known as one of the four "Bonanza Kings" who amassed a fortune from the Comstock Lode silver mines in Nevada.
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D.
Henry O'Neill
Henry O'Neill was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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E.
William O’Leary
William O’Leary is an American actor best known for his role as Marty Taylor on the television sitcom "Home Improvement."
- 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: William O’Brien Triple: [O’Brien family of Machias, Maine, hasMember, William O’Brien]
Generated description
William O’Brien is a member of the O’Brien family of Machias, Maine, a family associated with that coastal New England community.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William O’Brien Target entity description: William O’Brien is a member of the O’Brien family of Machias, Maine, a family associated with that coastal New England community.
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A.
William McGlaughlin
William McGlaughlin is an American conductor, composer, and radio host best known for his work with major orchestras and his long-running classical music radio programs such as "Exploring Music."
-
B.
William X. O'Brien
William X. O'Brien was an influential Irish trade unionist and political organizer who played a key role in shaping Ireland’s labor movement and early 20th-century politics.
-
C.
William S. O'Brien
William S. O'Brien was a 19th-century American mining magnate best known as one of the four "Bonanza Kings" who amassed a fortune from the Comstock Lode silver mines in Nevada.
-
D.
Henry O'Neill
Henry O'Neill was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
-
E.
William O’Leary
William O’Leary is an American actor best known for his role as Marty Taylor on the television sitcom "Home Improvement."
- 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_69d889d520008190a26917a95bf1c2ea |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e43a2bd0a881909e71c89773d9273c |
completed | April 19, 2026, 2:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0328fce5e08190978999856bbd6498 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 1:19 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a032a4f7f6081909aa860d7b461b9e4 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 1:25 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a032ab3a0d48190897789d9b91d9e1e |
completed | May 12, 2026, 1:27 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:44 a.m.