Triple
T19517194
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | J. D. Cannon |
E488307
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Donovan Cannon
John Donovan Cannon was an American character actor best known for his role as Chief Peter B. Clifford on the television series "McCloud."
|
E1379647
|
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: John Donovan Cannon | Statement: [J. D. Cannon, birthName, John Donovan Cannon]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Donovan Cannon Context triple: [J. D. Cannon, birthName, John Donovan Cannon]
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A.
John T. Ford
John T. Ford was a 19th-century American theater manager and impresario best known for owning and operating Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
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B.
Richard Heron Anderson
Richard Heron Anderson was a Confederate general during the American Civil War who commanded infantry corps in the Army of Northern Virginia.
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C.
Alexander Cannon
Alexander Cannon was a Scottish Jacobite military officer who led government-opposed forces in late 17th-century conflicts, notably during the Williamite War in Scotland.
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D.
John McCrea
John McCrea is a British actor and singer best known for originating the title role in the West End musical "Everybody's Talking About Jamie" and for his film work, including a role in Disney's "Cruella."
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E.
Don Cannon
Don Cannon is an American hip-hop record producer and DJ known for his influential work with artists like Jeezy, Lil Uzi Vert, and others in the Atlanta rap scene.
- 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: John Donovan Cannon Triple: [J. D. Cannon, birthName, John Donovan Cannon]
Generated description
John Donovan Cannon was an American character actor best known for his role as Chief Peter B. Clifford on the television series "McCloud."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Donovan Cannon Target entity description: John Donovan Cannon was an American character actor best known for his role as Chief Peter B. Clifford on the television series "McCloud."
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A.
John T. Ford
John T. Ford was a 19th-century American theater manager and impresario best known for owning and operating Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
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B.
Richard Heron Anderson
Richard Heron Anderson was a Confederate general during the American Civil War who commanded infantry corps in the Army of Northern Virginia.
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C.
Alexander Cannon
Alexander Cannon was a Scottish Jacobite military officer who led government-opposed forces in late 17th-century conflicts, notably during the Williamite War in Scotland.
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D.
John McCrea
John McCrea is a British actor and singer best known for originating the title role in the West End musical "Everybody's Talking About Jamie" and for his film work, including a role in Disney's "Cruella."
-
E.
Don Cannon
Don Cannon is an American hip-hop record producer and DJ known for his influential work with artists like Jeezy, Lil Uzi Vert, and others in the Atlanta rap scene.
- 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_69d8e8da8bec819081f400199491ccc3 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 12:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6359ca7648190804c4d655170fda3 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 2:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a074727002c8190aa3783c66242a4e4 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0747e1f0d08190b69246a4c7fe4143 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 4:20 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0748be762c8190b561a2e5039bca42 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 4:24 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:40 p.m.