Triple
T1818904
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ben Affleck |
E40496
|
entity |
| Predicate | directed |
P7373
|
FINISHED |
| Object | The Town |
E205762
|
NE FINISHED |
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: The Town | Statement: [Ben Affleck, directed, The Town]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Town Context triple: [Ben Affleck, directed, The Town]
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A.
The Town
The Town is a 1957 novel by William Faulkner, part of his Snopes trilogy, that explores the rise of the Snopes family and the changing social fabric of the fictional Yoknapatawpha County.
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B.
The Town
chosen
The Town is a 2010 crime thriller film directed by and starring Ben Affleck, centered on a crew of Boston bank robbers and the personal and moral conflicts that arise after one of them falls for a former hostage.
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C.
The City of Homes
The City of Homes is a nickname for Springfield, Massachusetts, highlighting its historic residential architecture and notable stock of well-preserved houses.
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D.
The Town of Homes
The Town of Homes is a residentially focused nickname for Belmont, Massachusetts, reflecting its suburban character and emphasis on neighborhood living.
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E.
The County
The County is the colloquial nickname for Aroostook County in northern Maine, known for its vast rural landscape, potato farming, and strong cultural ties to both the United States and neighboring Canada.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a8864526c081908a3a4d74f689e2c5 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa65f8c4e48190925aec9916dd6c30 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:28 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69add1bd5f68819080a4fe06e3e1f76d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:45 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:32 p.m.