Triple
T14397599
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Short Circuit |
E356989
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entity |
| Predicate | writer |
P1360
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Brent Maddock
Brent Maddock is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing popular science fiction and horror-comedy films such as "Short Circuit" and the "Tremors" series.
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E1172592
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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: Brent Maddock | Statement: [Short Circuit, writer, Brent Maddock]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brent Maddock Context triple: [Short Circuit, writer, Brent Maddock]
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A.
Dale Hunter
Dale Hunter is a former Canadian NHL center known for his gritty, physical play and leadership, most notably with the Washington Capitals.
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B.
Shawn Eckhardt
Shawn Eckhardt was a key figure in the 1994 figure skating scandal involving the attack on Nancy Kerrigan, portrayed as a central character in the film "I, Tonya."
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C.
Ron Dermer
Ron Dermer is an Israeli diplomat and politician who served as Israel’s ambassador to the United States and is known as a close adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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D.
Mike Malloy
Mike Malloy is a progressive American radio talk show host known for his outspoken, left-leaning political commentary and work on various liberal talk radio networks.
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E.
Mike Tidwell
Mike Tidwell is an American environmental activist, author, and founder of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, known for his advocacy on climate change and clean energy.
- 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: Brent Maddock Triple: [Short Circuit, writer, Brent Maddock]
Generated description
Brent Maddock is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing popular science fiction and horror-comedy films such as "Short Circuit" and the "Tremors" series.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brent Maddock Target entity description: Brent Maddock is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing popular science fiction and horror-comedy films such as "Short Circuit" and the "Tremors" series.
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A.
Dale Hunter
Dale Hunter is a former Canadian NHL center known for his gritty, physical play and leadership, most notably with the Washington Capitals.
-
B.
Shawn Eckhardt
Shawn Eckhardt was a key figure in the 1994 figure skating scandal involving the attack on Nancy Kerrigan, portrayed as a central character in the film "I, Tonya."
-
C.
Ron Dermer
Ron Dermer is an Israeli diplomat and politician who served as Israel’s ambassador to the United States and is known as a close adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
-
D.
Mike Malloy
Mike Malloy is a progressive American radio talk show host known for his outspoken, left-leaning political commentary and work on various liberal talk radio networks.
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E.
Mike Tidwell
Mike Tidwell is an American environmental activist, author, and founder of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, known for his advocacy on climate change and clean energy.
- 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_69d827927c988190ad98bb0360981783 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de90826f908190b3969af9b7cf922f |
completed | April 14, 2026, 7:07 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff7559f0448190a992f0770ac8227a |
completed | May 9, 2026, 5:56 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ff77d4884c81909d43e590d406feff |
completed | May 9, 2026, 6:07 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ff780af73c81909a98f67bd53f7348 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 6:08 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:17 a.m.