Triple
T17595517
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Catcher Was a Spy |
E428559
|
entity |
| Predicate | basedOn |
P98
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nicholas Dawidoff
Nicholas Dawidoff is an American writer and journalist known for his narrative nonfiction works that often blend sports, history, and biography.
|
E1278138
|
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: Nicholas Dawidoff | Statement: [The Catcher Was a Spy, basedOn, Nicholas Dawidoff]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicholas Dawidoff Context triple: [The Catcher Was a Spy, basedOn, Nicholas Dawidoff]
-
A.
Marc Rosenthal
Marc Rosenthal is an American illustrator and cartoonist known for his humorous, retro-style artwork in children’s books and magazines.
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B.
Lew Lipton
Lew Lipton was an American screenwriter active during the early 20th century, known for his work in Hollywood silent and early sound films.
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C.
Jeffrey Auerbach
Jeffrey Auerbach is a film producer best known for his work on the stop-motion animated feature "Corpse Bride."
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D.
D. T. Max
D. T. Max is an American journalist and biographer known for his in-depth literary profiles and his acclaimed biography of David Foster Wallace.
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E.
David Wolinski
David Wolinski is an American keyboardist, songwriter, and producer best known for his work with the funk band Rufus and collaborations with Chaka Khan.
- 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: Nicholas Dawidoff Triple: [The Catcher Was a Spy, basedOn, Nicholas Dawidoff]
Generated description
Nicholas Dawidoff is an American writer and journalist known for his narrative nonfiction works that often blend sports, history, and biography.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicholas Dawidoff Target entity description: Nicholas Dawidoff is an American writer and journalist known for his narrative nonfiction works that often blend sports, history, and biography.
-
A.
Marc Rosenthal
Marc Rosenthal is an American illustrator and cartoonist known for his humorous, retro-style artwork in children’s books and magazines.
-
B.
Lew Lipton
Lew Lipton was an American screenwriter active during the early 20th century, known for his work in Hollywood silent and early sound films.
-
C.
Jeffrey Auerbach
Jeffrey Auerbach is a film producer best known for his work on the stop-motion animated feature "Corpse Bride."
-
D.
D. T. Max
D. T. Max is an American journalist and biographer known for his in-depth literary profiles and his acclaimed biography of David Foster Wallace.
-
E.
David Wolinski
David Wolinski is an American keyboardist, songwriter, and producer best known for his work with the funk band Rufus and collaborations with Chaka Khan.
- 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_69d889e1030481909950e140c63255b9 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e469ead59c8190a06519311891af3c |
completed | April 19, 2026, 5:36 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a01e817f7248190b7166fbd28393b00 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 2:30 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a01f002f630819088bc0b7506ceb4d7 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 3:04 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a01f0ebf9e4819091d1b59964c6a275 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 3:08 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:51 a.m.