Triple
T12188005
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Midnight Express |
E290385
|
entity |
| Predicate | starring |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Paul L. Smith |
E870842
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Paul L. Smith | Statement: [Midnight Express, starring, Paul L. Smith]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul L. Smith Context triple: [Midnight Express, starring, Paul L. Smith]
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A.
Paul L. Smith
chosen
Paul L. Smith was an American character actor known for his imposing build and villainous roles in films such as "Popeye," "Midnight Express," and "Dune."
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B.
Paul J. Smith
Paul J. Smith was an American composer and arranger best known for his extensive work on Walt Disney animated films and shorts in the mid-20th century.
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C.
J. Duncan Smith
J. Duncan Smith is an American media executive and businessman, known as one of the sons of television broadcasting pioneer Julian Sinclair Smith.
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D.
Robert Paul Smith
Robert Paul Smith was an American author and playwright best known for his humorous novels and plays, including the work that inspired the romantic comedy "The Tender Trap."
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E.
Philip Smith
Philip Smith is a member of the family of Jeffrey Lurie, the owner of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d6ab64de5881908d56eb7a75c6cc69 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d916012c2c819085824332ad60059e |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:23 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6345a76d88190bb5ebadfb6345af1 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 5:28 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:50 p.m.