Triple
T1636901
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Back to the Future |
E35377
|
entity |
| Predicate | character |
P662
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Dr. Emmett Brown
Dr. Emmett Brown is a quirky, brilliant inventor and scientist best known for creating a time-traveling DeLorean in the Back to the Future film series.
|
E184371
|
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: Dr. Emmett Brown | Statement: [Back to the Future, character, Dr. Emmett Brown]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dr. Emmett Brown Context triple: [Back to the Future, character, Dr. Emmett Brown]
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A.
Sheldon Lane
Sheldon Lane is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Lane.
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B.
John Edison Sweet
John Edison Sweet was an American mechanical engineer and inventor best known as a pioneering figure in the profession and an early leader in establishing standards and organization within the field.
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C.
Thomas Teller
Thomas Teller is the younger son of Jackson "Jax" Teller in the television series "Sons of Anarchy."
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D.
Ralph Malph
Ralph Malph is a wisecracking, redheaded teenager known for his corny jokes and nervous humor on the classic TV sitcom "Happy Days."
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E.
Sheldon Roberts
Sheldon Roberts was an American engineer and semiconductor pioneer best known as one of the "Traitorous Eight" who left Shockley Semiconductor to found Fairchild Semiconductor, helping launch Silicon Valley’s modern electronics industry.
- 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: Dr. Emmett Brown Triple: [Back to the Future, character, Dr. Emmett Brown]
Generated description
Dr. Emmett Brown is a quirky, brilliant inventor and scientist best known for creating a time-traveling DeLorean in the Back to the Future film series.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dr. Emmett Brown Target entity description: Dr. Emmett Brown is a quirky, brilliant inventor and scientist best known for creating a time-traveling DeLorean in the Back to the Future film series.
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A.
Sheldon Lane
Sheldon Lane is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Lane.
-
B.
John Edison Sweet
John Edison Sweet was an American mechanical engineer and inventor best known as a pioneering figure in the profession and an early leader in establishing standards and organization within the field.
-
C.
Thomas Teller
Thomas Teller is the younger son of Jackson "Jax" Teller in the television series "Sons of Anarchy."
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D.
Ralph Malph
Ralph Malph is a wisecracking, redheaded teenager known for his corny jokes and nervous humor on the classic TV sitcom "Happy Days."
-
E.
Sheldon Roberts
Sheldon Roberts was an American engineer and semiconductor pioneer best known as one of the "Traitorous Eight" who left Shockley Semiconductor to found Fairchild Semiconductor, helping launch Silicon Valley’s modern electronics industry.
- 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_69a886036bc081909ff5de16dbe5e8ea |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a90a192d588190bbfa4693ed787c05 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:44 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad58dbd0608190be207ab2bcdc9eef |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:09 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad5a625d088190bbacbb69a0569d49 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:15 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad5ae605f88190b5e42d7cf923e9bb |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:17 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:28 p.m.