Triple
T14397611
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Short Circuit |
E356989
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCharacter |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Newton Crosby
Newton Crosby is the quirky robotics scientist and creator of the experimental military robot Number 5 in the 1986 sci-fi comedy film "Short Circuit."
|
E1096641
|
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: Newton Crosby | Statement: [Short Circuit, hasCharacter, Newton Crosby]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Newton Crosby Context triple: [Short Circuit, hasCharacter, Newton Crosby]
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A.
Josh Crosby
Josh Crosby is a music producer best known for his work on Owl City’s pop album "The Midsummer Station."
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B.
Michael Nolin
Michael Nolin is an American film producer best known for his work on the acclaimed music drama "Mr. Holland's Opus."
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C.
Neil Canton
Neil Canton is an American film producer best known for his work on the Back to the Future trilogy and other major Hollywood films.
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D.
Kevin Cahoon
Kevin Cahoon is an American actor and singer known for his work in Broadway musicals, television, and film.
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E.
John Crouse
John Crouse was a prominent member of the Lindsay and Crouse family, known for his role in their business and social prominence.
- 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: Newton Crosby Triple: [Short Circuit, hasCharacter, Newton Crosby]
Generated description
Newton Crosby is the quirky robotics scientist and creator of the experimental military robot Number 5 in the 1986 sci-fi comedy film "Short Circuit."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Newton Crosby Target entity description: Newton Crosby is the quirky robotics scientist and creator of the experimental military robot Number 5 in the 1986 sci-fi comedy film "Short Circuit."
-
A.
Josh Crosby
Josh Crosby is a music producer best known for his work on Owl City’s pop album "The Midsummer Station."
-
B.
Michael Nolin
Michael Nolin is an American film producer best known for his work on the acclaimed music drama "Mr. Holland's Opus."
-
C.
Neil Canton
Neil Canton is an American film producer best known for his work on the Back to the Future trilogy and other major Hollywood films.
-
D.
Kevin Cahoon
Kevin Cahoon is an American actor and singer known for his work in Broadway musicals, television, and film.
-
E.
John Crouse
John Crouse was a prominent member of the Lindsay and Crouse family, known for his role in their business and social prominence.
- 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_69fd551cbdb08190a9ea53e607f2555b |
completed | May 8, 2026, 3:14 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fd55d90ed08190b6a0184715f39ff4 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 3:17 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fd565d32fc8190acc1e733537a23cb |
completed | May 8, 2026, 3:19 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:17 a.m.