Triple
T4063759
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | 8MM |
E86275
|
entity |
| Predicate | characterRole |
P268
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nicolas Cage as Tom Welles
Nicolas Cage as Tom Welles is the lead character in the dark crime thriller "8MM," portraying a private investigator drawn into the disturbing world of underground snuff films.
|
E410044
|
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: Nicolas Cage as Tom Welles | Statement: [8MM, characterRole, Nicolas Cage as Tom Welles]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicolas Cage as Tom Welles Context triple: [8MM, characterRole, Nicolas Cage as Tom Welles]
-
A.
Nicolas Cage as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
Nicolas Cage as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed is the portrayal of a nerdy yet resourceful FBI chemical weapons expert who becomes an unlikely action hero in the film "The Rock."
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B.
Nicolas Cage as Donald Kaufman
Nicolas Cage as Donald Kaufman is a dual performance in the film "Adaptation" where Cage plays the fictional twin brother of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, highlighting themes of creativity, insecurity, and metafiction.
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C.
William Cage
William Cage is the protagonist of the science fiction film "Edge of Tomorrow," a military public relations officer who becomes caught in a time loop while fighting an alien invasion.
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D.
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage is an American actor known for his intense and eclectic performances across action, drama, and independent films.
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E.
Tom Fleming (actor)
Tom Fleming was a Scottish actor, director, and broadcaster best known for his classical stage work and as a prominent commentator for BBC television coverage of major state and ceremonial events.
- 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: Nicolas Cage as Tom Welles Triple: [8MM, characterRole, Nicolas Cage as Tom Welles]
Generated description
Nicolas Cage as Tom Welles is the lead character in the dark crime thriller "8MM," portraying a private investigator drawn into the disturbing world of underground snuff films.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicolas Cage as Tom Welles Target entity description: Nicolas Cage as Tom Welles is the lead character in the dark crime thriller "8MM," portraying a private investigator drawn into the disturbing world of underground snuff films.
-
A.
Nicolas Cage as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
Nicolas Cage as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed is the portrayal of a nerdy yet resourceful FBI chemical weapons expert who becomes an unlikely action hero in the film "The Rock."
-
B.
Nicolas Cage as Donald Kaufman
Nicolas Cage as Donald Kaufman is a dual performance in the film "Adaptation" where Cage plays the fictional twin brother of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, highlighting themes of creativity, insecurity, and metafiction.
-
C.
William Cage
William Cage is the protagonist of the science fiction film "Edge of Tomorrow," a military public relations officer who becomes caught in a time loop while fighting an alien invasion.
-
D.
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage is an American actor known for his intense and eclectic performances across action, drama, and independent films.
-
E.
Tom Fleming (actor)
Tom Fleming was a Scottish actor, director, and broadcaster best known for his classical stage work and as a prominent commentator for BBC television coverage of major state and ceremonial events.
- 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_69aed93c69208190a4efac0efe3cd69b |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aefbd7896c81909c61ed0d910d9c5f |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:56 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b562ae949c819092affaaca97c16d1 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 1:29 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5633103e081909dbe7a7e54877343 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 1:31 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b563eca17c81908deff0d361a7be87 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 1:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:38 p.m.