Triple

T5043364
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Shotgun E113598 entity
Predicate characterPlayedByZacharyScott P1507 FINISHED
Object Ben Thompson
Ben Thompson is a fictional character portrayed by actor Zachary Scott in the Western film "Shotgun."
E489088 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Ben Thompson | Statement: [Shotgun, characterPlayedByZacharyScott, Ben Thompson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Thompson
Context triple: [Shotgun, characterPlayedByZacharyScott, Ben Thompson]
  • A. Eric Thompson
    Eric Thompson was a British actor and writer best known for narrating and adapting the children's television series "The Magic Roundabout" and as the father of actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson.
  • B. Scott Thorson
    Scott Thorson is best known as the former lover of entertainer Liberace, whose relationship and legal battle with the performer were dramatized in the film "Behind the Candelabra."
  • C. Peter Thompson
    Peter Thompson is a former Northern Irish footballer best known as a prolific striker for Linfield FC.
  • D. Dan Sullivan
    Dan Sullivan is a Republican U.S. Senator from Alaska, known for his work on national security, energy policy, and Arctic issues.
  • E. Stephen Thompson
    Stephen Thompson is an American mixed martial artist and elite kickboxer known for his karate-based striking style and long tenure as a top contender in the UFC.
  • 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: Ben Thompson
Triple: [Shotgun, characterPlayedByZacharyScott, Ben Thompson]
Generated description
Ben Thompson is a fictional character portrayed by actor Zachary Scott in the Western film "Shotgun."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Thompson
Target entity description: Ben Thompson is a fictional character portrayed by actor Zachary Scott in the Western film "Shotgun."
  • A. Eric Thompson
    Eric Thompson was a British actor and writer best known for narrating and adapting the children's television series "The Magic Roundabout" and as the father of actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson.
  • B. Scott Thorson
    Scott Thorson is best known as the former lover of entertainer Liberace, whose relationship and legal battle with the performer were dramatized in the film "Behind the Candelabra."
  • C. Peter Thompson
    Peter Thompson is a former Northern Irish footballer best known as a prolific striker for Linfield FC.
  • D. Dan Sullivan
    Dan Sullivan is a Republican U.S. Senator from Alaska, known for his work on national security, energy policy, and Arctic issues.
  • E. Stephen Thompson
    Stephen Thompson is an American mixed martial artist and elite kickboxer known for his karate-based striking style and long tenure as a top contender in the UFC.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: characterPlayedByZacharyScott
Context triple: [Shotgun, characterPlayedByZacharyScott, Ben Thompson]
  • A. playedBy
    Indicates that a role, character, or performance is portrayed or executed by a specific person or agent.
  • B. portrayedBy chosen
    Indicates that one entity serves as the actor or performer who represents or plays the role of another entity in a work or medium.
  • C. accusedCharacterPortrayedBy
    Indicates that a particular actor or performer plays the role of the character who is accused within a given work.
  • D. characterPortrayedIs
    Indicates that one entity serves as the fictional or dramatic role that is depicted or played by another entity.
  • E. playedRoleIn
    Indicates that an entity performed or assumed a specific role or character within a particular event, production, or context.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69bd44391fc48190a311ce9c826c209b completed March 20, 2026, 12:57 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd73fc04f08190aba851fa0192d0fb completed March 20, 2026, 4:21 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be9c87455081908b759eed55730503 completed March 21, 2026, 1:26 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be9fc4f8bc8190a21c828ea5cb9529 completed March 21, 2026, 1:40 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bea026f1008190861990c7a330222e completed March 21, 2026, 1:41 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69bd71529d608190a53470ba6c14bb1d completed March 20, 2026, 4:09 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:37 p.m.