Triple

T4441203
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Eraser E95773 entity
Predicate portrayedBy P1507 FINISHED
Object Robert DeGuerin – James Caan
Robert DeGuerin is the main antagonist in the 1996 action film "Eraser," portrayed by actor James Caan as a corrupt high-ranking official involved in an illegal arms conspiracy.
E197912 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: Robert DeGuerin – James Caan | Statement: [Eraser, portrayedBy, Robert DeGuerin – James Caan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert DeGuerin – James Caan
Context triple: [Eraser, portrayedBy, Robert DeGuerin – James Caan]
  • A. James Caan
    James Caan was an American actor best known for his intense, charismatic performances in films such as "The Godfather," "Misery," and "Brian's Song."
  • B. Robert De Niro Sr.
    Robert De Niro Sr. was an American abstract expressionist painter and figurative artist, known for his vibrant canvases and as the father of actor Robert De Niro.
  • C. Burt Young
    Burt Young was an American character actor best known for his Oscar-nominated role as Paulie Pennino, Rocky Balboa’s gruff but loyal friend, in the Rocky film series.
  • D. Frank Giustra
    Frank Giustra is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder of Lionsgate Entertainment and for his extensive work in the mining and film industries.
  • E. Elliot De Niro
    Elliot De Niro is one of the children of acclaimed American actor Robert De Niro.
  • 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: Robert DeGuerin – James Caan
Triple: [Eraser, portrayedBy, Robert DeGuerin – James Caan]
Generated description
Robert DeGuerin is the main antagonist in the 1996 action film "Eraser," portrayed by actor James Caan as a corrupt high-ranking official involved in an illegal arms conspiracy.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert DeGuerin – James Caan
Target entity description: Robert DeGuerin is the main antagonist in the 1996 action film "Eraser," portrayed by actor James Caan as a corrupt high-ranking official involved in an illegal arms conspiracy.
  • A. James Caan chosen
    James Caan was an American actor best known for his intense, charismatic performances in films such as "The Godfather," "Misery," and "Brian's Song."
  • B. Robert De Niro Sr.
    Robert De Niro Sr. was an American abstract expressionist painter and figurative artist, known for his vibrant canvases and as the father of actor Robert De Niro.
  • C. Burt Young
    Burt Young was an American character actor best known for his Oscar-nominated role as Paulie Pennino, Rocky Balboa’s gruff but loyal friend, in the Rocky film series.
  • D. Frank Giustra
    Frank Giustra is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder of Lionsgate Entertainment and for his extensive work in the mining and film industries.
  • E. Elliot De Niro
    Elliot De Niro is one of the children of acclaimed American actor Robert De Niro.
  • F. None of above.

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_69b3453ea2b48190a26f154b3b8fece5 completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b355ad71588190b1dcad4250472c29 completed March 13, 2026, 12:09 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b61380fca08190bf036a7d82cee0e7 completed March 15, 2026, 2:03 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b6143adefc81908f6c639906e0fd1a completed March 15, 2026, 2:06 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b614b00dbc8190a7ea0477bedbc96a completed March 15, 2026, 2:08 a.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:32 p.m.