Triple
T14808466
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Reginald VelJohnson |
E348103
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCharacterIn |
P64828
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Al Powell in Die Hard
Al Powell in Die Hard is the sympathetic Los Angeles police sergeant who becomes John McClane’s key ally and emotional support during the Nakatomi Plaza hostage crisis.
|
E1120331
|
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: Al Powell in Die Hard | Statement: [Reginald VelJohnson, notableCharacterIn, Al Powell in Die Hard]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Al Powell in Die Hard Context triple: [Reginald VelJohnson, notableCharacterIn, Al Powell in Die Hard]
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A.
Michael Hunsaker in Lethal Weapon
Michael Hunsaker is a key supporting character in the action film "Lethal Weapon," serving as a troubled Vietnam War veteran and old friend of Roger Murtaugh whose personal tragedy helps drive the movie’s central investigation.
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B.
John McClane
John McClane is the tough, wisecracking New York cop and everyman action hero famously portrayed by Bruce Willis in the Die Hard film series.
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C.
Viktor Cherevin in A Good Day to Die Hard
Viktor Cherevin in *A Good Day to Die Hard* is the primary Russian antagonist, a corrupt and powerful businessman whose schemes drive the film’s central conflict.
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D.
Frank Nugent in The Negotiator
Frank Nugent in *The Negotiator* is a supporting character portrayed by David Morse in the 1998 action-thriller film about a police hostage negotiator framed for corruption.
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E.
Johnny Cage
Johnny Cage is a cocky Hollywood action movie star and skilled martial artist known for his flashy moves and comic relief role in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series.
- 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: Al Powell in Die Hard Triple: [Reginald VelJohnson, notableCharacterIn, Al Powell in Die Hard]
Generated description
Al Powell in Die Hard is the sympathetic Los Angeles police sergeant who becomes John McClane’s key ally and emotional support during the Nakatomi Plaza hostage crisis.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Al Powell in Die Hard Target entity description: Al Powell in Die Hard is the sympathetic Los Angeles police sergeant who becomes John McClane’s key ally and emotional support during the Nakatomi Plaza hostage crisis.
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A.
Michael Hunsaker in Lethal Weapon
Michael Hunsaker is a key supporting character in the action film "Lethal Weapon," serving as a troubled Vietnam War veteran and old friend of Roger Murtaugh whose personal tragedy helps drive the movie’s central investigation.
-
B.
John McClane
John McClane is the tough, wisecracking New York cop and everyman action hero famously portrayed by Bruce Willis in the Die Hard film series.
-
C.
Viktor Cherevin in A Good Day to Die Hard
Viktor Cherevin in *A Good Day to Die Hard* is the primary Russian antagonist, a corrupt and powerful businessman whose schemes drive the film’s central conflict.
-
D.
Frank Nugent in The Negotiator
Frank Nugent in *The Negotiator* is a supporting character portrayed by David Morse in the 1998 action-thriller film about a police hostage negotiator framed for corruption.
-
E.
Johnny Cage
Johnny Cage is a cocky Hollywood action movie star and skilled martial artist known for his flashy moves and comic relief role in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series.
- 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_69d822ea8b7c819097dfadf3d45545e6 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69decf33b6a08190ab6a4cfeda2cc09c |
completed | April 14, 2026, 11:35 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fe24c8bc6881908736c029943997ae |
completed | May 8, 2026, 6 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fe28222dc48190bca61ea273172950 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 6:14 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fe28ba11a4819092e13669c53e6ecd |
completed | May 8, 2026, 6:17 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:45 a.m.