Triple

T306205
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Selma (2014 film) E6307 entity
Predicate director P255 FINISHED
Object Ava DuVernay
Ava DuVernay is an acclaimed American filmmaker and producer known for her socially conscious dramas and groundbreaking work in expanding opportunities for Black creators in Hollywood.
 E39428 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: Ava DuVernay | Statement: [Selma (2014 film), director, Ava DuVernay]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ava DuVernay
Context triple: [Selma (2014 film), director, Ava DuVernay]
  • A. Spike Lee
    Spike Lee is an influential American film director, producer, writer, and actor known for his provocative, socially conscious movies exploring race, politics, and urban life.
  • B. Rebecca Miller
    Rebecca Miller is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and novelist known for works such as "Personal Velocity" and "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee."
  • C. Jennifer Lame
    Jennifer Lame is an American film editor known for her frequent collaborations with prominent directors such as Christopher Nolan, including her work on the 2023 biographical thriller "Oppenheimer."
  • D. Regina King
    Regina King is an acclaimed American actress and director known for her award-winning performances in film and television, including roles in "If Beale Street Could Talk," "Watchmen," and "Jerry Maguire."
  • E. Dustin Lance Black
    Dustin Lance Black is an American screenwriter, director, and LGBT rights activist best known for his Oscar-winning screenplay for the film "Milk."
  • 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: Ava DuVernay
Triple: [Selma (2014 film), director, Ava DuVernay]
Generated description
Ava DuVernay is an acclaimed American filmmaker and producer known for her socially conscious dramas and groundbreaking work in expanding opportunities for Black creators in Hollywood.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ava DuVernay
Target entity description: Ava DuVernay is an acclaimed American filmmaker and producer known for her socially conscious dramas and groundbreaking work in expanding opportunities for Black creators in Hollywood.
  • A. Spike Lee
    Spike Lee is an influential American film director, producer, writer, and actor known for his provocative, socially conscious movies exploring race, politics, and urban life.
  • B. Rebecca Miller
    Rebecca Miller is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and novelist known for works such as "Personal Velocity" and "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee."
  • C. Jennifer Lame
    Jennifer Lame is an American film editor known for her frequent collaborations with prominent directors such as Christopher Nolan, including her work on the 2023 biographical thriller "Oppenheimer."
  • D. Regina King
    Regina King is an acclaimed American actress and director known for her award-winning performances in film and television, including roles in "If Beale Street Could Talk," "Watchmen," and "Jerry Maguire."
  • E. Dustin Lance Black
    Dustin Lance Black is an American screenwriter, director, and LGBT rights activist best known for his Oscar-winning screenplay for the film "Milk."
  • 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_69a2e79230508190b912ecb555aae17e completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ea2fba548190a5aeb1597dca96bd completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:14 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3b077a6808190aedb6e347cb749f2 completed March 1, 2026, 3:20 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3b14ff54481909d37f03ea2d6b455 completed March 1, 2026, 3:24 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3b1b81ad88190ad65622d7a664002 completed March 1, 2026, 3:25 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m.