Triple

T13194586
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ethan Embry E314077 entity
Predicate portrayedCharacter P1668 FINISHED
Object C. W. in That Thing You Do!
C. W. in *That Thing You Do!* is a supporting character in the 1996 musical comedy film about a one-hit-wonder band in the 1960s.
E1027686 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: C. W. in That Thing You Do! | Statement: [Ethan Embry, portrayedCharacter, C. W. in That Thing You Do!]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: C. W. in That Thing You Do!
Context triple: [Ethan Embry, portrayedCharacter, C. W. in That Thing You Do!]
  • A. Guy Patterson in That Thing You Do!
    Guy Patterson is the enthusiastic drummer who propels the fictional 1960s band The Wonders to fame in the film "That Thing You Do!".
  • B. Jimmy Mattingly in That Thing You Do!
    Jimmy Mattingly in That Thing You Do! is the ambitious, perfectionist lead guitarist and primary songwriter of the fictional 1960s pop band The Wonders in the film.
  • C. John McGiver
    John McGiver was an American character actor known for his distinctive, pompous demeanor and precise diction in numerous films and television shows of the 1950s and 1960s.
  • D. Karl in Mrs. Doubtfire
    Karl in *Mrs. Doubtfire* is the flamboyant, quick-witted makeup artist and brother of Daniel Hillard who helps transform him into the elderly nanny persona.
  • E. Ray Looze
    Ray Looze is a highly respected American swimming coach best known for leading Indiana University’s swim program to national prominence and developing numerous elite collegiate and international swimmers.
  • 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: C. W. in That Thing You Do!
Triple: [Ethan Embry, portrayedCharacter, C. W. in That Thing You Do!]
Generated description
C. W. in *That Thing You Do!* is a supporting character in the 1996 musical comedy film about a one-hit-wonder band in the 1960s.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: C. W. in That Thing You Do!
Target entity description: C. W. in *That Thing You Do!* is a supporting character in the 1996 musical comedy film about a one-hit-wonder band in the 1960s.
  • A. Guy Patterson in That Thing You Do!
    Guy Patterson is the enthusiastic drummer who propels the fictional 1960s band The Wonders to fame in the film "That Thing You Do!".
  • B. Jimmy Mattingly in That Thing You Do!
    Jimmy Mattingly in That Thing You Do! is the ambitious, perfectionist lead guitarist and primary songwriter of the fictional 1960s pop band The Wonders in the film.
  • C. John McGiver
    John McGiver was an American character actor known for his distinctive, pompous demeanor and precise diction in numerous films and television shows of the 1950s and 1960s.
  • D. Karl in Mrs. Doubtfire
    Karl in *Mrs. Doubtfire* is the flamboyant, quick-witted makeup artist and brother of Daniel Hillard who helps transform him into the elderly nanny persona.
  • E. Ray Looze
    Ray Looze is a highly respected American swimming coach best known for leading Indiana University’s swim program to national prominence and developing numerous elite collegiate and international swimmers.
  • 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_69d806ae1e08819090d95bfe1538cc17 completed April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d98c6158e4819082c8ad75b4dfdd90 completed April 10, 2026, 11:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f6f600f7a08190bcdd80d5563517c3 completed May 3, 2026, 7:15 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6fa2e76fc819095f9a7e83189283c completed May 3, 2026, 7:33 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f6fb52f82c81909dcec658c7f58ec7 completed May 3, 2026, 7:37 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:16 p.m.