Triple
T15872723
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Prefontaine |
E384869
|
entity |
| Predicate | director |
P255
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Steve James
Steve James is an American documentary filmmaker best known for directing the acclaimed basketball documentary "Hoop Dreams."
|
E1181361
|
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: Steve James | Statement: [Prefontaine, director, Steve James]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steve James Context triple: [Prefontaine, director, Steve James]
-
A.
Steve James
Steve James was an American actor and stunt performer best known for his roles in 1980s action films such as the "American Ninja" series and "The Delta Force."
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B.
John R. Reilly
John R. Reilly was an American actor known for his role in the World War II film "The Story of G.I. Joe."
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C.
John C. Reilly
John C. Reilly is an American actor known for his versatile performances in both dramatic films and broad comedies, including roles in movies like "Chicago," "Boogie Nights," and "Step Brothers."
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D.
Giovanni Ribisi
Giovanni Ribisi is an American actor known for his character roles in films like "Saving Private Ryan," "Avatar," and the TV series "Friends."
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E.
Paul Cusack
Paul Cusack is one of the children of renowned Irish actor Cyril Cusack, belonging to a prominent family in theatre and film.
- 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: Steve James Triple: [Prefontaine, director, Steve James]
Generated description
Steve James is an American documentary filmmaker best known for directing the acclaimed basketball documentary "Hoop Dreams."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steve James Target entity description: Steve James is an American documentary filmmaker best known for directing the acclaimed basketball documentary "Hoop Dreams."
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A.
Steve James
Steve James was an American actor and stunt performer best known for his roles in 1980s action films such as the "American Ninja" series and "The Delta Force."
-
B.
John R. Reilly
John R. Reilly was an American actor known for his role in the World War II film "The Story of G.I. Joe."
-
C.
John C. Reilly
John C. Reilly is an American actor known for his versatile performances in both dramatic films and broad comedies, including roles in movies like "Chicago," "Boogie Nights," and "Step Brothers."
-
D.
Giovanni Ribisi
Giovanni Ribisi is an American actor known for his character roles in films like "Saving Private Ryan," "Avatar," and the TV series "Friends."
-
E.
Paul Cusack
Paul Cusack is one of the children of renowned Irish actor Cyril Cusack, belonging to a prominent family in theatre and film.
- 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_69d86da4e86481909f1325fdc971b5ec |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e155faefd08190af634867370796b3 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 9:34 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ffa94ca15c8190bdd5fe0a30b54b51 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ffaa3903408190b7beaa6b461bd2bd |
completed | May 9, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ffab0c79d4819085f0ed6a4edcb7fb |
completed | May 9, 2026, 9:45 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:51 a.m.