Triple
T23326520
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Smokey and the Bandit |
E591308
|
entity |
| Predicate | director |
P255
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Hal Needham |
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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: Hal Needham | Statement: [Smokey and the Bandit, director, Hal Needham]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hal Needham Context triple: [Smokey and the Bandit, director, Hal Needham]
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A.
Jim Hammond
Jim Hammond is the original android Human Torch, a World War II-era superhero who fought alongside Captain America and Namor as part of Marvel Comics' Golden Age.
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B.
Randolph Miller
Randolph Miller is a young American boy in Henry James's novella "Daisy Miller," known as the outspoken and precocious younger brother of the title character.
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C.
Rob Fleming
Rob Fleming is the music-obsessed, romantically troubled record store owner who narrates Nick Hornby’s novel "High Fidelity."
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D.
Jack O'Brien
Jack O'Brien is the introspective eldest son whose childhood memories and spiritual questioning form the emotional core of Terrence Malick’s film "The Tree of Life."
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E.
Al McWhiggin
Al McWhiggin is the greedy toy collector and antagonist in Pixar's animated film "Toy Story 2," known for stealing Woody to complete a valuable toy set.
- 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: Hal Needham Target entity description: Hal Needham was a pioneering Hollywood stuntman-turned-director best known for his high-octane action comedies and influential stunt work in films of the 1970s and 1980s.
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A.
Jim Hammond
Jim Hammond is the original android Human Torch, a World War II-era superhero who fought alongside Captain America and Namor as part of Marvel Comics' Golden Age.
-
B.
Randolph Miller
Randolph Miller is a young American boy in Henry James's novella "Daisy Miller," known as the outspoken and precocious younger brother of the title character.
-
C.
Rob Fleming
Rob Fleming is the music-obsessed, romantically troubled record store owner who narrates Nick Hornby’s novel "High Fidelity."
-
D.
Jack O'Brien
Jack O'Brien is the introspective eldest son whose childhood memories and spiritual questioning form the emotional core of Terrence Malick’s film "The Tree of Life."
-
E.
Al McWhiggin
Al McWhiggin is the greedy toy collector and antagonist in Pixar's animated film "Toy Story 2," known for stealing Woody to complete a valuable toy set.
- 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_69e25d1effe4819096907f95f610dbff |
completed | April 17, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f197eaa7b88190aad2096c110dadea |
completed | April 29, 2026, 5:32 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 5:12 p.m.