Triple
T1963834
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | 12 Years a Slave |
E42644
|
entity |
| Predicate | screenwriter |
P2831
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Ridley
John Ridley is an American screenwriter, director, and novelist best known for his Academy Award–winning screenplay for the film "12 Years a Slave."
|
E218662
|
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: John Ridley | Statement: [12 Years a Slave, screenwriter, John Ridley]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Ridley Context triple: [12 Years a Slave, screenwriter, John Ridley]
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A.
John Ridley
John Ridley was a 19th-century English-born Australian inventor and miller best known for developing an early mechanical grain stripper that significantly advanced agricultural harvesting.
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B.
Reginald Hudlin
Reginald Hudlin is an American film director, producer, and writer known for works like "House Party," "Boomerang," and his contributions to Black cinema and television.
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C.
Lee Daniels
Lee Daniels is an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter known for powerful dramas such as "Precious" and the series "Empire."
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D.
Spike Lee
Spike Lee is an influential American film director, producer, writer, and actor known for his provocative, socially conscious movies exploring race, politics, and urban life.
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E.
Roger Spottiswoode
Roger Spottiswoode is a British-Canadian film director and editor known for directing a range of Hollywood features, including the James Bond film "Tomorrow Never Dies."
- 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: John Ridley Triple: [12 Years a Slave, screenwriter, John Ridley]
Generated description
John Ridley is an American screenwriter, director, and novelist best known for his Academy Award–winning screenplay for the film "12 Years a Slave."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Ridley Target entity description: John Ridley is an American screenwriter, director, and novelist best known for his Academy Award–winning screenplay for the film "12 Years a Slave."
-
A.
John Ridley
John Ridley was a 19th-century English-born Australian inventor and miller best known for developing an early mechanical grain stripper that significantly advanced agricultural harvesting.
-
B.
Reginald Hudlin
Reginald Hudlin is an American film director, producer, and writer known for works like "House Party," "Boomerang," and his contributions to Black cinema and television.
-
C.
Lee Daniels
Lee Daniels is an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter known for powerful dramas such as "Precious" and the series "Empire."
-
D.
Spike Lee
Spike Lee is an influential American film director, producer, writer, and actor known for his provocative, socially conscious movies exploring race, politics, and urban life.
-
E.
Roger Spottiswoode
Roger Spottiswoode is a British-Canadian film director and editor known for directing a range of Hollywood features, including the James Bond film "Tomorrow Never Dies."
- 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_69a88711151c8190940b2572095059d7 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb3ada4148190ad830d4a3d7fd662 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adfbd32eb88190a2069b6490b12e5d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:44 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adfc5150e48190aa475798c790b767 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:46 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adfd10a6a88190818976d709d81596 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:49 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.