Triple
T16248426
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tom Helmore |
E394434
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrayed |
P1668
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Gavin Elster
Gavin Elster is a wealthy, manipulative shipyard owner and the primary antagonist in Alfred Hitchcock’s film "Vertigo."
|
E1201835
|
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: Gavin Elster | Statement: [Tom Helmore, portrayed, Gavin Elster]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gavin Elster Context triple: [Tom Helmore, portrayed, Gavin Elster]
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A.
Gerald Gaus
Gerald Gaus was an American political philosopher known for his influential work on liberalism, public reason, and the justification of political morality.
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B.
Raymond Geuss
Raymond Geuss is a political philosopher known for his realist and historically grounded critique of liberalism and ideal theory, particularly through works like "The Idea of a Critical Theory" and "Outside Ethics."
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C.
Ian Ayres
Ian Ayres is an American lawyer, economist, and Yale Law School professor known for his work on law and economics, behavioral economics, and discrimination.
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D.
Peter K. Unger
Peter K. Unger is an American philosopher known for his influential work in epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics, including his defense of skepticism and his critiques of common-sense views.
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E.
Richard Elster
Richard Elster is a reclusive, aging intellectual and former government war strategist who retreats to the desert to philosophize about time, consciousness, and the nature of modern warfare.
- 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: Gavin Elster Triple: [Tom Helmore, portrayed, Gavin Elster]
Generated description
Gavin Elster is a wealthy, manipulative shipyard owner and the primary antagonist in Alfred Hitchcock’s film "Vertigo."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gavin Elster Target entity description: Gavin Elster is a wealthy, manipulative shipyard owner and the primary antagonist in Alfred Hitchcock’s film "Vertigo."
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A.
Gerald Gaus
Gerald Gaus was an American political philosopher known for his influential work on liberalism, public reason, and the justification of political morality.
-
B.
Raymond Geuss
Raymond Geuss is a political philosopher known for his realist and historically grounded critique of liberalism and ideal theory, particularly through works like "The Idea of a Critical Theory" and "Outside Ethics."
-
C.
Ian Ayres
Ian Ayres is an American lawyer, economist, and Yale Law School professor known for his work on law and economics, behavioral economics, and discrimination.
-
D.
Peter K. Unger
Peter K. Unger is an American philosopher known for his influential work in epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics, including his defense of skepticism and his critiques of common-sense views.
-
E.
Richard Elster
Richard Elster is a reclusive, aging intellectual and former government war strategist who retreats to the desert to philosophize about time, consciousness, and the nature of modern warfare.
- 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_69d87f2171208190951025e526947816 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e245942460819080897afad0d2fe09 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a000ee3bbc48190a56ce2807a9510f0 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:51 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a000f9aecec819087cecb1edad6b710 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:54 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0010462ba881909666051b2fc38d43 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:57 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:04 a.m.