Triple
T15169735
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sphere (1998 film) |
E362451
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Norman Goodman
Norman Goodman is the psychologist protagonist in the science fiction thriller "Sphere," who is brought in to help investigate a mysterious alien spacecraft discovered on the ocean floor.
|
E1148252
|
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: Norman Goodman | Statement: [Sphere (1998 film), mainCharacter, Norman Goodman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norman Goodman Context triple: [Sphere (1998 film), mainCharacter, Norman Goodman]
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A.
Norman Fowler
Norman Fowler is a British Conservative politician who held several senior government posts, including serving as Health Secretary under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and later as Lord Speaker of the House of Lords.
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B.
Norman Brown
Norman Brown is a Grammy-winning American smooth jazz guitarist known for his soulful, R&B-influenced style and popular contemporary jazz recordings.
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C.
Norman Leavitt
Norman Leavitt was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in mid-20th-century film and television comedies.
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D.
Henry Nelson Goodman
Henry Nelson Goodman was an influential 20th-century American philosopher best known for his work on nominalism, the problem of induction, and the philosophy of art and symbols.
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E.
Irving Gordon
Irving Gordon was an American songwriter best known for penning enduring standards such as "Unforgettable" and other popular mid-20th-century ballads.
- 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: Norman Goodman Triple: [Sphere (1998 film), mainCharacter, Norman Goodman]
Generated description
Norman Goodman is the psychologist protagonist in the science fiction thriller "Sphere," who is brought in to help investigate a mysterious alien spacecraft discovered on the ocean floor.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norman Goodman Target entity description: Norman Goodman is the psychologist protagonist in the science fiction thriller "Sphere," who is brought in to help investigate a mysterious alien spacecraft discovered on the ocean floor.
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A.
Norman Fowler
Norman Fowler is a British Conservative politician who held several senior government posts, including serving as Health Secretary under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and later as Lord Speaker of the House of Lords.
-
B.
Norman Brown
Norman Brown is a Grammy-winning American smooth jazz guitarist known for his soulful, R&B-influenced style and popular contemporary jazz recordings.
-
C.
Norman Leavitt
Norman Leavitt was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in mid-20th-century film and television comedies.
-
D.
Henry Nelson Goodman
Henry Nelson Goodman was an influential 20th-century American philosopher best known for his work on nominalism, the problem of induction, and the philosophy of art and symbols.
-
E.
Irving Gordon
Irving Gordon was an American songwriter best known for penning enduring standards such as "Unforgettable" and other popular mid-20th-century ballads.
- 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_69d85a087b7c81908baa94a53dac8d68 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e0064ec56481909f11fa6e5686f076 |
completed | April 15, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69feef66b4f08190a072332123253166 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 8:25 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fef09f396481908c081a41a5e35cd3 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 8:30 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fef133d310819087424d794dae0074 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 8:32 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:08 a.m.