Triple

T18687973

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Civic Theatre, Auckland	`E456914`	entity
Predicate	developer	`P73`	FINISHED
Object	Thomas O’Brien Thomas O’Brien was a New Zealand theatre entrepreneur and cinema pioneer best known for his role in developing major entertainment venues in Auckland in the early 20th century.	`E1419909`	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: Thomas O’Brien | Statement: [Civic Theatre, Auckland, developer, Thomas O’Brien]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Thomas O’Brien
Context triple: [Civic Theatre, Auckland, developer, Thomas O’Brien]

A. John O’Brien
John O’Brien is a member of the historic O’Brien family associated with Machias, Maine.
B. Tom O’Connor
Tom O’Connor is a screenwriter best known for penning action-comedy and thriller films such as "The Hitman’s Bodyguard" and the Cold War spy drama "The Courier."
C. Thomas O'Toole
Thomas O'Toole is a notable individual distinguished by his association with the O’Toole surname, recognized for contributions that have brought prominence to the name.
D. 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.
E. John O'Brien
John O'Brien was an American novelist best known for writing the semi-autobiographical novel "Leaving Las Vegas," which was later adapted into an acclaimed film.
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: Thomas O’Brien
Triple: [Civic Theatre, Auckland, developer, Thomas O’Brien]

Generated description

Thomas O’Brien was a New Zealand theatre entrepreneur and cinema pioneer best known for his role in developing major entertainment venues in Auckland in the early 20th century.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Thomas O’Brien
Target entity description: Thomas O’Brien was a New Zealand theatre entrepreneur and cinema pioneer best known for his role in developing major entertainment venues in Auckland in the early 20th century.

A. John O’Brien
John O’Brien is a member of the historic O’Brien family associated with Machias, Maine.
B. Tom O’Connor
Tom O’Connor is a screenwriter best known for penning action-comedy and thriller films such as "The Hitman’s Bodyguard" and the Cold War spy drama "The Courier."
C. Thomas O'Toole
Thomas O'Toole is a notable individual distinguished by his association with the O’Toole surname, recognized for contributions that have brought prominence to the name.
D. 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.
E. John O'Brien
John O'Brien was an American novelist best known for writing the semi-autobiographical novel "Leaving Las Vegas," which was later adapted into an acclaimed film.
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_69d8d391eb488190ac2e9abf5bf255e4`	completed	April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69e55b2e4c6081908bb958bd00d6bec9`	completed	April 19, 2026, 10:46 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_6a08550c5ef481908d07d8e56ff91058`	completed	May 16, 2026, 11:29 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_6a0855b26f0081909c2b74b888e0cd25`	completed	May 16, 2026, 11:32 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_6a08567e39548190bd201d744e5fa7e9`	completed	May 16, 2026, 11:35 a.m.

Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:49 a.m.