Triple
T22767468
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Crow |
E563166
|
entity |
| Predicate | screenwriter |
P2831
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Shirley
John Shirley is an American author and screenwriter best known for his influential cyberpunk fiction and for co-writing the screenplay for the film adaptation of "The Crow."
|
E1554501
|
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 Shirley | Statement: [The Crow, screenwriter, John Shirley]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Shirley Context triple: [The Crow, screenwriter, John Shirley]
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A.
John Shirley
John Shirley is a film editor best known for his work on major motion pictures, including the superhero sequel "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace."
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B.
Charles Beaumont
Charles Beaumont was an American writer best known for his influential and often macabre scripts for the television series The Twilight Zone.
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C.
Henry Beam Piper
Henry Beam Piper was an American science fiction author best known for his mid-20th-century works such as the Terro-Human Future History stories and the novel "Little Fuzzy."
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D.
Raymond Boyd
Raymond Boyd is a linguist known for his research on the Adamawa–Ubangi branch of the Niger-Congo language family.
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E.
Jon Asher
Jon Asher is a music producer and songwriter known for his work on pop projects including the Backstreet Boys’ album "In a World Like This."
- 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 Shirley Triple: [The Crow, screenwriter, John Shirley]
Generated description
John Shirley is an American author and screenwriter best known for his influential cyberpunk fiction and for co-writing the screenplay for the film adaptation of "The Crow."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Shirley Target entity description: John Shirley is an American author and screenwriter best known for his influential cyberpunk fiction and for co-writing the screenplay for the film adaptation of "The Crow."
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A.
John Shirley
John Shirley is a film editor best known for his work on major motion pictures, including the superhero sequel "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace."
-
B.
Charles Beaumont
Charles Beaumont was an American writer best known for his influential and often macabre scripts for the television series The Twilight Zone.
-
C.
Henry Beam Piper
Henry Beam Piper was an American science fiction author best known for his mid-20th-century works such as the Terro-Human Future History stories and the novel "Little Fuzzy."
-
D.
Raymond Boyd
Raymond Boyd is a linguist known for his research on the Adamawa–Ubangi branch of the Niger-Congo language family.
-
E.
Jon Asher
Jon Asher is a music producer and songwriter known for his work on pop projects including the Backstreet Boys’ album "In a World Like This."
- 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_69e24552e11c81909c2d61578a558bd7 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f17a81d3348190b005a43a5e03d406 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 3:26 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0b9e89ca648190809140ebf954bfb3 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 11:19 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0b9f2faab881908a0459059e2ef18e |
completed | May 18, 2026, 11:22 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0b9fbfa2a88190b10d767dc91c84cf |
completed | May 18, 2026, 11:24 p.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:27 p.m.