Triple

T1207711
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Man of Steel E25926 entity
Predicate starring P1507 FINISHED
Object Michael Shannon
Michael Shannon is an American actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in films such as "Revolutionary Road," "Take Shelter," and "The Shape of Water," as well as his acclaimed work in television and theater.
E141954 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: Michael Shannon | Statement: [Man of Steel, starring, Michael Shannon]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Shannon
Context triple: [Man of Steel, starring, Michael Shannon]
  • A. Ben Foster
    Ben Foster is an American actor known for his intense, often gritty performances in films such as "3:10 to Yuma," "Hell or High Water," and "The Messenger."
  • B. J.K. Simmons
    J.K. Simmons is an American character actor known for his versatile performances in film and television, including roles in "Whiplash," the "Spider-Man" trilogy, and numerous acclaimed supporting parts.
  • C. Robert Pitt
    Robert Pitt was an English merchant and politician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, best known for his wealth from Indian trade and as the patriarch of the influential Pitt family.
  • D. Burn Gorman
    Burn Gorman is a British-American actor known for his character roles in film and television, including appearances in projects like "Torchwood," "Game of Thrones," and "Pacific Rim."
  • E. Jesse Plemons
    Jesse Plemons is an American actor known for his versatile roles in film and television, including standout performances in "Breaking Bad," "Fargo," and several acclaimed dramas.
  • 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: Michael Shannon
Triple: [Man of Steel, starring, Michael Shannon]
Generated description
Michael Shannon is an American actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in films such as "Revolutionary Road," "Take Shelter," and "The Shape of Water," as well as his acclaimed work in television and theater.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Shannon
Target entity description: Michael Shannon is an American actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in films such as "Revolutionary Road," "Take Shelter," and "The Shape of Water," as well as his acclaimed work in television and theater.
  • A. Ben Foster
    Ben Foster is an American actor known for his intense, often gritty performances in films such as "3:10 to Yuma," "Hell or High Water," and "The Messenger."
  • B. J.K. Simmons
    J.K. Simmons is an American character actor known for his versatile performances in film and television, including roles in "Whiplash," the "Spider-Man" trilogy, and numerous acclaimed supporting parts.
  • C. Robert Pitt
    Robert Pitt was an English merchant and politician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, best known for his wealth from Indian trade and as the patriarch of the influential Pitt family.
  • D. Burn Gorman
    Burn Gorman is a British-American actor known for his character roles in film and television, including appearances in projects like "Torchwood," "Game of Thrones," and "Pacific Rim."
  • E. Jesse Plemons
    Jesse Plemons is an American actor known for his versatile roles in film and television, including standout performances in "Breaking Bad," "Fargo," and several acclaimed dramas.
  • 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_69a4942b30f08190a91c60573e16b5ef completed March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4bdc483b481908e5bfef5d2f4fc5a completed March 1, 2026, 10:29 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac8f6ff3048190a420ee6c92fc9c71 completed March 7, 2026, 8:49 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac901d3100819084224337a9cb0cbb completed March 7, 2026, 8:52 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac907083c08190aa2a72d77eaafc85 completed March 7, 2026, 8:54 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:46 p.m.