Triple
T10211163
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Broker |
E242329
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCharacter |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Neal Backman
Neal Backman is a fictional character from John Grisham’s legal thriller novel "The Broker."
|
E850147
|
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: Neal Backman | Statement: [The Broker, hasCharacter, Neal Backman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neal Backman Context triple: [The Broker, hasCharacter, Neal Backman]
-
A.
Jim Ballard
Jim Ballard is a former American football quarterback best known for his record-setting collegiate career at the University of Mount Union and subsequent professional play in the CFL and other leagues.
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B.
Don Saleski
Don Saleski is a former NHL right winger best known for his gritty, physical play with the Philadelphia Flyers during their 1970s "Broad Street Bullies" era.
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C.
Bill Manhoff
Bill Manhoff was an American television and film writer best known for his work on 1960s and 1970s sitcoms, including creating the series "The Odd Couple."
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D.
Jon Bosak
Jon Bosak is a computer scientist best known for leading the original XML specification effort at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which helped standardize data interchange on the web.
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E.
Bart Andrus
Bart Andrus is an American football coach best known for his work in NFL Europe and various professional and collegiate coaching roles.
- 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: Neal Backman Triple: [The Broker, hasCharacter, Neal Backman]
Generated description
Neal Backman is a fictional character from John Grisham’s legal thriller novel "The Broker."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neal Backman Target entity description: Neal Backman is a fictional character from John Grisham’s legal thriller novel "The Broker."
-
A.
Jim Ballard
Jim Ballard is a former American football quarterback best known for his record-setting collegiate career at the University of Mount Union and subsequent professional play in the CFL and other leagues.
-
B.
Don Saleski
Don Saleski is a former NHL right winger best known for his gritty, physical play with the Philadelphia Flyers during their 1970s "Broad Street Bullies" era.
-
C.
Bill Manhoff
Bill Manhoff was an American television and film writer best known for his work on 1960s and 1970s sitcoms, including creating the series "The Odd Couple."
-
D.
Jon Bosak
Jon Bosak is a computer scientist best known for leading the original XML specification effort at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which helped standardize data interchange on the web.
-
E.
Bart Andrus
Bart Andrus is an American football coach best known for his work in NFL Europe and various professional and collegiate coaching roles.
- 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_69d381ae26c48190985abd0e25ee5d04 |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d3aa22071c819095febd18dd607978 |
completed | April 6, 2026, 12:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d652d8088c819084040883f2ab9dc6 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d656a847fc8190af1f3e131e4200b3 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 1:22 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d6570d98f881909b9591f9d953eb35 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 1:24 p.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 11:01 a.m.