Triple

T2008836
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sophie's Choice E43645 entity
Predicate portrayedBy P1507 FINISHED
Object Peter MacNicol
Peter MacNicol is an American actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including prominent performances in projects like "Ally McBeal," "Ghostbusters II," and "Numbers."
 E229604 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: Peter MacNicol | Statement: [Sophie's Choice, portrayedBy, Peter MacNicol]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Peter MacNicol
Context triple: [Sophie's Choice, portrayedBy, Peter MacNicol]
  • A. Stephen MacLean
    Stephen MacLean was an Australian screenwriter and filmmaker best known for his work on music-infused films and television, including the cult musical comedy "Starstruck" (1982).
  • B. Ewen MacIntosh
    Ewen MacIntosh is a British actor and comedian best known for playing the deadpan accountant Keith Bishop in the original UK version of "The Office."
  • C. Duncan Reid
    Duncan Reid is a musician best known as the former bassist and vocalist for the UK punk band The Boys and for his solo work with Duncan Reid and the Big Heads.
  • D. Andrew Duncan
    Andrew Duncan was a British industrialist and politician who served as the United Kingdom’s Minister of Supply during the Second World War.
  • E. Bob MacKinnon
    Bob MacKinnon was an American basketball coach known for his work in the ABA and NBA, including leading the Spirits of St. Louis.
  • 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: Peter MacNicol
Triple: [Sophie's Choice, portrayedBy, Peter MacNicol]
Generated description
Peter MacNicol is an American actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including prominent performances in projects like "Ally McBeal," "Ghostbusters II," and "Numbers."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Peter MacNicol
Target entity description: Peter MacNicol is an American actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including prominent performances in projects like "Ally McBeal," "Ghostbusters II," and "Numbers."
  • A. Stephen MacLean
    Stephen MacLean was an Australian screenwriter and filmmaker best known for his work on music-infused films and television, including the cult musical comedy "Starstruck" (1982).
  • B. Ewen MacIntosh
    Ewen MacIntosh is a British actor and comedian best known for playing the deadpan accountant Keith Bishop in the original UK version of "The Office."
  • C. Duncan Reid
    Duncan Reid is a musician best known as the former bassist and vocalist for the UK punk band The Boys and for his solo work with Duncan Reid and the Big Heads.
  • D. Andrew Duncan
    Andrew Duncan was a British industrialist and politician who served as the United Kingdom’s Minister of Supply during the Second World War.
  • E. Bob MacKinnon
    Bob MacKinnon was an American basketball coach known for his work in the ABA and NBA, including leading the Spirits of St. Louis.
  • 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_69a88716e9f08190946313fdc949e3cf completed March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb89be08c81909eb5ea672ea46b2b completed March 7, 2026, 5:33 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae1fe3480c8190add171121653fc8a completed March 9, 2026, 1:18 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae2092c3ac8190b2f1f3e9c980f40a completed March 9, 2026, 1:21 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae21c757c88190a151e01ee0825d85 completed March 9, 2026, 1:26 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:37 p.m.