Triple
T7171443
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Brad Braden |
E167205
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOfCastWith |
P14987
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Buttons the Clown |
E115921
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Buttons the Clown | Statement: [Brad Braden, partOfCastWith, Buttons the Clown]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buttons the Clown Context triple: [Brad Braden, partOfCastWith, Buttons the Clown]
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A.
Buttons the Clown
chosen
Buttons the Clown is a central character in the 1952 circus drama film "The Greatest Show on Earth," portrayed as a mysterious clown who never removes his makeup and hides a troubled past.
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B.
Clowns
"Clowns" is a photographic series by Cindy Sherman in which she uses elaborate costumes and makeup to explore identity, performance, and the unsettling aspects of clown imagery.
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C.
"Clown"
"Clown" is a wordless children's picture book by Quentin Blake that follows a discarded toy clown who comes to life and searches for a new home.
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D.
Be a Clown
"Be a Clown" is a popular song by Cole Porter, introduced in the 1948 MGM musical film "The Pirate" and later becoming a well-known standard.
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E.
The Circus Clown
The Circus Clown is a 1934 American drama film directed by George Melford that follows the struggles and triumphs of a performer in the world of circus entertainment.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69c68889a2748190a316c5e65360361a |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e85ec718819085af59fadee9d22d |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:28 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7b918a838819088bd24d462101902 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:18 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:48 p.m.