Triple
T1963878
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | 12 Years a Slave |
E42644
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrays |
P264
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Michael Fassbender as Edwin Epps
Michael Fassbender as Edwin Epps is the chillingly brutal plantation owner he portrays in the historical drama film "12 Years a Slave."
|
E218670
|
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: Michael Fassbender as Edwin Epps | Statement: [12 Years a Slave, portrays, Michael Fassbender as Edwin Epps]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Fassbender as Edwin Epps Context triple: [12 Years a Slave, portrays, Michael Fassbender as Edwin Epps]
-
A.
Calvin Candie
Calvin Candie is a sadistic and flamboyant Southern plantation owner who serves as the main antagonist in Quentin Tarantino's film "Django Unchained."
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B.
Harmon Jones
Harmon Jones was an American film editor and director active in Hollywood during the mid-20th century, known for his work on several notable studio productions.
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C.
Abner
Abner is a prominent Old Testament military commander and political figure in the Hebrew Bible, known especially for his role in the power struggles following King Saul’s death.
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D.
Cassius Brown
Cassius Brown is a member of the Houston-Brown family, known publicly as a step-sibling of the late Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown.
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E.
Bunk Moreland
Bunk Moreland is a seasoned, sharp-witted homicide detective in the Baltimore Police Department on the television series "The Wire," known for his loyalty, pragmatism, and complex moral compass.
- 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: Michael Fassbender as Edwin Epps Triple: [12 Years a Slave, portrays, Michael Fassbender as Edwin Epps]
Generated description
Michael Fassbender as Edwin Epps is the chillingly brutal plantation owner he portrays in the historical drama film "12 Years a Slave."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Fassbender as Edwin Epps Target entity description: Michael Fassbender as Edwin Epps is the chillingly brutal plantation owner he portrays in the historical drama film "12 Years a Slave."
-
A.
Calvin Candie
Calvin Candie is a sadistic and flamboyant Southern plantation owner who serves as the main antagonist in Quentin Tarantino's film "Django Unchained."
-
B.
Harmon Jones
Harmon Jones was an American film editor and director active in Hollywood during the mid-20th century, known for his work on several notable studio productions.
-
C.
Abner
Abner is a prominent Old Testament military commander and political figure in the Hebrew Bible, known especially for his role in the power struggles following King Saul’s death.
-
D.
Cassius Brown
Cassius Brown is a member of the Houston-Brown family, known publicly as a step-sibling of the late Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown.
-
E.
Bunk Moreland
Bunk Moreland is a seasoned, sharp-witted homicide detective in the Baltimore Police Department on the television series "The Wire," known for his loyalty, pragmatism, and complex moral compass.
- 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.