Triple

T20387834
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Dinner for Schmucks E498002 entity
Predicate character P662 FINISHED
Object Therman Murch — 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: Therman Murch | Statement: [Dinner for Schmucks, character, Therman Murch]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Therman Murch
Context triple: [Dinner for Schmucks, character, Therman Murch]
  • A. La Monte Young
    La Monte Young is an American composer and musician regarded as a pioneer of minimal music and drone-based composition, known for his radically sustained tones and conceptual approach to sound and time.
  • B. Don Williamson
    Don Williamson was an American businessman and politician who served as the controversial mayor of Flint, Michigan in the 2000s.
  • C. Kerwin Mathews
    Kerwin Mathews was an American actor best known for his swashbuckling and fantasy adventure roles in mid-20th-century films, particularly in collaborations with special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen.
  • D. Otis McCulloch
    Otis McCulloch is the child of Canadian comedian, writer, and "The Kids in the Hall" member Bruce McCulloch.
  • E. George Richey
    George Richey was an American country music songwriter, producer, and manager known for his work in Nashville and his long association with major country artists.
  • 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: Therman Murch
Target entity description: Therman Murch is a character in the comedy film "Dinner for Schmucks," portrayed as an egotistical mind-control expert and rival to the protagonist.
  • A. La Monte Young
    La Monte Young is an American composer and musician regarded as a pioneer of minimal music and drone-based composition, known for his radically sustained tones and conceptual approach to sound and time.
  • B. Don Williamson
    Don Williamson was an American businessman and politician who served as the controversial mayor of Flint, Michigan in the 2000s.
  • C. Kerwin Mathews
    Kerwin Mathews was an American actor best known for his swashbuckling and fantasy adventure roles in mid-20th-century films, particularly in collaborations with special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen.
  • D. Otis McCulloch
    Otis McCulloch is the child of Canadian comedian, writer, and "The Kids in the Hall" member Bruce McCulloch.
  • E. George Richey
    George Richey was an American country music songwriter, producer, and manager known for his work in Nashville and his long association with major country artists.
  • 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_69e0b4a71ebc8190b153a36c738730f4 completed April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6790c935881908f901d058e6a83a9 completed April 20, 2026, 7:05 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:28 a.m.