Triple
T17961651
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dr. Kananga |
E449097
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrayedBy |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Yaphet Kotto |
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NE NERFINISHED |
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: Yaphet Kotto | Statement: [Dr. Kananga, portrayedBy, Yaphet Kotto]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yaphet Kotto Context triple: [Dr. Kananga, portrayedBy, Yaphet Kotto]
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A.
Yaphet Kotto
chosen
Yaphet Kotto was an American actor best known for his powerful performances in films like Alien and Midnight Run and the TV series Homicide: Life on the Street.
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B.
Seymour Cassel
Seymour Cassel was an American character actor known for his longtime collaboration with director John Cassavetes and his roles in numerous independent and mainstream films.
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C.
Jim Siedow
Jim Siedow was an American character actor best known for playing the deranged cook Drayton Sawyer in the original "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" and its sequel.
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D.
Keith David
Keith David is an American actor and voice actor known for his deep, resonant voice and roles in films such as "The Thing," "They Live," and "Platoon," as well as extensive work in animation and video games.
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E.
Scott Glenn
Scott Glenn is an American actor known for his intense, rugged performances in films such as "The Right Stuff," "The Silence of the Lambs," and "Backdraft."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d8b9f8cca8819099836916c56b7c95 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:51 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4b132cc10819088526a0b4b098d69 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:22 a.m.