Triple

T12424930
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject True Confessions E296871 entity
Predicate characterPortrayedBy P1507 FINISHED
Object Tom Spellacy – Robert Duvall
Tom Spellacy is a hard-nosed Los Angeles police detective in the crime drama film "True Confessions," portrayed by actor Robert Duvall.
E981598 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: Tom Spellacy – Robert Duvall | Statement: [True Confessions, characterPortrayedBy, Tom Spellacy – Robert Duvall]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Spellacy – Robert Duvall
Context triple: [True Confessions, characterPortrayedBy, Tom Spellacy – Robert Duvall]
  • A. Robert Duvall as Boss Spearman
    Robert Duvall as Boss Spearman is the seasoned, principled cattleman and mentor figure he portrays in the Western film "Open Range."
  • B. Mac Sledge in Tender Mercies
    Mac Sledge in Tender Mercies is a washed-up, alcoholic former country music star seeking redemption and a new life in rural Texas.
  • C. James Pickens Jr.
    James Pickens Jr. is an American actor best known for his long-running role as Dr. Richard Webber on the television series "Grey's Anatomy."
  • D. Quentin Spivey
    Quentin Spivey is a charismatic, womanizing bachelor and one of the central friends whose romantic escapades and sharp humor drive much of the drama and comedy in the film "The Best Man."
  • E. Howard Hesseman
    Howard Hesseman was an American actor and comedian best known for his role as DJ Dr. Johnny Fever on the television sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati."
  • 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: Tom Spellacy – Robert Duvall
Triple: [True Confessions, characterPortrayedBy, Tom Spellacy – Robert Duvall]
Generated description
Tom Spellacy is a hard-nosed Los Angeles police detective in the crime drama film "True Confessions," portrayed by actor Robert Duvall.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Spellacy – Robert Duvall
Target entity description: Tom Spellacy is a hard-nosed Los Angeles police detective in the crime drama film "True Confessions," portrayed by actor Robert Duvall.
  • A. Robert Duvall as Boss Spearman
    Robert Duvall as Boss Spearman is the seasoned, principled cattleman and mentor figure he portrays in the Western film "Open Range."
  • B. Mac Sledge in Tender Mercies
    Mac Sledge in Tender Mercies is a washed-up, alcoholic former country music star seeking redemption and a new life in rural Texas.
  • C. James Pickens Jr.
    James Pickens Jr. is an American actor best known for his long-running role as Dr. Richard Webber on the television series "Grey's Anatomy."
  • D. Quentin Spivey
    Quentin Spivey is a charismatic, womanizing bachelor and one of the central friends whose romantic escapades and sharp humor drive much of the drama and comedy in the film "The Best Man."
  • E. Howard Hesseman
    Howard Hesseman was an American actor and comedian best known for his role as DJ Dr. Johnny Fever on the television sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati."
  • 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_69d6ada0640c81908c061d7fb3d47786 completed April 8, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d94d7b6bd08190b30beba393a5b1e7 completed April 10, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f6349716fc8190997b54a50d29827a completed May 2, 2026, 5:29 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6356ce3f4819087d1703db655cbb4 completed May 2, 2026, 5:33 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f63697d5b8819094728df472eb1914 completed May 2, 2026, 5:38 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:55 p.m.