Triple
T9235650
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Pelican Brief |
E221929
|
entity |
| Predicate | starring |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James B. Sikking
James B. Sikking is an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Hill Street Blues" and "Doogie Howser, M.D."
|
E818877
|
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: James B. Sikking | Statement: [The Pelican Brief, starring, James B. Sikking]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James B. Sikking Context triple: [The Pelican Brief, starring, James B. Sikking]
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A.
Jon A. McBride
Jon A. McBride is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy captain who piloted the Space Shuttle Challenger on the STS-41-G mission.
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B.
James W. Skotchdopole
James W. Skotchdopole is an American film and television producer and assistant director known for his work on acclaimed projects such as Birdman and collaborations with prominent directors.
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C.
Thomas E. Ackerman
Thomas E. Ackerman is an American cinematographer known for his work on popular films including the dark comedy-fantasy "Beetlejuice."
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D.
James T. Kelley
James T. Kelley was an early 20th-century film actor best known for his supporting roles in silent comedies, including several Charlie Chaplin films.
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E.
John R. Koelmel
John R. Koelmel is an American business executive and civic leader known for his roles in New York’s energy and financial sectors, including top leadership positions in major regional institutions.
- 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: James B. Sikking Triple: [The Pelican Brief, starring, James B. Sikking]
Generated description
James B. Sikking is an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Hill Street Blues" and "Doogie Howser, M.D."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James B. Sikking Target entity description: James B. Sikking is an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Hill Street Blues" and "Doogie Howser, M.D."
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A.
Jon A. McBride
Jon A. McBride is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy captain who piloted the Space Shuttle Challenger on the STS-41-G mission.
-
B.
James W. Skotchdopole
James W. Skotchdopole is an American film and television producer and assistant director known for his work on acclaimed projects such as Birdman and collaborations with prominent directors.
-
C.
Thomas E. Ackerman
Thomas E. Ackerman is an American cinematographer known for his work on popular films including the dark comedy-fantasy "Beetlejuice."
-
D.
James T. Kelley
James T. Kelley was an early 20th-century film actor best known for his supporting roles in silent comedies, including several Charlie Chaplin films.
-
E.
John R. Koelmel
John R. Koelmel is an American business executive and civic leader known for his roles in New York’s energy and financial sectors, including top leadership positions in major regional institutions.
- 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_69ca83ed628c8190bc02d641e57f097f |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ccf09d42488190b8ccb9c4b62fdda8 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:17 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1af0f42488190a298eb449828b9ae |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:38 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1b2f4ea3c81909800302352369d7b |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:55 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d1b30c85348190b65c54789362fe19 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:55 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:29 p.m.