Triple

T1794800
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Grass Harp E39578 entity
Predicate filmAdaptationDirector P255 FINISHED
Object Charles Matthau
Charles Matthau is an American film and television director and producer, and the son of actor Walter Matthau.
E203092 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: Charles Matthau | Statement: [The Grass Harp, filmAdaptationDirector, Charles Matthau]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Matthau
Context triple: [The Grass Harp, filmAdaptationDirector, Charles Matthau]
  • A. John Lithgow
    John Lithgow is an American actor acclaimed for his versatile performances in film, television, and theater, known for roles ranging from the sitcom "3rd Rock from the Sun" to dramatic turns in works like "The Crown" and "Dexter."
  • B. Fred Willard
    Fred Willard was an American comedic actor and improviser known for his deadpan delivery and scene-stealing roles in mockumentaries like "Best in Show" and numerous television comedies.
  • C. Sam Fields
    Sam Fields is known primarily as the husband of acclaimed American film editor Verna Fields.
  • D. Charles Grodin
    Charles Grodin was an American actor, comedian, and writer known for his deadpan delivery in films such as "The Heartbreak Kid," "Midnight Run," and the "Beethoven" series.
  • E. Judd Hirsch
    Judd Hirsch is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role on the sitcom "Taxi" and his work in film, television, and theater over several decades.
  • 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: Charles Matthau
Triple: [The Grass Harp, filmAdaptationDirector, Charles Matthau]
Generated description
Charles Matthau is an American film and television director and producer, and the son of actor Walter Matthau.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Matthau
Target entity description: Charles Matthau is an American film and television director and producer, and the son of actor Walter Matthau.
  • A. John Lithgow
    John Lithgow is an American actor acclaimed for his versatile performances in film, television, and theater, known for roles ranging from the sitcom "3rd Rock from the Sun" to dramatic turns in works like "The Crown" and "Dexter."
  • B. Fred Willard
    Fred Willard was an American comedic actor and improviser known for his deadpan delivery and scene-stealing roles in mockumentaries like "Best in Show" and numerous television comedies.
  • C. Sam Fields
    Sam Fields is known primarily as the husband of acclaimed American film editor Verna Fields.
  • D. Charles Grodin
    Charles Grodin was an American actor, comedian, and writer known for his deadpan delivery in films such as "The Heartbreak Kid," "Midnight Run," and the "Beethoven" series.
  • E. Judd Hirsch
    Judd Hirsch is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role on the sitcom "Taxi" and his work in film, television, and theater over several decades.
  • 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_69a88631854081909723959921e45c2b completed March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aa653daa0c8190a5d96c20c8a0af15 completed March 6, 2026, 5:25 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69adbf54330c81908046b519a0297760 completed March 8, 2026, 6:26 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69adbff135188190908058a2e2d41a1e completed March 8, 2026, 6:29 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69adc0832cd881909702f380412702d5 completed March 8, 2026, 6:31 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:32 p.m.