Triple
T15289189
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Matchstick Men |
E365482
|
entity |
| Predicate | characterRole |
P268
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Roy Waller is a phobic con artist
Roy Waller is the neurotic, obsessive-compulsive con artist protagonist of the film "Matchstick Men," whose phobias complicate his criminal schemes and personal life.
|
E1149012
|
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: Roy Waller is a phobic con artist | Statement: [Matchstick Men, characterRole, Roy Waller is a phobic con artist]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roy Waller is a phobic con artist Context triple: [Matchstick Men, characterRole, Roy Waller is a phobic con artist]
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A.
John Poindexter
John Poindexter is a retired U.S. Navy admiral and government official best known for serving as National Security Advisor under President Ronald Reagan and for his central role in the Iran-Contra affair.
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B.
Harry Fraud
Harry Fraud is an American hip-hop record producer known for his atmospheric, sample-heavy beats and collaborations with artists like Action Bronson, French Montana, and Curren$y.
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C.
Charles Heist
Charles Heist is the enigmatic, morally ambiguous private investigator at the center of Jonathan Lethem’s novel *The Feral Detective*, known for navigating the fringes of society and the Mojave Desert’s outlaw communities.
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D.
Dr. Wally
Dr. Wally is a fictional character portrayed by Robert De Niro in film.
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E.
Robert Waller
Robert Waller is a songwriter best known for co-writing Destiny's Child's hit ballad "Cater 2 U."
- 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: Roy Waller is a phobic con artist Triple: [Matchstick Men, characterRole, Roy Waller is a phobic con artist]
Generated description
Roy Waller is the neurotic, obsessive-compulsive con artist protagonist of the film "Matchstick Men," whose phobias complicate his criminal schemes and personal life.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roy Waller is a phobic con artist Target entity description: Roy Waller is the neurotic, obsessive-compulsive con artist protagonist of the film "Matchstick Men," whose phobias complicate his criminal schemes and personal life.
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A.
John Poindexter
John Poindexter is a retired U.S. Navy admiral and government official best known for serving as National Security Advisor under President Ronald Reagan and for his central role in the Iran-Contra affair.
-
B.
Harry Fraud
Harry Fraud is an American hip-hop record producer known for his atmospheric, sample-heavy beats and collaborations with artists like Action Bronson, French Montana, and Curren$y.
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C.
Charles Heist
Charles Heist is the enigmatic, morally ambiguous private investigator at the center of Jonathan Lethem’s novel *The Feral Detective*, known for navigating the fringes of society and the Mojave Desert’s outlaw communities.
-
D.
Dr. Wally
Dr. Wally is a fictional character portrayed by Robert De Niro in film.
-
E.
Robert Waller
Robert Waller is a songwriter best known for co-writing Destiny's Child's hit ballad "Cater 2 U."
- 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_69d85a103d9081908c1ea6c4c73ac8e3 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e00e5635b4819092a69b5806d15bff |
completed | April 15, 2026, 10:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69feef7b73a08190b06856c05ea8c80d |
completed | May 9, 2026, 8:25 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fef38868548190877cf25a38bb805a |
completed | May 9, 2026, 8:42 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fef435b1208190bd839297a2f8d3f4 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 8:45 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:15 a.m.