Triple
T2834958
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Planes, Trains and Automobiles |
E62326
|
entity |
| Predicate | producer |
P490
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Neil A. Machlis
Neil A. Machlis is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood comedies, including the classic road-trip film "Planes, Trains and Automobiles."
|
E443520
|
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: Neil A. Machlis | Statement: [Planes, Trains and Automobiles, producer, Neil A. Machlis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neil A. Machlis Context triple: [Planes, Trains and Automobiles, producer, Neil A. Machlis]
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A.
Philip M. Kaiser
Philip M. Kaiser was an American diplomat and public servant who held several key ambassadorial posts during the Cold War era.
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B.
Robert J. Kolenkow
Robert J. Kolenkow is a physicist and educator best known as the co-author of the influential undergraduate textbook "An Introduction to Mechanics."
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C.
Edward S. Feldman
Edward S. Feldman is an American film producer known for overseeing a range of notable movies across several decades, including acclaimed dramas and thrillers.
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D.
Jerrold R. Zacharias
Jerrold R. Zacharias was an American physicist best known for his work on radar development during World War II and for pioneering the atomic clock.
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E.
Robert N. Fitch
Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
- 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: Neil A. Machlis Triple: [Planes, Trains and Automobiles, producer, Neil A. Machlis]
Generated description
Neil A. Machlis is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood comedies, including the classic road-trip film "Planes, Trains and Automobiles."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neil A. Machlis Target entity description: Neil A. Machlis is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood comedies, including the classic road-trip film "Planes, Trains and Automobiles."
-
A.
Philip M. Kaiser
Philip M. Kaiser was an American diplomat and public servant who held several key ambassadorial posts during the Cold War era.
-
B.
Robert J. Kolenkow
Robert J. Kolenkow is a physicist and educator best known as the co-author of the influential undergraduate textbook "An Introduction to Mechanics."
-
C.
Edward S. Feldman
Edward S. Feldman is an American film producer known for overseeing a range of notable movies across several decades, including acclaimed dramas and thrillers.
-
D.
Jerrold R. Zacharias
Jerrold R. Zacharias was an American physicist best known for his work on radar development during World War II and for pioneering the atomic clock.
-
E.
Robert N. Fitch
Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
- 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_69abdeea881481908d759c72798a50fb |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:16 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b636ee2ed88190b37c7f6027d7623b |
completed | March 15, 2026, 4:34 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b6379d22448190976a84a18cf85ca6 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 4:37 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b638b105e88190a02c515a3416a026 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 4:42 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:01 p.m.