Triple
T10195105
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | District 9 |
E238141
|
entity |
| Predicate | castMember |
P1668
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David James
David James is a South African actor best known for his role as the villainous Koobus Venter in the science fiction film "District 9."
|
E847641
|
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: David James | Statement: [District 9, castMember, David James]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David James Context triple: [District 9, castMember, David James]
-
A.
David James
David James was an engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the pioneering semiconductor company Signetics.
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B.
Daniel James
Daniel James is a relatively obscure individual primarily known in this context as the husband of Polly.
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C.
Ian O’Shea
Ian O’Shea is a key human resistance fighter and love interest in the science fiction film "The Host," adapted from Stephenie Meyer’s novel about an alien-invaded Earth.
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D.
Duncan Ferguson
Duncan Ferguson is a former Scottish professional footballer and coach, best known as a powerful Everton striker in the 1990s and 2000s who later moved into football management.
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E.
Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes is a former Welsh professional footballer and manager best known as a prolific striker for Manchester United and as a key figure for the Wales national team.
- 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: David James Triple: [District 9, castMember, David James]
Generated description
David James is a South African actor best known for his role as the villainous Koobus Venter in the science fiction film "District 9."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David James Target entity description: David James is a South African actor best known for his role as the villainous Koobus Venter in the science fiction film "District 9."
-
A.
David James
David James was an engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the pioneering semiconductor company Signetics.
-
B.
Daniel James
Daniel James is a relatively obscure individual primarily known in this context as the husband of Polly.
-
C.
Ian O’Shea
Ian O’Shea is a key human resistance fighter and love interest in the science fiction film "The Host," adapted from Stephenie Meyer’s novel about an alien-invaded Earth.
-
D.
Duncan Ferguson
Duncan Ferguson is a former Scottish professional footballer and coach, best known as a powerful Everton striker in the 1990s and 2000s who later moved into football management.
-
E.
Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes is a former Welsh professional footballer and manager best known as a prolific striker for Manchester United and as a key figure for the Wales national team.
- 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_69ca84de1b208190bf17bb305b002605 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdedc7cc748190bceb8f657afcc054 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 4:17 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d317dbfb7c819087aafc7161b14707 |
completed | April 6, 2026, 2:18 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d319670c6c8190b77257340ec8e6d4 |
completed | April 6, 2026, 2:24 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d31d371e948190ac6d31daad2afbdf |
completed | April 6, 2026, 2:40 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 9:13 p.m.