Triple
T1408174
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Boondock Saints |
E31743
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Paul Smecker
Paul Smecker is an eccentric, sharp-witted FBI agent who investigates a string of vigilante killings in the cult crime film "The Boondock Saints."
|
E227042
|
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: Paul Smecker | Statement: [The Boondock Saints, mainCharacter, Paul Smecker]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Smecker Context triple: [The Boondock Saints, mainCharacter, Paul Smecker]
-
A.
George Boemler
George Boemler was a film editor known for his work on classic Hollywood productions, including the musical comedy "High Society."
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B.
Paul Eggert
Paul Eggert is a computer scientist and software developer best known for his long-term stewardship and maintenance of the IANA time zone database and contributions to GNU software.
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C.
Gustav Kleikamp
Gustav Kleikamp was a German naval officer and rear admiral in the Kriegsmarine during World War II, known for commanding forces in the opening attack on Poland.
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D.
Erich Rothacker
Erich Rothacker was a German philosopher and cultural theorist known for his work in philosophical anthropology and the humanities, and for supervising Jürgen Habermas’s doctoral studies.
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E.
Philip Moeller
Philip Moeller was an American theater director, playwright, and producer best known as a co-founder and key creative force behind New York’s influential Theatre Guild in the early 20th century.
- 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: Paul Smecker Triple: [The Boondock Saints, mainCharacter, Paul Smecker]
Generated description
Paul Smecker is an eccentric, sharp-witted FBI agent who investigates a string of vigilante killings in the cult crime film "The Boondock Saints."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Smecker Target entity description: Paul Smecker is an eccentric, sharp-witted FBI agent who investigates a string of vigilante killings in the cult crime film "The Boondock Saints."
-
A.
George Boemler
George Boemler was a film editor known for his work on classic Hollywood productions, including the musical comedy "High Society."
-
B.
Paul Eggert
Paul Eggert is a computer scientist and software developer best known for his long-term stewardship and maintenance of the IANA time zone database and contributions to GNU software.
-
C.
Gustav Kleikamp
Gustav Kleikamp was a German naval officer and rear admiral in the Kriegsmarine during World War II, known for commanding forces in the opening attack on Poland.
-
D.
Erich Rothacker
Erich Rothacker was a German philosopher and cultural theorist known for his work in philosophical anthropology and the humanities, and for supervising Jürgen Habermas’s doctoral studies.
-
E.
Philip Moeller
Philip Moeller was an American theater director, playwright, and producer best known as a co-founder and key creative force behind New York’s influential Theatre Guild in the early 20th century.
- 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_69a49918e1f88190ba610f9dc8114578 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c3bf7f0c8190aee96818de6ff4a5 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae0aa0ca0c8190b2d326bf39f750b0 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:47 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae0d3272c48190a0abe3b0db80fd4c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:58 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae0d996cac8190a983f1ba44e25215 |
completed | March 9, 2026, midnight |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.