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.
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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."
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C.
Colin Freeman
Colin Freeman is the former husband of American singer and actress Lorna Luft, daughter of Judy Garland.
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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.