Triple

T2198393
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Affleck-Boldt E50430 entity
Predicate combinesFamilyNames P36899 FINISHED
Object Affleck
Affleck is a surname most prominently associated with American actor and filmmaker Ben Affleck and his brother, actor Casey Affleck.
E244433 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Affleck | Statement: [Affleck-Boldt, combinesFamilyNames, Affleck]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Affleck
Context triple: [Affleck-Boldt, combinesFamilyNames, Affleck]
  • A. Afflecks
    Afflecks is an iconic indoor market and alternative shopping emporium in Manchester known for its independent retailers, vintage fashion, and vibrant subcultural atmosphere.
  • B. Ben Affleck
    Ben Affleck is an American actor, director, and screenwriter known for films such as "Good Will Hunting," "Argo," and for portraying Batman in the DC Extended Universe.
  • C. Casey Affleck
    Casey Affleck is an American actor and filmmaker known for his understated, emotionally intense performances in films such as "Manchester by the Sea," for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
  • D. Michael Wahlberg
    Michael Wahlberg is one of the children of American actor, producer, and former rapper Mark Wahlberg.
  • E. Matt Damon
    Matt Damon is an American actor, producer, and screenwriter known for his versatile performances in films such as Good Will Hunting, the Bourne series, and The Martian.
  • 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: Affleck
Triple: [Affleck-Boldt, combinesFamilyNames, Affleck]
Generated description
Affleck is a surname most prominently associated with American actor and filmmaker Ben Affleck and his brother, actor Casey Affleck.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Affleck
Target entity description: Affleck is a surname most prominently associated with American actor and filmmaker Ben Affleck and his brother, actor Casey Affleck.
  • A. Afflecks
    Afflecks is an iconic indoor market and alternative shopping emporium in Manchester known for its independent retailers, vintage fashion, and vibrant subcultural atmosphere.
  • B. Ben Affleck
    Ben Affleck is an American actor, director, and screenwriter known for films such as "Good Will Hunting," "Argo," and for portraying Batman in the DC Extended Universe.
  • C. Casey Affleck
    Casey Affleck is an American actor and filmmaker known for his understated, emotionally intense performances in films such as "Manchester by the Sea," for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
  • D. Michael Wahlberg
    Michael Wahlberg is one of the children of American actor, producer, and former rapper Mark Wahlberg.
  • E. Matt Damon
    Matt Damon is an American actor, producer, and screenwriter known for his versatile performances in films such as Good Will Hunting, the Bourne series, and The Martian.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: combinesFamilyNames
Context triple: [Affleck-Boldt, combinesFamilyNames, Affleck]
  • A. familyNameCategory
    Indicates that an entity is associated with a particular classification or grouping based on its family name.
  • B. familyName
    Indicates that one entity is the family (last) name associated with another entity (typically a person).
  • C. hasLastNameInCommonWith
    Indicates that two entities share the same last name.
  • D. familyOf
    Indicates a familial relationship exists between the entities, such as by blood, marriage, or adoption.
  • E. usedWithSurname
    Indicates that something (typically a given name or title) is used together with a particular surname in naming or reference.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 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_69a88b044ab48190add007487680f009 completed March 4, 2026, 7:41 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abbf7b65cc8190bcc5a5c52b90f33b completed March 7, 2026, 6:02 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae6544c000819095aa63be5b1ed4d6 completed March 9, 2026, 6:14 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae66411d848190a529018ad3765597 completed March 9, 2026, 6:18 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae66a751f881908fda164de72dac9b completed March 9, 2026, 6:20 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69abbda706f4819094de73e1d1d1f539 completed March 7, 2026, 5:54 a.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69abbf35c994819088a093c412931de4 completed March 7, 2026, 6:01 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:46 p.m.