Triple

T2834734
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sarafina! E62321 entity
Predicate starring P1507 FINISHED
Object John Kani
John Kani is a renowned South African actor, playwright, and director known for his influential work in theatre and film, as well as his activism against apartheid.
E302636 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: John Kani | Statement: [Sarafina!, starring, John Kani]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Kani
Context triple: [Sarafina!, starring, John Kani]
  • A. Delroy Lindo
    Delroy Lindo is a British-American actor acclaimed for his powerful performances in film, television, and theater, particularly in collaborations with director Spike Lee.
  • B. Bill Nighy
    Bill Nighy is an English actor known for his distinctive voice and acclaimed performances in films such as "Love Actually," "Pirates of the Caribbean," and "About Time."
  • C. Colin Freeman
    Colin Freeman is the former husband of American singer and actress Lorna Luft, daughter of Judy Garland.
  • D. Richard Jenkins
    Richard Jenkins is an American character actor acclaimed for his versatile performances in film and television, including an Oscar-nominated role in "The Visitor" and prominent appearances in works like "Six Feet Under" and "The Shape of Water."
  • E. Richard Briers
    Richard Briers was an English actor best known for his work in British television comedies such as "The Good Life" and for his frequent collaborations with director Kenneth Branagh in both stage and film.
  • 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: John Kani
Triple: [Sarafina!, starring, John Kani]
Generated description
John Kani is a renowned South African actor, playwright, and director known for his influential work in theatre and film, as well as his activism against apartheid.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Kani
Target entity description: John Kani is a renowned South African actor, playwright, and director known for his influential work in theatre and film, as well as his activism against apartheid.
  • A. Delroy Lindo
    Delroy Lindo is a British-American actor acclaimed for his powerful performances in film, television, and theater, particularly in collaborations with director Spike Lee.
  • B. Bill Nighy
    Bill Nighy is an English actor known for his distinctive voice and acclaimed performances in films such as "Love Actually," "Pirates of the Caribbean," and "About Time."
  • C. Colin Freeman
    Colin Freeman is the former husband of American singer and actress Lorna Luft, daughter of Judy Garland.
  • D. Richard Jenkins
    Richard Jenkins is an American character actor acclaimed for his versatile performances in film and television, including an Oscar-nominated role in "The Visitor" and prominent appearances in works like "Six Feet Under" and "The Shape of Water."
  • E. Richard Briers
    Richard Briers was an English actor best known for his work in British television comedies such as "The Good Life" and for his frequent collaborations with director Kenneth Branagh in both stage and film.
  • 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_69ab4c3c39188190955b9c49d98463d8 completed March 6, 2026, 9:50 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abdec18b808190aedae2ed11d53b15 completed March 7, 2026, 8:16 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afe8c45c548190ac67b94a845cc730 completed March 10, 2026, 9:47 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afe9a000c4819085be1794bff0d506 completed March 10, 2026, 9:51 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b0010b0ddc8190b4bfb18448f88077 completed March 10, 2026, 11:31 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:01 p.m.