Triple
T11465328
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Four Friends |
E271765
|
entity |
| Predicate | screenwriter |
P2831
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Steve Tesich
Steve Tesich was a Serbian-American screenwriter, playwright, and novelist best known for his Oscar-winning screenplay for "Breaking Away" and his work on character-driven dramas in film and theater.
|
E927946
|
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: Steve Tesich | Statement: [Four Friends, screenwriter, Steve Tesich]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steve Tesich Context triple: [Four Friends, screenwriter, Steve Tesich]
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A.
Ted Cheesman
Ted Cheesman was a film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood productions, including the 1933 monster film "King Kong."
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B.
Bill Geisslinger
Bill Geisslinger is an American actor known for his work in theater and television and for his former marriage to actress Annette O'Toole.
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C.
Dennis Dugan
Dennis Dugan is an American film director, actor, and comedian best known for directing numerous Adam Sandler-led comedies such as "Happy Gilmore," "Big Daddy," and "Grown Ups."
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D.
Vern Damico
Vern Damico is a character in Norman Mailer’s nonfiction novel "The Executioner’s Song," which chronicles the life and execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore.
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E.
Bill Steele
Bill Steele is a Canadian municipal politician who serves as the mayor of Port Colborne, Ontario.
- 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: Steve Tesich Triple: [Four Friends, screenwriter, Steve Tesich]
Generated description
Steve Tesich was a Serbian-American screenwriter, playwright, and novelist best known for his Oscar-winning screenplay for "Breaking Away" and his work on character-driven dramas in film and theater.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steve Tesich Target entity description: Steve Tesich was a Serbian-American screenwriter, playwright, and novelist best known for his Oscar-winning screenplay for "Breaking Away" and his work on character-driven dramas in film and theater.
-
A.
Ted Cheesman
Ted Cheesman was a film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood productions, including the 1933 monster film "King Kong."
-
B.
Bill Geisslinger
Bill Geisslinger is an American actor known for his work in theater and television and for his former marriage to actress Annette O'Toole.
-
C.
Dennis Dugan
Dennis Dugan is an American film director, actor, and comedian best known for directing numerous Adam Sandler-led comedies such as "Happy Gilmore," "Big Daddy," and "Grown Ups."
-
D.
Vern Damico
Vern Damico is a character in Norman Mailer’s nonfiction novel "The Executioner’s Song," which chronicles the life and execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore.
-
E.
Bill Steele
Bill Steele is a Canadian municipal politician who serves as the mayor of Port Colborne, Ontario.
- 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_69d6aae0c8d881908a5a360c0be3242e |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d822f5eb988190b309b8e309f6d1a5 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e5e9377ff4819096971a77e0181eaf |
completed | April 20, 2026, 8:52 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e5f1593c2c8190885f80ad5eeba3ec |
completed | April 20, 2026, 9:26 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e5f87bbd988190ac388a3c34b2e95a |
completed | April 20, 2026, 9:57 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:35 p.m.