Triple

T20849153
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Geoffrey C. Ward E513305 entity
Predicate subjectOf P38 FINISHED
Object Prohibition (documentary series)
Prohibition is a 2011 PBS documentary miniseries directed by Ken Burns and written by Geoffrey C. Ward that explores the rise, impact, and repeal of the 18th Amendment banning alcohol in the United States.
E1453940 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: Prohibition (documentary series) | Statement: [Geoffrey C. Ward, subjectOf, Prohibition (documentary series)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prohibition (documentary series)
Context triple: [Geoffrey C. Ward, subjectOf, Prohibition (documentary series)]
  • A. The Prohibition
    The Prohibition is the English title of Surah At-Tahrim, a chapter of the Qur’an addressing issues of personal conduct, oaths, and repentance.
  • B. Prohibition era in the United States
    The Prohibition era in the United States was a nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933, which fueled organized crime, speakeasies, and significant social and political conflict.
  • C. Report on the Enforcement of the Prohibition Laws of the United States
    The "Report on the Enforcement of the Prohibition Laws of the United States" is a landmark 1931 Wickersham Commission document that critically examined the effectiveness, corruption, and social consequences of enforcing national alcohol prohibition.
  • D. Prohibition in North America
    Prohibition in North America was a period in the early 20th century when the production, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages were banned or heavily restricted, leading to widespread bootlegging, speakeasies, and organized crime.
  • E. Drinking in America
    Drinking in America is a darkly comic one-man play by Eric Bogosian that explores American culture and addiction through a series of intense, character-driven monologues.
  • 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: Prohibition (documentary series)
Triple: [Geoffrey C. Ward, subjectOf, Prohibition (documentary series)]
Generated description
Prohibition is a 2011 PBS documentary miniseries directed by Ken Burns and written by Geoffrey C. Ward that explores the rise, impact, and repeal of the 18th Amendment banning alcohol in the United States.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prohibition (documentary series)
Target entity description: Prohibition is a 2011 PBS documentary miniseries directed by Ken Burns and written by Geoffrey C. Ward that explores the rise, impact, and repeal of the 18th Amendment banning alcohol in the United States.
  • A. The Prohibition
    The Prohibition is the English title of Surah At-Tahrim, a chapter of the Qur’an addressing issues of personal conduct, oaths, and repentance.
  • B. Prohibition era in the United States
    The Prohibition era in the United States was a nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933, which fueled organized crime, speakeasies, and significant social and political conflict.
  • C. Report on the Enforcement of the Prohibition Laws of the United States
    The "Report on the Enforcement of the Prohibition Laws of the United States" is a landmark 1931 Wickersham Commission document that critically examined the effectiveness, corruption, and social consequences of enforcing national alcohol prohibition.
  • D. Prohibition in North America
    Prohibition in North America was a period in the early 20th century when the production, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages were banned or heavily restricted, leading to widespread bootlegging, speakeasies, and organized crime.
  • E. Drinking in America
    Drinking in America is a darkly comic one-man play by Eric Bogosian that explores American culture and addiction through a series of intense, character-driven monologues.
  • 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_69e0b4f4898081908209e58edb8f9c45 completed April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6c3520b0081908ce0f43e8f20b24c completed April 21, 2026, 12:22 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a090b05d48c8190a394feb0f0add9cf completed May 17, 2026, 12:25 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a090bf30e048190a2c81dece02c997d completed May 17, 2026, 12:29 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a090d0d52fc8190aed0a475f3424213 completed May 17, 2026, 12:34 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:43 p.m.