Triple
T13486476
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Saving Silverman |
E318516
|
entity |
| Predicate | cinematographyBy |
P1953
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Thomas E. Ackerman |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Thomas E. Ackerman | Statement: [Saving Silverman, cinematographyBy, Thomas E. Ackerman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas E. Ackerman Context triple: [Saving Silverman, cinematographyBy, Thomas E. Ackerman]
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A.
Thomas E. Ackerman
chosen
Thomas E. Ackerman is an American cinematographer known for his work on popular films including the dark comedy-fantasy "Beetlejuice."
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B.
Thomas P. Ackerman
Thomas P. Ackerman is an atmospheric scientist known for his work on the climatic and environmental impacts of nuclear war and other large-scale perturbations to the Earth's atmosphere.
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C.
James D. Corrothers
James D. Corrothers was an African American poet, journalist, and minister of the late 19th and early 20th centuries known for his powerful verse addressing race, injustice, and Black life in America.
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D.
John M. Balch
John M. Balch was an individual significant enough in local history that the city of Balch Springs, Texas, was named in his honor.
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E.
Edward N. Shelton
Edward N. Shelton was a prominent local figure and early industrialist after whom the city of Shelton, Connecticut, was named.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d806b6bfec819089222715b2e86c8e |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dbaf3a15b48190b63fb59e926a97ae |
completed | April 12, 2026, 2:42 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:42 p.m.