Triple
T19455236
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Thing (1982 film) |
E486717
|
entity |
| Predicate | screenwriter |
P2831
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Bill Lancaster |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Bill Lancaster | Statement: [The Thing (1982 film), screenwriter, Bill Lancaster]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Lancaster Context triple: [The Thing (1982 film), screenwriter, Bill Lancaster]
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A.
Bill Milner
Bill Milner is a British actor known for roles in films such as "Son of Rambow," "X-Men: First Class," and various television dramas.
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B.
Bill Davis
Bill Davis was a notable individual significant enough in his community or region to have the William G. Davis Trail named in his honor.
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C.
Ray Merrimen
Ray Merrimen is a disciplined, battle-hardened ex-Marine and mastermind leader of a crew of professional bank robbers in the crime film "Den of Thieves."
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D.
Bill Nershi
Bill Nershi is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as a founding member and primary composer for the jam band The String Cheese Incident.
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E.
Bill Nunn
Bill Nunn was an American character actor best known for his memorable supporting roles in films like "Do the Right Thing" and the "Spider-Man" trilogy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Lancaster Target entity description: Bill Lancaster was an American screenwriter best known for writing the screenplay for John Carpenter’s 1982 science fiction horror film "The Thing."
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A.
Bill Milner
Bill Milner is a British actor known for roles in films such as "Son of Rambow," "X-Men: First Class," and various television dramas.
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B.
Bill Davis
Bill Davis was a notable individual significant enough in his community or region to have the William G. Davis Trail named in his honor.
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C.
Ray Merrimen
Ray Merrimen is a disciplined, battle-hardened ex-Marine and mastermind leader of a crew of professional bank robbers in the crime film "Den of Thieves."
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D.
Bill Nershi
Bill Nershi is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as a founding member and primary composer for the jam band The String Cheese Incident.
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E.
Bill Nunn
Bill Nunn was an American character actor best known for his memorable supporting roles in films like "Do the Right Thing" and the "Spider-Man" trilogy.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69d8e8d86d608190bd199a98d0297f27 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 12:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e633c2b1108190b492ca23487b91f8 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 2:10 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:38 p.m.