Triple

T5042098
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Johnny Guitar E113567 entity
Predicate castMember P1668 FINISHED
Object Ben Cooper
Ben Cooper was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in 1950s Westerns and classic Hollywood productions.
E488537 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Ben Cooper | Statement: [Johnny Guitar, castMember, Ben Cooper]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Cooper
Context triple: [Johnny Guitar, castMember, Ben Cooper]
  • A. Nate Cooper
    Nate Cooper is a character in the film "The Devil Wears Prada," known as the boyfriend of protagonist Andy Sachs who represents her pre-fashion-world life and values.
  • B. Ray Cooper
    Ray Cooper is a renowned English percussionist and session musician known for his dynamic performances and collaborations with major rock and pop artists.
  • C. Clancy Cooper
    Clancy Cooper was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television.
  • D. Harley Cooper
    Harley Cooper is a popular fictional character from the long-running American soap opera "Guiding Light," known for her complex relationships and dramatic storylines.
  • E. Dennis Spooner
    Dennis Spooner was a British television writer and script editor best known for his influential work on early Doctor Who and other popular 1960s adventure and spy series.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Cooper
Target entity description: Ben Cooper was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in 1950s Westerns and classic Hollywood productions.
  • A. Nate Cooper
    Nate Cooper is a character in the film "The Devil Wears Prada," known as the boyfriend of protagonist Andy Sachs who represents her pre-fashion-world life and values.
  • B. Ray Cooper
    Ray Cooper is a renowned English percussionist and session musician known for his dynamic performances and collaborations with major rock and pop artists.
  • C. Clancy Cooper
    Clancy Cooper was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television.
  • D. Harley Cooper
    Harley Cooper is a popular fictional character from the long-running American soap opera "Guiding Light," known for her complex relationships and dramatic storylines.
  • E. Dennis Spooner
    Dennis Spooner was a British television writer and script editor best known for his influential work on early Doctor Who and other popular 1960s adventure and spy series.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Ben Cooper
Triple: [Johnny Guitar, castMember, Ben Cooper]
Generated description
Ben Cooper was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in 1950s Westerns and classic Hollywood productions.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69bd44384298819089c49e7c330ec7b8 elicitation completed
NER batch_69bd73df8f7481909a8b86c4ae69aab9 ner completed
NED1 batch_69be9c8414288190bf53a40033aa70ea ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69be9f0888cc8190bfed8337e15ca909 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69be9e5bc02c8190bcb1442439673706 nedg completed
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:37 p.m.