Triple

T5676544
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject How to Make It in America E125098 entity
Predicate mainCharacter P1183 FINISHED
Object Ben Epstein
Ben Epstein is an ambitious young New Yorker and aspiring fashion entrepreneur who serves as one of the central protagonists in the HBO series "How to Make It in America."
E577283 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: Ben Epstein | Statement: [How to Make It in America, mainCharacter, Ben Epstein]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Epstein
Context triple: [How to Make It in America, mainCharacter, Ben Epstein]
  • A. Philip G. Epstein
    Philip G. Epstein was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the classic 1942 film "Casablanca," for which he won an Academy Award.
  • B. Paul S. Epstein
    Paul S. Epstein was a theoretical physicist known for his contributions to early quantum theory and the application of quantum mechanics to atomic and molecular spectra.
  • C. Irving Brecher
    Irving Brecher was an American screenwriter best known for his work on Marx Brothers comedies and classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
  • D. Ralph Berkowitz
    Ralph Berkowitz was an American pianist, accompanist, and arts administrator known for his influential work in classical music performance and education.
  • E. Sidney Buchman
    Sidney Buchman was an American screenwriter and producer best known for his work in Hollywood during the 1930s–1950s, including notable collaborations with major studios and directors.
  • 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 Epstein
Triple: [How to Make It in America, mainCharacter, Ben Epstein]
Generated description
Ben Epstein is an ambitious young New Yorker and aspiring fashion entrepreneur who serves as one of the central protagonists in the HBO series "How to Make It in America."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Epstein
Target entity description: Ben Epstein is an ambitious young New Yorker and aspiring fashion entrepreneur who serves as one of the central protagonists in the HBO series "How to Make It in America."
  • A. Philip G. Epstein
    Philip G. Epstein was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the classic 1942 film "Casablanca," for which he won an Academy Award.
  • B. Paul S. Epstein
    Paul S. Epstein was a theoretical physicist known for his contributions to early quantum theory and the application of quantum mechanics to atomic and molecular spectra.
  • C. Irving Brecher
    Irving Brecher was an American screenwriter best known for his work on Marx Brothers comedies and classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
  • D. Ralph Berkowitz
    Ralph Berkowitz was an American pianist, accompanist, and arts administrator known for his influential work in classical music performance and education.
  • E. Sidney Buchman
    Sidney Buchman was an American screenwriter and producer best known for his work in Hollywood during the 1930s–1950s, including notable collaborations with major studios and directors.
  • 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_69c008295c808190acfe78915e7d656a completed March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c023728f488190a3622844d78caa13 completed March 22, 2026, 5:14 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c20d02748c819086f3b66a36201fdc completed March 24, 2026, 4:03 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c21082ef64819088b7a43f096f4f71 completed March 24, 2026, 4:18 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c210a945b081909c99874fad952f13 completed March 24, 2026, 4:18 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:43 p.m.