Triple

T522895
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Think Like a Man E10856 entity
Predicate screenwriter P2831 FINISHED
Object Keith Merryman
Keith Merryman is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing popular romantic comedies such as "Think Like a Man" and its sequel.
E152563 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: Keith Merryman | Statement: [Think Like a Man, screenwriter, Keith Merryman]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Keith Merryman
Context triple: [Think Like a Man, screenwriter, Keith Merryman]
  • A. Michael Rogers
    Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
  • B. Bill Marshall
    Bill Marshall was a Canadian film producer and cultural entrepreneur best known for co-founding and helping establish the Toronto International Film Festival as a major global cinema event.
  • C. Phil Smith
    Phil Smith was an American professional basketball player best known as a two-time NBA All-Star guard and key contributor to the Golden State Warriors’ 1975 championship team.
  • D. Patrick Dodson
    Patrick Dodson is an Australian Aboriginal leader, activist, and politician widely regarded as the "father of reconciliation" for his work advancing Indigenous rights and social justice.
  • E. Dick Howser
    Dick Howser was an American Major League Baseball manager and former infielder best known for leading the Kansas City Royals to their first World Series championship in 1985.
  • 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: Keith Merryman
Triple: [Think Like a Man, screenwriter, Keith Merryman]
Generated description
Keith Merryman is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing popular romantic comedies such as "Think Like a Man" and its sequel.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Keith Merryman
Target entity description: Keith Merryman is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing popular romantic comedies such as "Think Like a Man" and its sequel.
  • A. Michael Rogers
    Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
  • B. Bill Marshall
    Bill Marshall was a Canadian film producer and cultural entrepreneur best known for co-founding and helping establish the Toronto International Film Festival as a major global cinema event.
  • C. Phil Smith
    Phil Smith was an American professional basketball player best known as a two-time NBA All-Star guard and key contributor to the Golden State Warriors’ 1975 championship team.
  • D. Patrick Dodson
    Patrick Dodson is an Australian Aboriginal leader, activist, and politician widely regarded as the "father of reconciliation" for his work advancing Indigenous rights and social justice.
  • E. Dick Howser
    Dick Howser was an American Major League Baseball manager and former infielder best known for leading the Kansas City Royals to their first World Series championship in 1985.
  • 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_69a2e84b16c4819088d284c47c3a7968 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2f1b4f01881908b408357ff113308 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:46 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69acbefde5e48190881014a725e9411f completed March 8, 2026, 12:12 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69acc0fff80081908058a436d64438b4 completed March 8, 2026, 12:21 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69acc19c1d348190b42689852282aeae completed March 8, 2026, 12:23 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.