Triple
T1796276
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James Randi Educational Foundation |
E39610
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasKeyPerson |
P256
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Hal Bidlack
Hal Bidlack is an American political science professor, retired U.S. Air Force officer, and public speaker known for his work in skepticism and secular humanism.
|
E266045
|
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: Hal Bidlack | Statement: [James Randi Educational Foundation, hasKeyPerson, Hal Bidlack]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hal Bidlack Context triple: [James Randi Educational Foundation, hasKeyPerson, Hal Bidlack]
-
A.
Sam Jaffe
Sam Jaffe was an American actor and character performer known for memorable roles in classic films such as "Gunga Din," "The Asphalt Jungle," and "Ben-Hur."
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B.
Andrew Weisblum
Andrew Weisblum is an American film editor known for his work on major feature films, including collaborations with directors like Darren Aronofsky and Wes Anderson.
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C.
Glenn Fleshler
Glenn Fleshler is an American character actor known for his intense and often menacing roles in film and television, including appearances in projects like "True Detective," "Billions," and "Joker."
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D.
Joseph Buloff
Joseph Buloff was a Lithuanian-born American actor and director known for his work in Yiddish theater and on Broadway.
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E.
David Scearce
David Scearce is a Canadian screenwriter best known for adapting Christopher Isherwood’s novel into the acclaimed film "A Single Man."
- 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: Hal Bidlack Triple: [James Randi Educational Foundation, hasKeyPerson, Hal Bidlack]
Generated description
Hal Bidlack is an American political science professor, retired U.S. Air Force officer, and public speaker known for his work in skepticism and secular humanism.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hal Bidlack Target entity description: Hal Bidlack is an American political science professor, retired U.S. Air Force officer, and public speaker known for his work in skepticism and secular humanism.
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A.
Sam Jaffe
Sam Jaffe was an American actor and character performer known for memorable roles in classic films such as "Gunga Din," "The Asphalt Jungle," and "Ben-Hur."
-
B.
Andrew Weisblum
Andrew Weisblum is an American film editor known for his work on major feature films, including collaborations with directors like Darren Aronofsky and Wes Anderson.
-
C.
Glenn Fleshler
Glenn Fleshler is an American character actor known for his intense and often menacing roles in film and television, including appearances in projects like "True Detective," "Billions," and "Joker."
-
D.
Joseph Buloff
Joseph Buloff was a Lithuanian-born American actor and director known for his work in Yiddish theater and on Broadway.
-
E.
David Scearce
David Scearce is a Canadian screenwriter best known for adapting Christopher Isherwood’s novel into the acclaimed film "A Single Man."
- 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_69a88632aa588190ba3978fde0db5bbd |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa653ef7f481908226ff71afca672a |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69aebefcac108190a60448f545c89a26 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 12:37 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69aec3bb82288190939830a456e9e9d4 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 12:57 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69aec4170b788190b24b8800319966cc |
completed | March 9, 2026, 12:59 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:32 p.m.