Triple
T17120637
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Scanners |
E415454
|
entity |
| Predicate | castMember |
P1668
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert Silverman
Robert Silverman is a Canadian character actor known for his frequent collaborations with director David Cronenberg in films such as "Scanners" and "Rabid."
|
E1355422
|
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: Robert Silverman | Statement: [Scanners, castMember, Robert Silverman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Silverman Context triple: [Scanners, castMember, Robert Silverman]
-
A.
Jonathan Silverman
Jonathan Silverman is an American actor best known for his comedic roles in films like "Weekend at Bernie’s" and various television series.
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B.
Joseph Silverstein
Joseph Silverstein was an American violinist and conductor best known as concertmaster and later assistant conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and as a prominent teacher.
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C.
Alan Silverman
Alan Silverman is the introspective Brooklyn boy protagonist of the novel "Alan & Naomi," who struggles to understand and befriend a traumatized refugee girl during World War II.
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D.
Samuel Silverstein
Samuel Silverstein is a mountaineer known for being among the first climbers to successfully reach the summit of Antarctica’s highest peak, Vinson Massif.
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E.
Robert L. Goldberg
Robert L. Goldberg is an American attorney best known for serving as the named respondent in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Rostker v. Goldberg, which challenged the male-only military draft registration.
- 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: Robert Silverman Triple: [Scanners, castMember, Robert Silverman]
Generated description
Robert Silverman is a Canadian character actor known for his frequent collaborations with director David Cronenberg in films such as "Scanners" and "Rabid."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Silverman Target entity description: Robert Silverman is a Canadian character actor known for his frequent collaborations with director David Cronenberg in films such as "Scanners" and "Rabid."
-
A.
Jonathan Silverman
Jonathan Silverman is an American actor best known for his comedic roles in films like "Weekend at Bernie’s" and various television series.
-
B.
Joseph Silverstein
Joseph Silverstein was an American violinist and conductor best known as concertmaster and later assistant conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and as a prominent teacher.
-
C.
Alan Silverman
Alan Silverman is the introspective Brooklyn boy protagonist of the novel "Alan & Naomi," who struggles to understand and befriend a traumatized refugee girl during World War II.
-
D.
Samuel Silverstein
Samuel Silverstein is a mountaineer known for being among the first climbers to successfully reach the summit of Antarctica’s highest peak, Vinson Massif.
-
E.
Robert L. Goldberg
Robert L. Goldberg is an American attorney best known for serving as the named respondent in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Rostker v. Goldberg, which challenged the male-only military draft registration.
- 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_69d886d090cc8190a39cb94992586905 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3e8092b548190b45c1695be47edc2 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 8:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a05c53165b8819084de86f43bee9d41 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 12:50 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a05c5faf4ec81909b53c03668852872 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 12:54 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a05c6578a2081908d03d3d86e56a157 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:36 a.m.