Triple
T15488275
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas F. Wilson |
E377107
|
entity |
| Predicate | characterPortrayed |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen |
E211686
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen | Statement: [Thomas F. Wilson, characterPortrayed, Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen Context triple: [Thomas F. Wilson, characterPortrayed, Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen]
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A.
Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen
chosen
Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen is the ruthless, hot-tempered outlaw and ancestor of Biff Tannen who serves as the main antagonist in the Old West setting of Back to the Future Part III.
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B.
Don Mancini
Don Mancini is an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known as the creator of the Child’s Play/Chucky horror franchise.
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C.
Frank Gruber
Frank Gruber was an American writer best known for his prolific work in pulp fiction, mystery and Western novels, and Hollywood screenplays.
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D.
Mickey Goldmill
Mickey Goldmill is the gruff, old-school boxing trainer and mentor of Rocky Balboa in the "Rocky" film series.
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E.
Ed Decter
Ed Decter is an American screenwriter, director, and producer known for his work on hit comedies such as "There's Something About Mary" and for co-creating the TV series "Shadowhunters."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d85cd21dcc81908646251b1c26ea00 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e03faaca588190b0397bc2e27a522a |
completed | April 16, 2026, 1:47 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff365d45488190b48458092b6ffead |
completed | May 9, 2026, 1:27 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:48 a.m.