Triple

T19092368
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Max Brooks E467318 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object Maximillian Michael Brooks
Maximillian Michael Brooks, better known as Max Brooks, is an American author and screenwriter famed for his zombie-themed works such as "World War Z" and "The Zombie Survival Guide."
E1361982 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: Maximillian Michael Brooks | Statement: [Max Brooks, birthName, Maximillian Michael Brooks]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maximillian Michael Brooks
Context triple: [Max Brooks, birthName, Maximillian Michael Brooks]
  • A. Maximilian Quinn
    Maximilian Quinn is the son of the late Italian-American actor Francesco Quinn, known for his work in film and television.
  • B. Maxwell Sheffield
    Maxwell Sheffield is a wealthy, widowed Broadway producer and father of three who becomes the employer and eventual love interest of Fran Fine in the sitcom "The Nanny."
  • C. Maxwell Jenkins
    Maxwell Jenkins is an American actor best known for playing Will Robinson in the Netflix science fiction series "Lost in Space."
  • D. Benjamin Keough
    Benjamin Keough was the son of Lisa Marie Presley and the grandson of Elvis Presley, known for his strong resemblance to his famous grandfather.
  • E. Julian Breece
    Julian Breece is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on socially conscious film and television projects, including co-writing the biographical drama "Rustin" (2023).
  • 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: Maximillian Michael Brooks
Triple: [Max Brooks, birthName, Maximillian Michael Brooks]
Generated description
Maximillian Michael Brooks, better known as Max Brooks, is an American author and screenwriter famed for his zombie-themed works such as "World War Z" and "The Zombie Survival Guide."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maximillian Michael Brooks
Target entity description: Maximillian Michael Brooks, better known as Max Brooks, is an American author and screenwriter famed for his zombie-themed works such as "World War Z" and "The Zombie Survival Guide."
  • A. Maximilian Quinn
    Maximilian Quinn is the son of the late Italian-American actor Francesco Quinn, known for his work in film and television.
  • B. Maxwell Sheffield
    Maxwell Sheffield is a wealthy, widowed Broadway producer and father of three who becomes the employer and eventual love interest of Fran Fine in the sitcom "The Nanny."
  • C. Maxwell Jenkins
    Maxwell Jenkins is an American actor best known for playing Will Robinson in the Netflix science fiction series "Lost in Space."
  • D. Benjamin Keough
    Benjamin Keough was the son of Lisa Marie Presley and the grandson of Elvis Presley, known for his strong resemblance to his famous grandfather.
  • E. Julian Breece
    Julian Breece is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on socially conscious film and television projects, including co-writing the biographical drama "Rustin" (2023).
  • 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_69d8dd05ac4c8190b1967d8f97f3fb2f completed April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e5e34c22a08190bf34f92f727268c5 completed April 20, 2026, 8:26 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a06f2424de8819083758d8cad08af5f completed May 15, 2026, 10:15 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a06f469dc5c8190ad174e2dcded2bda completed May 15, 2026, 10:24 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a06f4cc5fe48190a1950f0461600b1d completed May 15, 2026, 10:26 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 12:04 p.m.