Triple

T13507784
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Killing Them Softly E321055 entity
Predicate notableQuote P492 FINISHED
Object America is not a country. It's just a business.
"America is not a country. It's just a business." is a cynical line from the crime film *Killing Them Softly* that encapsulates its critique of American capitalism and politics.
 E1045637 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: America is not a country. It's just a business. | Statement: [Killing Them Softly, notableQuote, America is not a country. It's just a business.]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: America is not a country. It's just a business.
Context triple: [Killing Them Softly, notableQuote, America is not a country. It's just a business.]
  • A. Only in America
    "Only in America" is a popular country song by the duo Brooks & Dunn that celebrates the diversity of American dreams and everyday life.
  • B. In America
    "In America" is a 2002 drama film about an Irish immigrant family struggling to rebuild their lives in New York City, noted for its emotional storytelling and acclaimed performances.
  • C. In America
    "In America" is a historical novel by Susan Sontag that fictionalizes the life of a 19th-century Polish actress who emigrates to the United States to found a utopian community.
  • D. We’re from America
    "We’re from America" is a politically charged industrial rock song by Marilyn Manson from his album *The High End of Low*.
  • E. Something American
    "Something American" is the debut EP by British singer-songwriter Jade Bird, showcasing her blend of folk, Americana, and indie rock influences.
  • 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: America is not a country. It's just a business.
Triple: [Killing Them Softly, notableQuote, America is not a country. It's just a business.]
Generated description
"America is not a country. It's just a business." is a cynical line from the crime film *Killing Them Softly* that encapsulates its critique of American capitalism and politics.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: America is not a country. It's just a business.
Target entity description: "America is not a country. It's just a business." is a cynical line from the crime film *Killing Them Softly* that encapsulates its critique of American capitalism and politics.
  • A. Only in America
    "Only in America" is a popular country song by the duo Brooks & Dunn that celebrates the diversity of American dreams and everyday life.
  • B. In America
    "In America" is a 2002 drama film about an Irish immigrant family struggling to rebuild their lives in New York City, noted for its emotional storytelling and acclaimed performances.
  • C. In America
    "In America" is a historical novel by Susan Sontag that fictionalizes the life of a 19th-century Polish actress who emigrates to the United States to found a utopian community.
  • D. We’re from America
    "We’re from America" is a politically charged industrial rock song by Marilyn Manson from his album *The High End of Low*.
  • E. Something American
    "Something American" is the debut EP by British singer-songwriter Jade Bird, showcasing her blend of folk, Americana, and indie rock influences.
  • 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_69d807629d6c8190998f1b9bb12d2ed0 completed April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69dbaf8259a08190ada13c4a3078f07d completed April 12, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f7548e51b881909a3384812556bc3d completed May 3, 2026, 1:58 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f757108e088190aeec031eccc9aca3 completed May 3, 2026, 2:09 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f757e7322c8190b0e36e8373d42ac4 completed May 3, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:43 p.m.