Triple
T10394956
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Men Who Stare at Goats (film) |
E244986
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bob Wilton
Bob Wilton is the fictional journalist protagonist of the satirical war comedy film "The Men Who Stare at Goats," whose investigation into a secret U.S. military psychic unit drives the story.
|
E859530
|
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: Bob Wilton | Statement: [The Men Who Stare at Goats (film), mainCharacter, Bob Wilton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bob Wilton Context triple: [The Men Who Stare at Goats (film), mainCharacter, Bob Wilton]
-
A.
David Puddy
David Puddy is a deadpan, dim-witted auto mechanic and Elaine Benes’s on-again, off-again boyfriend on the sitcom "Seinfeld," known for his monotone delivery and quirky obsessions.
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B.
Charlie Runkle
Charlie Runkle is a fictional Hollywood talent agent and the loyal but often hapless best friend of writer Hank Moody on the television series "Californication."
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C.
Paul Benedict
Paul Benedict was an American character actor best known for his comedic roles on television and in film, including his portrayal of the eccentric English neighbor Harry Bentley on the sitcom "The Jeffersons."
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D.
Edward Shepherd
Edward Shepherd was an 18th-century British architect known for designing prominent London buildings, including the Covent Garden Theatre.
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E.
Burt Vickerman
Burt Vickerman is a tough but ultimately supportive gymnastics coach in the 2006 film "Stick It," known for pushing his athletes to challenge the sport’s rigid rules.
- 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: Bob Wilton Triple: [The Men Who Stare at Goats (film), mainCharacter, Bob Wilton]
Generated description
Bob Wilton is the fictional journalist protagonist of the satirical war comedy film "The Men Who Stare at Goats," whose investigation into a secret U.S. military psychic unit drives the story.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bob Wilton Target entity description: Bob Wilton is the fictional journalist protagonist of the satirical war comedy film "The Men Who Stare at Goats," whose investigation into a secret U.S. military psychic unit drives the story.
-
A.
David Puddy
David Puddy is a deadpan, dim-witted auto mechanic and Elaine Benes’s on-again, off-again boyfriend on the sitcom "Seinfeld," known for his monotone delivery and quirky obsessions.
-
B.
Charlie Runkle
Charlie Runkle is a fictional Hollywood talent agent and the loyal but often hapless best friend of writer Hank Moody on the television series "Californication."
-
C.
Paul Benedict
Paul Benedict was an American character actor best known for his comedic roles on television and in film, including his portrayal of the eccentric English neighbor Harry Bentley on the sitcom "The Jeffersons."
-
D.
Edward Shepherd
Edward Shepherd was an 18th-century British architect known for designing prominent London buildings, including the Covent Garden Theatre.
-
E.
Burt Vickerman
Burt Vickerman is a tough but ultimately supportive gymnastics coach in the 2006 film "Stick It," known for pushing his athletes to challenge the sport’s rigid rules.
- 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_69d381b5116081908d85227bab6d3c0c |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d4e9ce6bb08190bfeaba98a126526d |
completed | April 7, 2026, 11:26 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d795c8271c81908a6b67822050c06d |
completed | April 9, 2026, 12:04 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d7975308648190af421c90bd1200b7 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 12:10 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d798e6721c81909647d27ce0aa615a |
completed | April 9, 2026, 12:17 p.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:06 p.m.