Triple

T3712778
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bill Paxton E81453 entity
Predicate portrayedCharacter P1668 FINISHED
Object Randall McCoy in Hatfields & McCoys
Randall McCoy in *Hatfields & McCoys* is the deeply religious but stubborn patriarch of the McCoy family whose feud with the neighboring Hatfields drives the central conflict of the miniseries.
 E382297 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: Randall McCoy in Hatfields & McCoys | Statement: [Bill Paxton, portrayedCharacter, Randall McCoy in Hatfields & McCoys]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Randall McCoy in Hatfields & McCoys
Context triple: [Bill Paxton, portrayedCharacter, Randall McCoy in Hatfields & McCoys]
  • A. Biff Brannon
    Biff Brannon is a thoughtful, observant café owner in Carson McCullers’ novel "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter," known for his quiet compassion and reflective nature.
  • B. Rory Calhoun
    Rory Calhoun was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in Westerns during the 1950s and 1960s.
  • C. Bob Hilliard
    Bob Hilliard was an American lyricist known for writing popular songs for films and Broadway during the mid-20th century.
  • D. Ronny Cox
    Ronny Cox is an American actor and musician best known for his roles in films such as "Deliverance," "RoboCop," and "Total Recall," often portraying authoritative or villainous characters.
  • E. Bret Maverick
    Bret Maverick is a charming, quick-witted professional gambler and con man from the classic Western television series "Maverick," famously portrayed by James Garner.
  • 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: Randall McCoy in Hatfields & McCoys
Triple: [Bill Paxton, portrayedCharacter, Randall McCoy in Hatfields & McCoys]
Generated description
Randall McCoy in *Hatfields & McCoys* is the deeply religious but stubborn patriarch of the McCoy family whose feud with the neighboring Hatfields drives the central conflict of the miniseries.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Randall McCoy in Hatfields & McCoys
Target entity description: Randall McCoy in *Hatfields & McCoys* is the deeply religious but stubborn patriarch of the McCoy family whose feud with the neighboring Hatfields drives the central conflict of the miniseries.
  • A. Biff Brannon
    Biff Brannon is a thoughtful, observant café owner in Carson McCullers’ novel "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter," known for his quiet compassion and reflective nature.
  • B. Rory Calhoun
    Rory Calhoun was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in Westerns during the 1950s and 1960s.
  • C. Bob Hilliard
    Bob Hilliard was an American lyricist known for writing popular songs for films and Broadway during the mid-20th century.
  • D. Ronny Cox
    Ronny Cox is an American actor and musician best known for his roles in films such as "Deliverance," "RoboCop," and "Total Recall," often portraying authoritative or villainous characters.
  • E. Bret Maverick
    Bret Maverick is a charming, quick-witted professional gambler and con man from the classic Western television series "Maverick," famously portrayed by James Garner.
  • 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_69ad8b1a81588190b3f27a5483bb610e completed March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adc9cbc5648190936f93868086167e completed March 8, 2026, 7:11 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b4ce0834288190b16cf49477dc2ed9 completed March 14, 2026, 2:55 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b4cfb49b748190a49435c46540f0c7 completed March 14, 2026, 3:02 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b4d06e34408190a0dc77b82e4fe308 completed March 14, 2026, 3:05 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:33 p.m.