Triple

T523829
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Roots E10874 entity
Predicate member P10 FINISHED
Object Kirk "Captain Kirk" Douglas
Kirk "Captain Kirk" Douglas is an American guitarist and vocalist best known for his long-running role as a core member of the hip-hop band The Roots.
 E65957 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: Kirk "Captain Kirk" Douglas | Statement: [The Roots, member, Kirk "Captain Kirk" Douglas]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Kirk "Captain Kirk" Douglas
Context triple: [The Roots, member, Kirk "Captain Kirk" Douglas]
  • A. Kirk Douglas
    Kirk Douglas was a legendary American actor and producer, renowned for his intense performances in classic films such as "Spartacus" and "Paths of Glory."
  • B. Robert Shaw
    Robert Shaw was a British actor and writer best known for his intense, commanding performances in films such as "Jaws," "From Russia with Love," and "The Sting."
  • C. Sterling Hayden
    Sterling Hayden was an American actor and World War II hero known for his rugged film roles and his clandestine service as a Marine and OSS operative.
  • D. James Stewart
    James Stewart was an iconic American film actor renowned for his everyman persona and leading roles in classic Hollywood films such as "It's a Wonderful Life," "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," and "Vertigo."
  • E. Gregory Peck
    Gregory Peck was an acclaimed American actor renowned for his dignified, morally upright roles in classic films such as "To Kill a Mockingbird."
  • 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: Kirk "Captain Kirk" Douglas
Triple: [The Roots, member, Kirk "Captain Kirk" Douglas]
Generated description
Kirk "Captain Kirk" Douglas is an American guitarist and vocalist best known for his long-running role as a core member of the hip-hop band The Roots.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Kirk "Captain Kirk" Douglas
Target entity description: Kirk "Captain Kirk" Douglas is an American guitarist and vocalist best known for his long-running role as a core member of the hip-hop band The Roots.
  • A. Kirk Douglas
    Kirk Douglas was a legendary American actor and producer, renowned for his intense performances in classic films such as "Spartacus" and "Paths of Glory."
  • B. Robert Shaw
    Robert Shaw was a British actor and writer best known for his intense, commanding performances in films such as "Jaws," "From Russia with Love," and "The Sting."
  • C. Sterling Hayden
    Sterling Hayden was an American actor and World War II hero known for his rugged film roles and his clandestine service as a Marine and OSS operative.
  • D. James Stewart
    James Stewart was an iconic American film actor renowned for his everyman persona and leading roles in classic Hollywood films such as "It's a Wonderful Life," "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," and "Vertigo."
  • E. Gregory Peck
    Gregory Peck was an acclaimed American actor renowned for his dignified, morally upright roles in classic films such as "To Kill a Mockingbird."
  • 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_69a2f1b656c08190b387f21b06d99e68 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:46 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a4b5d50c688190b0093af8870f6fdf completed March 1, 2026, 9:55 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a4b6643eb481908c1acc6f6d93aa05 completed March 1, 2026, 9:57 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a4b6d923b881908d5ad572be2c2946 completed March 1, 2026, 9:59 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.