Triple

T17120631
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Scanners E415454 entity
Predicate mainCharacter P1183 FINISHED
Object Dr. Paul Ruth
Dr. Paul Ruth is a pivotal scientist and mentor figure in David Cronenberg’s sci-fi horror film "Scanners," central to the story’s exploration of telepathic and telekinetic powers.
E1250625 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. Paul Ruth | Statement: [Scanners, mainCharacter, Dr. Paul Ruth]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dr. Paul Ruth
Context triple: [Scanners, mainCharacter, Dr. Paul Ruth]
  • A. Dr. Myron MacLain
    Dr. Myron MacLain is a fictional Marvel Comics scientist best known for developing the near-indestructible alloy used in Captain America’s shield.
  • B. Dr. Gerald Lyman
    Dr. Gerald Lyman is a lonely, disillusioned former college professor and alcoholic who serves as one of the central, troubled characters in William Inge’s play "Bus Stop."
  • C. Dr. Robert B. Hayling
    Dr. Robert B. Hayling was a prominent civil rights leader and dentist who played a key role in organizing and leading nonviolent protests against racial segregation in St. Augustine, Florida, during the early 1960s.
  • D. Dr. Paul Lochner
    Dr. Paul Lochner is a central physician character from the classic medical drama series "Medical Center," known for his role as a senior doctor and mentor.
  • E. Dr. Davison M. Geiger
    Dr. Davison M. Geiger was a prominent local physician and early Nevada pioneer after whom the historic Geiger Grade mountain road near Reno is named.
  • 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. Paul Ruth
Triple: [Scanners, mainCharacter, Dr. Paul Ruth]
Generated description
Dr. Paul Ruth is a pivotal scientist and mentor figure in David Cronenberg’s sci-fi horror film "Scanners," central to the story’s exploration of telepathic and telekinetic powers.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dr. Paul Ruth
Target entity description: Dr. Paul Ruth is a pivotal scientist and mentor figure in David Cronenberg’s sci-fi horror film "Scanners," central to the story’s exploration of telepathic and telekinetic powers.
  • A. Dr. Myron MacLain
    Dr. Myron MacLain is a fictional Marvel Comics scientist best known for developing the near-indestructible alloy used in Captain America’s shield.
  • B. Dr. Gerald Lyman
    Dr. Gerald Lyman is a lonely, disillusioned former college professor and alcoholic who serves as one of the central, troubled characters in William Inge’s play "Bus Stop."
  • C. Dr. Robert B. Hayling
    Dr. Robert B. Hayling was a prominent civil rights leader and dentist who played a key role in organizing and leading nonviolent protests against racial segregation in St. Augustine, Florida, during the early 1960s.
  • D. Dr. Paul Lochner
    Dr. Paul Lochner is a central physician character from the classic medical drama series "Medical Center," known for his role as a senior doctor and mentor.
  • E. Dr. Davison M. Geiger
    Dr. Davison M. Geiger was a prominent local physician and early Nevada pioneer after whom the historic Geiger Grade mountain road near Reno is named.
  • 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_69d886d090cc8190a39cb94992586905 completed April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e3e8092b548190b45c1695be47edc2 completed April 18, 2026, 8:22 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a013a1062fc8190b1c4e97f42cf3faa completed May 11, 2026, 2:08 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a013ae388548190b09d2c81e1ab0d02 completed May 11, 2026, 2:11 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a013b4df74c81908b3b99e276531e13 completed May 11, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:36 a.m.