Triple
T2216105
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Billy Bob Thornton |
E48035
|
entity |
| Predicate | nickname |
P55
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Billy Bob Thornton |
E48035
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Billy Bob Thornton | Statement: [Billy Bob Thornton, nickname, Billy Bob Thornton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Billy Bob Thornton Context triple: [Billy Bob Thornton, nickname, Billy Bob Thornton]
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A.
Billy Bob Thornton
chosen
Billy Bob Thornton is an American actor, filmmaker, and musician known for his roles in films like "Sling Blade," "Armageddon," and "Bad Santa," as well as for his distinctive Southern persona and darkly comedic performances.
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B.
Tim Blake Nelson
Tim Blake Nelson is an American actor, writer, and director known for his character roles in films like "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" and "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs."
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C.
Nick Searcy
Nick Searcy is an American character actor and director known for his roles in film and television, including his portrayal of Chief Deputy Art Mullen on the TV series "Justified."
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D.
Woody Harrelson
Woody Harrelson is an American actor known for his versatile performances in film and television, including roles in projects like "Cheers," "Natural Born Killers," and "True Detective."
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E.
Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwell is an American actor known for his versatile performances in both independent and mainstream films, including acclaimed roles in movies like "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," "Moon," and "Jojo Rabbit."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a88aa1ee708190862c8c378c41e9eb |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc00f4c3881909d03301fcdfa8b67 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:05 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae6afa4f4481908cd1559624805559 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:38 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:46 p.m.