Triple
T1805918
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Informant! |
E40218
|
entity |
| Predicate | screenwriter |
P2831
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Scott Z. Burns
Scott Z. Burns is an American screenwriter, director, and producer known for socially conscious films such as Contagion, The Informant!, and The Report.
|
E212903
|
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: Scott Z. Burns | Statement: [The Informant!, screenwriter, Scott Z. Burns]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scott Z. Burns Context triple: [The Informant!, screenwriter, Scott Z. Burns]
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A.
Rian Johnson
Rian Johnson is an American filmmaker known for his inventive, genre-bending movies such as "Brick," "Looper," and "Knives Out," as well as directing "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."
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B.
Dan Goor
Dan Goor is an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the comedy series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and his work on shows like "Parks and Recreation."
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C.
Carlton Cuse
Carlton Cuse is an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating and showrunning series such as Lost, Bates Motel, and other high-profile genre dramas.
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D.
Steven S. DeKnight
Steven S. DeKnight is an American writer, producer, and director best known for his work on genre television series like Spartacus and Marvel's Daredevil, as well as his feature film directing.
-
E.
David Koepp
David Koepp is an American screenwriter and director best known for writing major Hollywood films such as Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible, and Spider-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: Scott Z. Burns Triple: [The Informant!, screenwriter, Scott Z. Burns]
Generated description
Scott Z. Burns is an American screenwriter, director, and producer known for socially conscious films such as Contagion, The Informant!, and The Report.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scott Z. Burns Target entity description: Scott Z. Burns is an American screenwriter, director, and producer known for socially conscious films such as Contagion, The Informant!, and The Report.
-
A.
Rian Johnson
Rian Johnson is an American filmmaker known for his inventive, genre-bending movies such as "Brick," "Looper," and "Knives Out," as well as directing "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."
-
B.
Dan Goor
Dan Goor is an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the comedy series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and his work on shows like "Parks and Recreation."
-
C.
Carlton Cuse
Carlton Cuse is an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating and showrunning series such as Lost, Bates Motel, and other high-profile genre dramas.
-
D.
Steven S. DeKnight
Steven S. DeKnight is an American writer, producer, and director best known for his work on genre television series like Spartacus and Marvel's Daredevil, as well as his feature film directing.
-
E.
David Koepp
David Koepp is an American screenwriter and director best known for writing major Hollywood films such as Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible, and Spider-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_69a88643a3388190a612f2ebe1fb29e7 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa659798b88190bd3070349ce6bebb |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:26 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adead0fb988190b403f5c62cbe991a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adeb5118608190be99a12b7f6b97c5 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:34 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adec25a87081908f098df81de6eafb |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:37 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:32 p.m.