Triple
T22085800
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Silver Trail |
E545770
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCastMember |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Merrill McCormick
Merrill McCormick was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in Western films during the early 20th century.
|
E1517324
|
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: Merrill McCormick | Statement: [The Silver Trail, hasCastMember, Merrill McCormick]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merrill McCormick Context triple: [The Silver Trail, hasCastMember, Merrill McCormick]
-
A.
R. McCormick
R. McCormick was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of the Lenzspitze in the Swiss Alps.
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B.
Howard Merrill
Howard Merrill was a television producer and writer best known for creating the classic American panel game show "I've Got a Secret."
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C.
Charles E. Merrill
Charles E. Merrill was an American stockbroker, philanthropist, and co-founder of the investment firm Merrill Lynch, which became one of the largest brokerage houses in the world.
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D.
Malcolm James McCormick
Malcolm James McCormick was an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer best known by his stage name Mac Miller.
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E.
Merrill Hess
Merrill Hess is a former minor-league baseball player and the younger brother of ex-priest Graham Hess in M. Night Shyamalan’s science-fiction thriller film "Signs."
- 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: Merrill McCormick Triple: [The Silver Trail, hasCastMember, Merrill McCormick]
Generated description
Merrill McCormick was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in Western films during the early 20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merrill McCormick Target entity description: Merrill McCormick was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in Western films during the early 20th century.
-
A.
R. McCormick
R. McCormick was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of the Lenzspitze in the Swiss Alps.
-
B.
Howard Merrill
Howard Merrill was a television producer and writer best known for creating the classic American panel game show "I've Got a Secret."
-
C.
Charles E. Merrill
Charles E. Merrill was an American stockbroker, philanthropist, and co-founder of the investment firm Merrill Lynch, which became one of the largest brokerage houses in the world.
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D.
Malcolm James McCormick
Malcolm James McCormick was an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer best known by his stage name Mac Miller.
-
E.
Merrill Hess
Merrill Hess is a former minor-league baseball player and the younger brother of ex-priest Graham Hess in M. Night Shyamalan’s science-fiction thriller film "Signs."
- 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_69e11e3523488190badd54b5d580c00d |
completed | April 16, 2026, 5:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f128ba24ac819082fc4aa274553481 |
completed | April 28, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0a80bfbd8c81908bab31f3f5f04365 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 3 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0a8187516481909d8075dfc025614e |
completed | May 18, 2026, 3:03 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0a826075988190a7148ded16f779c0 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 3:07 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:29 p.m.