Triple

T10782756
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ned Sparks E254367 entity
Predicate performedIn P795 FINISHED
Object The Nitwits
The Nitwits is a 1935 American comedy film featuring the deadpan character actor Ned Sparks alongside Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey in a zany mystery spoof.
E885748 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: The Nitwits | Statement: [Ned Sparks, performedIn, The Nitwits]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Nitwits
Context triple: [Ned Sparks, performedIn, The Nitwits]
  • A. Stool Pigeon
    Stool Pigeon is a prophetic, streetwise neighborhood elder in August Wilson’s play "King Hedley II," serving as a spiritual commentator and witness to the community’s struggles.
  • B. The Vidiots
    The Vidiots is a comedic performance and video art project associated with Ann Magnuson, known for its satirical, pop-culture–infused take on television and media.
  • C. Peculiar Follies
    Peculiar Follies is a section of Charles Mackay’s classic 1841 work "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds," examining bizarre and irrational mass behaviors in history.
  • D. Nobby’s Head
    Nobby’s Head is a prominent headland and coastal landmark located at the entrance to Newcastle Harbour in New South Wales, Australia.
  • E. The Wrong Trousers
    The Wrong Trousers is a 1993 stop-motion animated short film in the Wallace & Gromit series, known for its inventive heist plot, memorable villainous penguin, and Academy Award-winning clay animation.
  • 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: The Nitwits
Triple: [Ned Sparks, performedIn, The Nitwits]
Generated description
The Nitwits is a 1935 American comedy film featuring the deadpan character actor Ned Sparks alongside Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey in a zany mystery spoof.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Nitwits
Target entity description: The Nitwits is a 1935 American comedy film featuring the deadpan character actor Ned Sparks alongside Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey in a zany mystery spoof.
  • A. Stool Pigeon
    Stool Pigeon is a prophetic, streetwise neighborhood elder in August Wilson’s play "King Hedley II," serving as a spiritual commentator and witness to the community’s struggles.
  • B. The Vidiots
    The Vidiots is a comedic performance and video art project associated with Ann Magnuson, known for its satirical, pop-culture–infused take on television and media.
  • C. Peculiar Follies
    Peculiar Follies is a section of Charles Mackay’s classic 1841 work "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds," examining bizarre and irrational mass behaviors in history.
  • D. Nobby’s Head
    Nobby’s Head is a prominent headland and coastal landmark located at the entrance to Newcastle Harbour in New South Wales, Australia.
  • E. The Wrong Trousers
    The Wrong Trousers is a 1993 stop-motion animated short film in the Wallace & Gromit series, known for its inventive heist plot, memorable villainous penguin, and Academy Award-winning clay animation.
  • 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_69d6aa609f008190a294200aefcb7bd5 completed April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d732c5618081908f72838ed42ed05c completed April 9, 2026, 5:01 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69de55fbfc70819098eb40cf0d1b9e8c completed April 14, 2026, 2:58 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69de5eadb9448190bdf69711394e2ab7 completed April 14, 2026, 3:35 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69de607917808190922df6521d7bfb07 completed April 14, 2026, 3:42 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:17 p.m.