Triple

T15311809
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days E366055 entity
Predicate screenwriter P2831 FINISHED
Object Burr Steers
Burr Steers is an American filmmaker and actor best known for directing films like "Igby Goes Down" and "17 Again" and for his work as a screenwriter in Hollywood.
E1153740 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: Burr Steers | Statement: [How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, screenwriter, Burr Steers]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burr Steers
Context triple: [How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, screenwriter, Burr Steers]
  • A. Buford Van Stomm
    Buford Van Stomm is a recurring bully-turned-friend character in the animated series "Phineas and Ferb," known for his tough exterior, comedic antics, and surprisingly loyal nature.
  • B. Paul Bransom
    Paul Bransom was an American illustrator and wildlife artist best known for his detailed animal drawings in early 20th-century books and magazines.
  • C. Sam Burrows
    Sam Burrows is best known as the husband of English singer-songwriter and podcaster Jessie Ware.
  • D. Paul Derringer
    Paul Derringer was a prominent Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher of the 1930s and 1940s, best known for his success with the Cincinnati Reds, including helping lead them to multiple pennants.
  • E. Larry Steers
    Larry Steers was a prolific American character actor of the silent and early sound film era, appearing in hundreds of movies in mostly uncredited or supporting roles.
  • 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: Burr Steers
Triple: [How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, screenwriter, Burr Steers]
Generated description
Burr Steers is an American filmmaker and actor best known for directing films like "Igby Goes Down" and "17 Again" and for his work as a screenwriter in Hollywood.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burr Steers
Target entity description: Burr Steers is an American filmmaker and actor best known for directing films like "Igby Goes Down" and "17 Again" and for his work as a screenwriter in Hollywood.
  • A. Buford Van Stomm
    Buford Van Stomm is a recurring bully-turned-friend character in the animated series "Phineas and Ferb," known for his tough exterior, comedic antics, and surprisingly loyal nature.
  • B. Paul Bransom
    Paul Bransom was an American illustrator and wildlife artist best known for his detailed animal drawings in early 20th-century books and magazines.
  • C. Sam Burrows
    Sam Burrows is best known as the husband of English singer-songwriter and podcaster Jessie Ware.
  • D. Paul Derringer
    Paul Derringer was a prominent Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher of the 1930s and 1940s, best known for his success with the Cincinnati Reds, including helping lead them to multiple pennants.
  • E. Larry Steers
    Larry Steers was a prolific American character actor of the silent and early sound film era, appearing in hundreds of movies in mostly uncredited or supporting roles.
  • 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_69d85a113ee881908e297a1d38dd79fa completed April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e03cd2d5a88190aead748920f93d47 completed April 16, 2026, 1:35 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ff0b3dac6c81908eaa0aaad29113ee completed May 9, 2026, 10:23 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ff0c1171d4819099e0d0e1411059b2 completed May 9, 2026, 10:27 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ff10a360f8819098c8c9700b062478 completed May 9, 2026, 10:46 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:16 a.m.