Triple

T5589059
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Brother from Another Planet E146829 entity
Predicate characterPlayedBy P1507 FINISHED
Object Steve James
Steve James was an American actor and stunt performer best known for his roles in 1980s action films such as the "American Ninja" series and "The Delta Force."
 E536728 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: Steve James | Statement: [The Brother from Another Planet, characterPlayedBy, Steve James]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Steve James
Context triple: [The Brother from Another Planet, characterPlayedBy, Steve James]
  • A. John C. Reilly
    John C. Reilly is an American actor known for his versatile performances in both dramatic films and broad comedies, including roles in movies like "Chicago," "Boogie Nights," and "Step Brothers."
  • B. Giovanni Ribisi
    Giovanni Ribisi is an American actor known for his character roles in films like "Saving Private Ryan," "Avatar," and the TV series "Friends."
  • C. Gary Sinise
    Gary Sinise is an American actor and director best known for his acclaimed roles in films like "Forrest Gump" and "Apollo 13," as well as for his extensive philanthropic work supporting military veterans.
  • D. Gil Bellows
    Gil Bellows is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in films like The Shawshank Redemption and the television series Ally McBeal.
  • E. Don Cheadle
    Don Cheadle is an acclaimed American actor and filmmaker known for his versatile performances in films such as Hotel Rwanda, the Ocean’s series, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
  • 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: Steve James
Triple: [The Brother from Another Planet, characterPlayedBy, Steve James]
Generated description
Steve James was an American actor and stunt performer best known for his roles in 1980s action films such as the "American Ninja" series and "The Delta Force."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Steve James
Target entity description: Steve James was an American actor and stunt performer best known for his roles in 1980s action films such as the "American Ninja" series and "The Delta Force."
  • A. John C. Reilly
    John C. Reilly is an American actor known for his versatile performances in both dramatic films and broad comedies, including roles in movies like "Chicago," "Boogie Nights," and "Step Brothers."
  • B. Giovanni Ribisi
    Giovanni Ribisi is an American actor known for his character roles in films like "Saving Private Ryan," "Avatar," and the TV series "Friends."
  • C. Gary Sinise
    Gary Sinise is an American actor and director best known for his acclaimed roles in films like "Forrest Gump" and "Apollo 13," as well as for his extensive philanthropic work supporting military veterans.
  • D. Gil Bellows
    Gil Bellows is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in films like The Shawshank Redemption and the television series Ally McBeal.
  • E. Don Cheadle
    Don Cheadle is an acclaimed American actor and filmmaker known for his versatile performances in films such as Hotel Rwanda, the Ocean’s series, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
  • 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_69c009036c408190981a8d690b679b67 completed March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c0209ff5d88190843b6d134390ab71 completed March 22, 2026, 5:02 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c04d342f7881908a79522692e8f7f9 completed March 22, 2026, 8:12 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c04ed9159481909adeb9228ce59d0e completed March 22, 2026, 8:19 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c04f7856848190a835c3ee0a32f649 completed March 22, 2026, 8:22 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:38 p.m.