Triple
T5303424
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mr. Holland's Opus |
E120037
|
entity |
| Predicate | castMember |
P1668
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Jay Thomas
Jay Thomas was an American actor and comedian known for his roles on television series such as "Cheers" and "Murphy Brown," as well as in various films.
|
E509647
|
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: Jay Thomas | Statement: [Mr. Holland's Opus, castMember, Jay Thomas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jay Thomas Context triple: [Mr. Holland's Opus, castMember, Jay Thomas]
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A.
Jason Thomas
Jason Thomas is known primarily as the brother of former NFL All-Pro linebacker Zach Thomas.
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B.
Nick Thomas
Nick Thomas is an American musician best known as an early member and former bassist of the band Twenty One Pilots.
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C.
Jeremy Thomas
Jeremy Thomas is a renowned British film producer known for his work on acclaimed independent and art-house films, including multiple collaborations with prominent directors.
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D.
Jeremy Theobald
Jeremy Theobald is a British actor best known for starring in Christopher Nolan’s debut feature film "Following."
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E.
Brent Thomas
Brent Thomas is an advertising professional best known for writing Apple’s iconic 1984 Super Bowl commercial.
- 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: Jay Thomas Triple: [Mr. Holland's Opus, castMember, Jay Thomas]
Generated description
Jay Thomas was an American actor and comedian known for his roles on television series such as "Cheers" and "Murphy Brown," as well as in various films.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jay Thomas Target entity description: Jay Thomas was an American actor and comedian known for his roles on television series such as "Cheers" and "Murphy Brown," as well as in various films.
-
A.
Jason Thomas
Jason Thomas is known primarily as the brother of former NFL All-Pro linebacker Zach Thomas.
-
B.
Nick Thomas
Nick Thomas is an American musician best known as an early member and former bassist of the band Twenty One Pilots.
-
C.
Jeremy Thomas
Jeremy Thomas is a renowned British film producer known for his work on acclaimed independent and art-house films, including multiple collaborations with prominent directors.
-
D.
Jeremy Theobald
Jeremy Theobald is a British actor best known for starring in Christopher Nolan’s debut feature film "Following."
-
E.
Brent Thomas
Brent Thomas is an advertising professional best known for writing Apple’s iconic 1984 Super Bowl commercial.
- 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_69bd44704be88190acdb2ac481b0ff55 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd851b685c8190b7ed8c762a807395 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:34 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf10f3b9ac81909cd2ca2278b11d3e |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:43 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf11635b9c819092130c46caea9306 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:45 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf11e982d08190bc74312bf6ee7127 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:53 p.m.