Triple

T2791779
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Close Encounters of the Third Kind E61945 entity
Predicate castMember P1668 FINISHED
Object Cary Guffey
Cary Guffey is an American former child actor best known for his role as the young boy Barry Guiler in Steven Spielberg’s science fiction film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
E299128 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: Cary Guffey | Statement: [Close Encounters of the Third Kind, castMember, Cary Guffey]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cary Guffey
Context triple: [Close Encounters of the Third Kind, castMember, Cary Guffey]
  • A. Burnett Guffey
    Burnett Guffey was an American cinematographer renowned for his Oscar-winning work on classic films, including the influential crime drama "Bonnie and Clyde."
  • B. Philip Bruns
    Philip Bruns was an American character actor best known for his television and film roles in the 1970s and 1980s, including his work on the satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."
  • C. Joseph F. Guffey
    Joseph F. Guffey was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania and New Deal supporter known for his leadership on coal industry regulation and labor issues.
  • D. Robert G. Heft
    Robert G. Heft was an American designer best known for creating the 50-star version of the United States flag while still a high school student.
  • E. G. W. Bitzer
    G. W. Bitzer was a pioneering early American cinematographer best known for his influential collaboration with director D. W. Griffith on landmark silent films.
  • 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: Cary Guffey
Triple: [Close Encounters of the Third Kind, castMember, Cary Guffey]
Generated description
Cary Guffey is an American former child actor best known for his role as the young boy Barry Guiler in Steven Spielberg’s science fiction film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cary Guffey
Target entity description: Cary Guffey is an American former child actor best known for his role as the young boy Barry Guiler in Steven Spielberg’s science fiction film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
  • A. Burnett Guffey
    Burnett Guffey was an American cinematographer renowned for his Oscar-winning work on classic films, including the influential crime drama "Bonnie and Clyde."
  • B. Philip Bruns
    Philip Bruns was an American character actor best known for his television and film roles in the 1970s and 1980s, including his work on the satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."
  • C. Joseph F. Guffey
    Joseph F. Guffey was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania and New Deal supporter known for his leadership on coal industry regulation and labor issues.
  • D. Robert G. Heft
    Robert G. Heft was an American designer best known for creating the 50-star version of the United States flag while still a high school student.
  • E. G. W. Bitzer
    G. W. Bitzer was a pioneering early American cinematographer best known for his influential collaboration with director D. W. Griffith on landmark silent films.
  • 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_69ab4b7f51d881908768300ebd2fbdae completed March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abddcfe19c81908f94dd449f18a2c2 completed March 7, 2026, 8:12 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afc65ebe788190859012e930918b05 completed March 10, 2026, 7:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afc6c6c620819098b76db174a6f98e completed March 10, 2026, 7:22 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69afc72b2e3c8190aad78ac8924f07af completed March 10, 2026, 7:24 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:58 p.m.