Triple

T2487187
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Body of Lies E55952 entity
Predicate mainCharacter P1183 FINISHED
Object Ed Hoffman
Ed Hoffman is a manipulative and high-ranking CIA handler in the espionage thriller "Body of Lies," known for orchestrating covert operations from a distance.
E279268 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 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: Ed Hoffman | Statement: [Body of Lies, mainCharacter, Ed Hoffman]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ed Hoffman
Context triple: [Body of Lies, mainCharacter, Ed Hoffman]
  • A. Rob Hoffman
    Rob Hoffman is a music producer best known for his work in hip-hop and R&B, including collaborations with prominent artists in the genre.
  • B. Dan Grossman
    Dan Grossman is a computer scientist and professor known for his work in programming languages and software engineering.
  • C. Tom Hartman
    Tom Hartman is a central character in the satirical 1970s American soap opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," serving as Mary Hartman’s husband.
  • D. Scott Kroopf
    Scott Kroopf is an American film producer known for his work on numerous Hollywood features, including the science-fiction adventure film "Zathura: A Space Adventure."
  • E. Christopher Lennertz
    Christopher Lennertz is an American composer best known for his film, television, and video game scores, including work on major comedies, action films, and popular series like Supernatural.
  • 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: Ed Hoffman
Triple: [Body of Lies, mainCharacter, Ed Hoffman]
Generated description
Ed Hoffman is a manipulative and high-ranking CIA handler in the espionage thriller "Body of Lies," known for orchestrating covert operations from a distance.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ed Hoffman
Target entity description: Ed Hoffman is a manipulative and high-ranking CIA handler in the espionage thriller "Body of Lies," known for orchestrating covert operations from a distance.
  • A. Rob Hoffman
    Rob Hoffman is a music producer best known for his work in hip-hop and R&B, including collaborations with prominent artists in the genre.
  • B. Dan Grossman
    Dan Grossman is a computer scientist and professor known for his work in programming languages and software engineering.
  • C. Tom Hartman
    Tom Hartman is a central character in the satirical 1970s American soap opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," serving as Mary Hartman’s husband.
  • D. Scott Kroopf
    Scott Kroopf is an American film producer known for his work on numerous Hollywood features, including the science-fiction adventure film "Zathura: A Space Adventure."
  • E. Christopher Lennertz
    Christopher Lennertz is an American composer best known for his film, television, and video game scores, including work on major comedies, action films, and popular series like Supernatural.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 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_69ab49e670a88190b928e08302381710 completed March 6, 2026, 9:40 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abd1782ca081909645164a6acf0ea0 completed March 7, 2026, 7:19 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69af654aab208190adbc5fb6bd500106 completed March 10, 2026, 12:26 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69af67db8a048190ab9354fdff3f54b6 completed March 10, 2026, 12:37 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69af689f7c4c8190a26270c57da71146 completed March 10, 2026, 12:41 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:45 p.m.