Triple
T20645619
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Station Agent |
E507346
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Finbar McBride
Finbar McBride is the quiet, train-obsessed loner portrayed by Peter Dinklage in the indie film "The Station Agent," whose search for solitude leads to unexpected friendships in rural New Jersey.
|
E1449296
|
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: Finbar McBride | Statement: [The Station Agent, mainCharacter, Finbar McBride]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Finbar McBride Context triple: [The Station Agent, mainCharacter, Finbar McBride]
-
A.
Finbar Lynch
Finbar Lynch is an Irish actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, often appearing in British and Irish productions.
-
B.
Finbar Veals
Finbar Veals is a character in Sebastian Faulks’s novel "A Week in December," depicted as a young man whose storyline explores contemporary social and psychological tensions in modern Britain.
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C.
Sean O’Driscoll
Sean O’Driscoll is an Irish musician best known as a member of the folk group The Irish Rovers, contributing traditional instrumentation and vocals to their performances and recordings.
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D.
Niall MacGinnis
Niall MacGinnis was an Irish actor known for his character roles in mid-20th-century British and American films, including notable performances in historical dramas and horror movies.
-
E.
Cathal Ryan
Cathal Ryan was an Irish businessman and heir to the Ryanair fortune, known for his involvement in aviation and investment activities.
- 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: Finbar McBride Triple: [The Station Agent, mainCharacter, Finbar McBride]
Generated description
Finbar McBride is the quiet, train-obsessed loner portrayed by Peter Dinklage in the indie film "The Station Agent," whose search for solitude leads to unexpected friendships in rural New Jersey.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Finbar McBride Target entity description: Finbar McBride is the quiet, train-obsessed loner portrayed by Peter Dinklage in the indie film "The Station Agent," whose search for solitude leads to unexpected friendships in rural New Jersey.
-
A.
Finbar Lynch
Finbar Lynch is an Irish actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, often appearing in British and Irish productions.
-
B.
Finbar Veals
Finbar Veals is a character in Sebastian Faulks’s novel "A Week in December," depicted as a young man whose storyline explores contemporary social and psychological tensions in modern Britain.
-
C.
Sean O’Driscoll
Sean O’Driscoll is an Irish musician best known as a member of the folk group The Irish Rovers, contributing traditional instrumentation and vocals to their performances and recordings.
-
D.
Niall MacGinnis
Niall MacGinnis was an Irish actor known for his character roles in mid-20th-century British and American films, including notable performances in historical dramas and horror movies.
-
E.
Cathal Ryan
Cathal Ryan was an Irish businessman and heir to the Ryanair fortune, known for his involvement in aviation and investment activities.
- 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_69e0b4be702c8190a3d2410a881d310a |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6af1dd79481909de985d03ab861c2 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 10:56 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a08ef742d9c8190839585ba6997d858 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 10:28 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a08f118c3e88190ac42eef9b7ebb359 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 10:35 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a08f14afe2881908995b095013c49e8 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 10:35 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:43 a.m.