Triple

T2031143
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Band Wagon E44518 entity
Predicate starring P1507 FINISHED
Object Oscar Levant
Oscar Levant was an American pianist, composer, author, and famously sharp-witted actor and wit, known for his work in Hollywood films and on radio and television in the mid-20th century.
E225424 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: Oscar Levant | Statement: [The Band Wagon, starring, Oscar Levant]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oscar Levant
Context triple: [The Band Wagon, starring, Oscar Levant]
  • A. Lowell Bergman
    Lowell Bergman is an American investigative journalist and producer best known for his work on CBS's "60 Minutes" and for exposing major corporate and political scandals.
  • B. Mort Sahl
    Mort Sahl was a pioneering American stand-up comedian known for his sharp, politically charged, conversational style that helped transform modern comedy.
  • C. Dooley Wilson
    Dooley Wilson was an American actor and singer best known for his iconic performance as Sam, the piano player who sings "As Time Goes By," in the classic film Casablanca.
  • D. George Jessel
    George Jessel was an American actor, comedian, and film producer known as "The Toastmaster General of the United States" for his prolific work in entertainment and public speaking.
  • E. Danny Kaye
    Danny Kaye was an American actor, comedian, singer, and dancer renowned for his energetic performances in films and on stage during the mid-20th century.
  • 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: Oscar Levant
Triple: [The Band Wagon, starring, Oscar Levant]
Generated description
Oscar Levant was an American pianist, composer, author, and famously sharp-witted actor and wit, known for his work in Hollywood films and on radio and television in the mid-20th century.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oscar Levant
Target entity description: Oscar Levant was an American pianist, composer, author, and famously sharp-witted actor and wit, known for his work in Hollywood films and on radio and television in the mid-20th century.
  • A. Lowell Bergman
    Lowell Bergman is an American investigative journalist and producer best known for his work on CBS's "60 Minutes" and for exposing major corporate and political scandals.
  • B. Mort Sahl
    Mort Sahl was a pioneering American stand-up comedian known for his sharp, politically charged, conversational style that helped transform modern comedy.
  • C. Dooley Wilson
    Dooley Wilson was an American actor and singer best known for his iconic performance as Sam, the piano player who sings "As Time Goes By," in the classic film Casablanca.
  • D. George Jessel
    George Jessel was an American actor, comedian, and film producer known as "The Toastmaster General of the United States" for his prolific work in entertainment and public speaking.
  • E. Danny Kaye
    Danny Kaye was an American actor, comedian, singer, and dancer renowned for his energetic performances in films and on stage during the mid-20th century.
  • 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_69a889144f2481909932f0746a93023d completed March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb915c9548190809d08c4d67466fb completed March 7, 2026, 5:35 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae0b00d0a48190bcd1924df2786e41 completed March 8, 2026, 11:49 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae0b8cda248190b88b353c1768c3d7 completed March 8, 2026, 11:51 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae0c330bcc8190a7f62f0f1f3f04a0 completed March 8, 2026, 11:54 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m.