Triple

T3658980
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Time Bandits E77602 entity
Predicate castMember P1668 FINISHED
Object Malcolm Dixon
Malcolm Dixon was a British actor and dwarf performer best known for his roles in fantasy and science-fiction films of the late 20th century.
 E378393 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: Malcolm Dixon | Statement: [Time Bandits, castMember, Malcolm Dixon]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Malcolm Dixon
Context triple: [Time Bandits, castMember, Malcolm Dixon]
  • A. Malcolm Ross
    Malcolm Ross is a linguist known for his influential work on the classification and historical relationships of Papuan and Oceanic languages, particularly in the Northwest Solomonic region.
  • B. Samuel Dixon
    Samuel Dixon is a British songwriter, record producer, and bassist known for his work with artists such as Adele, Sia, and Christina Aguilera.
  • C. Malcolm Kirk
    Malcolm Kirk was an English professional wrestler known for his imposing size and for tragically dying in the ring during a match in 1987.
  • D. Malcolm Waite
    Malcolm Waite was an American silent film actor best remembered for his supporting roles in early Hollywood comedies, including Charlie Chaplin films.
  • E. Jack Mullaney
    Jack Mullaney was an American character actor known for his comedic roles in mid-20th-century film and television.
  • 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: Malcolm Dixon
Triple: [Time Bandits, castMember, Malcolm Dixon]
Generated description
Malcolm Dixon was a British actor and dwarf performer best known for his roles in fantasy and science-fiction films of the late 20th century.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Malcolm Dixon
Target entity description: Malcolm Dixon was a British actor and dwarf performer best known for his roles in fantasy and science-fiction films of the late 20th century.
  • A. Malcolm Ross
    Malcolm Ross is a linguist known for his influential work on the classification and historical relationships of Papuan and Oceanic languages, particularly in the Northwest Solomonic region.
  • B. Samuel Dixon
    Samuel Dixon is a British songwriter, record producer, and bassist known for his work with artists such as Adele, Sia, and Christina Aguilera.
  • C. Malcolm Kirk
    Malcolm Kirk was an English professional wrestler known for his imposing size and for tragically dying in the ring during a match in 1987.
  • D. Malcolm Waite
    Malcolm Waite was an American silent film actor best remembered for his supporting roles in early Hollywood comedies, including Charlie Chaplin films.
  • E. Jack Mullaney
    Jack Mullaney was an American character actor known for his comedic roles in mid-20th-century film and television.
  • 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_69ad85dfc4dc8190a441864202ab2a7a completed March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adc3d48a2081908ac0f76d548a53ee completed March 8, 2026, 6:45 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b48842b28881908c6a077cfaa8b092 completed March 13, 2026, 9:57 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b48e0d2cfc8190b55d8060cc092411 completed March 13, 2026, 10:22 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b4b96e73fc8190aa11d1e1a06d5c25 completed March 14, 2026, 1:27 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:25 p.m.