Triple
T16932948
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Melvin B. Tolson |
E410756
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrayedBy |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Denzel Washington |
E43024
|
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: Denzel Washington | Statement: [Melvin B. Tolson, portrayedBy, Denzel Washington]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Denzel Washington Context triple: [Melvin B. Tolson, portrayedBy, Denzel Washington]
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A.
Denzel Washington
chosen
Denzel Washington is an acclaimed American actor and filmmaker known for his powerful performances in films such as "Training Day," "Malcolm X," and "Glory."
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B.
Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker is an Academy Award–winning American actor, director, and producer known for his intense, nuanced performances in films such as "The Last King of Scotland."
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C.
David Leroy Washington
David Leroy Washington is a criminal defendant whose case led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Strickland v. Washington, which established the modern standard for evaluating claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.
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D.
Terrence Howard
Terrence Howard is an American actor and singer known for his roles in films like "Hustle & Flow" and the TV series "Empire."
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E.
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne is an American actor and producer renowned for his powerful screen presence in films such as The Matrix trilogy, Boyz n the Hood, and numerous acclaimed stage and television roles.
- 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_69d886c886688190967be07322597ac9 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3cf2650e08190b669d0cf2cf1275b |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:36 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00cfe0ff608190903d0e64e04b1550 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 6:35 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:30 a.m.