Triple
T10339388
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | David Proval |
E243088
|
entity |
| Predicate | characterInWork |
P12208
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Richie Aprile in The Sopranos
Richie Aprile is a volatile and vengeful mob capo in The Sopranos whose return from prison destabilizes Tony Soprano’s crime family.
|
E858209
|
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: Richie Aprile in The Sopranos | Statement: [David Proval, characterInWork, Richie Aprile in The Sopranos]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richie Aprile in The Sopranos Context triple: [David Proval, characterInWork, Richie Aprile in The Sopranos]
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A.
Silvio Dante in The Sopranos
Silvio Dante in *The Sopranos* is the cool-headed consigliere and loyal right-hand man to mob boss Tony Soprano, known for his sharp suits, deadpan wit, and ruthless efficiency.
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B.
Phil Leotardo in The Sopranos
Phil Leotardo in *The Sopranos* is a ruthless and vengeful New York mob boss who becomes one of Tony Soprano’s most dangerous and implacable enemies.
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C.
Ralph Cifaretto in The Sopranos
Ralph Cifaretto in *The Sopranos* is a volatile, sadistic, and darkly comedic mob captain whose cruelty, ambition, and erratic behavior make him one of the series’ most notorious and disruptive figures.
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D.
Vin Makazian in The Sopranos
Vin Makazian in *The Sopranos* is a troubled, corrupt police officer who serves as one of Tony Soprano’s informants and exemplifies the show’s themes of moral compromise and personal downfall.
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E.
Tony Soprano
Tony Soprano is a fictional New Jersey mob boss and conflicted family man who serves as the central antihero of the acclaimed television series "The Sopranos."
- 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: Richie Aprile in The Sopranos Triple: [David Proval, characterInWork, Richie Aprile in The Sopranos]
Generated description
Richie Aprile is a volatile and vengeful mob capo in The Sopranos whose return from prison destabilizes Tony Soprano’s crime family.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richie Aprile in The Sopranos Target entity description: Richie Aprile is a volatile and vengeful mob capo in The Sopranos whose return from prison destabilizes Tony Soprano’s crime family.
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A.
Silvio Dante in The Sopranos
Silvio Dante in *The Sopranos* is the cool-headed consigliere and loyal right-hand man to mob boss Tony Soprano, known for his sharp suits, deadpan wit, and ruthless efficiency.
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B.
Phil Leotardo in The Sopranos
Phil Leotardo in *The Sopranos* is a ruthless and vengeful New York mob boss who becomes one of Tony Soprano’s most dangerous and implacable enemies.
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C.
Ralph Cifaretto in The Sopranos
Ralph Cifaretto in *The Sopranos* is a volatile, sadistic, and darkly comedic mob captain whose cruelty, ambition, and erratic behavior make him one of the series’ most notorious and disruptive figures.
-
D.
Vin Makazian in The Sopranos
Vin Makazian in *The Sopranos* is a troubled, corrupt police officer who serves as one of Tony Soprano’s informants and exemplifies the show’s themes of moral compromise and personal downfall.
-
E.
Tony Soprano
Tony Soprano is a fictional New Jersey mob boss and conflicted family man who serves as the central antihero of the acclaimed television series "The Sopranos."
- 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_69d381af787481908bc401325c760a88 |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d4e0a470948190959f298dd6110bf3 |
completed | April 7, 2026, 10:47 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d7506a07888190b91e78247e81fe57 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 7:08 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d7618c9abc819080c4d6669dfb8320 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:21 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d7702ae24481908b0f5319413e81d4 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 9:23 a.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 11:54 a.m.