Triple
T20388598
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Langoliers |
E498023
|
entity |
| Predicate | featuresCharacter |
P626
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Brian Engle |
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|
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: Brian Engle | Statement: [The Langoliers, featuresCharacter, Brian Engle]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brian Engle Context triple: [The Langoliers, featuresCharacter, Brian Engle]
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A.
Stephen Blinn
Stephen Blinn is a screenwriter best known for his work on the Christian apocalyptic film "The Omega Code."
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B.
Michael Q. Hurley
Michael Q. Hurley is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Hurley, though specific widely known public details about him are limited.
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C.
Ben F. Reynolds
Ben F. Reynolds was an early 20th-century American cinematographer known for his work on silent films, including the 1925 production of "The Merry Widow."
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D.
Scott Heiferman
Scott Heiferman is an American entrepreneur best known for co-founding the social networking platform Meetup, which helps people organize and attend local in-person events.
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E.
Bryan Furst
Bryan Furst is a film producer known for his work on genre movies, including serving as a producer on the 2023 horror-comedy "Renfield."
- 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: Brian Engle Target entity description: Brian Engle is an airline pilot and one of the main protagonists in Stephen King's novella "The Langoliers," known for taking charge after a mysterious mid-flight disappearance of most passengers.
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A.
Stephen Blinn
Stephen Blinn is a screenwriter best known for his work on the Christian apocalyptic film "The Omega Code."
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B.
Michael Q. Hurley
Michael Q. Hurley is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Hurley, though specific widely known public details about him are limited.
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C.
Ben F. Reynolds
Ben F. Reynolds was an early 20th-century American cinematographer known for his work on silent films, including the 1925 production of "The Merry Widow."
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D.
Scott Heiferman
Scott Heiferman is an American entrepreneur best known for co-founding the social networking platform Meetup, which helps people organize and attend local in-person events.
-
E.
Bryan Furst
Bryan Furst is a film producer known for his work on genre movies, including serving as a producer on the 2023 horror-comedy "Renfield."
- 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_69e6790d9e5881908bde7da9e5e541a0 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 7:05 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:28 a.m.