Triple

T6284882
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Angela Bassett as Aretha Cobbs E140874 entity
Predicate spouseOf P13 FINISHED
Object Forest Whitaker as Reverend Cornell Cobbs
Forest Whitaker as Reverend Cornell Cobbs is a fictional clergyman character portrayed by Forest Whitaker, notable as the husband of Angela Bassett’s character Aretha Cobbs.
E582657 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: Forest Whitaker as Reverend Cornell Cobbs | Statement: [Angela Bassett as Aretha Cobbs, spouseOf, Forest Whitaker as Reverend Cornell Cobbs]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Forest Whitaker as Reverend Cornell Cobbs
Context triple: [Angela Bassett as Aretha Cobbs, spouseOf, Forest Whitaker as Reverend Cornell Cobbs]
  • A. Cecil Gaines in The Butler
    Cecil Gaines in *The Butler* is the fictionalized White House butler whose decades of service provide a personal lens on major events in 20th-century American history.
  • B. Isaiah Washington
    Isaiah Washington is an American actor best known for his role as Dr. Preston Burke on the television series "Grey's Anatomy" and for his performances in films such as "Clockers" and "Get on the Bus."
  • C. Harry Lennix
    Harry Lennix is an American actor known for his commanding presence in film and television, including prominent roles in series like The Blacklist and in several DC Comics–based movies.
  • D. Avery Brooks
    Avery Brooks is an American actor and director best known for his role as Captain Benjamin Sisko on the television series "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine."
  • E. Ron Cephas Jones
    Ron Cephas Jones was an American actor acclaimed for his nuanced, Emmy-winning performances in television and theater, notably for his role as William Hill on the drama series "This Is Us."
  • 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: Forest Whitaker as Reverend Cornell Cobbs
Triple: [Angela Bassett as Aretha Cobbs, spouseOf, Forest Whitaker as Reverend Cornell Cobbs]
Generated description
Forest Whitaker as Reverend Cornell Cobbs is a fictional clergyman character portrayed by Forest Whitaker, notable as the husband of Angela Bassett’s character Aretha Cobbs.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Forest Whitaker as Reverend Cornell Cobbs
Target entity description: Forest Whitaker as Reverend Cornell Cobbs is a fictional clergyman character portrayed by Forest Whitaker, notable as the husband of Angela Bassett’s character Aretha Cobbs.
  • A. Cecil Gaines in The Butler
    Cecil Gaines in *The Butler* is the fictionalized White House butler whose decades of service provide a personal lens on major events in 20th-century American history.
  • B. Isaiah Washington
    Isaiah Washington is an American actor best known for his role as Dr. Preston Burke on the television series "Grey's Anatomy" and for his performances in films such as "Clockers" and "Get on the Bus."
  • C. Harry Lennix
    Harry Lennix is an American actor known for his commanding presence in film and television, including prominent roles in series like The Blacklist and in several DC Comics–based movies.
  • D. Avery Brooks
    Avery Brooks is an American actor and director best known for his role as Captain Benjamin Sisko on the television series "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine."
  • E. Ron Cephas Jones
    Ron Cephas Jones was an American actor acclaimed for his nuanced, Emmy-winning performances in television and theater, notably for his role as William Hill on the drama series "This Is Us."
  • 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_69c008cd17c8819082b82d3fbeb68047 completed March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c063fc906481908283c6c50a212515 completed March 22, 2026, 9:49 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c5196defc08190810c6d208ade918b completed March 26, 2026, 11:33 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c529857afc8190b8807615ea2b4e4d completed March 26, 2026, 12:41 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c58854c0c081908beccb626e923af3 completed March 26, 2026, 7:26 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:26 p.m.