Triple
T7180555
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Joe Thornton |
E167435
|
entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Joseph Eric Thornton
Joseph Eric Thornton is a Canadian former professional ice hockey center widely regarded as one of the greatest playmakers in NHL history, best known for his long tenures with the Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks.
|
E651115
|
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: Joseph Eric Thornton | Statement: [Joe Thornton, fullName, Joseph Eric Thornton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joseph Eric Thornton Context triple: [Joe Thornton, fullName, Joseph Eric Thornton]
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A.
Jonathan Tucker
Jonathan Tucker is an American actor known for his intense, character-driven roles in film and television, including prominent performances in series like "Kingdom," "Westworld," and "City on a Hill."
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B.
Dylan Walsh
Dylan Walsh is an American actor best known for his role as Dr. Sean McNamara on the television series "Nip/Tuck."
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C.
Ethan Embry
Ethan Embry is an American actor known for his roles in 1990s films such as "Empire Records," "Can't Hardly Wait," and various television series.
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D.
Gregory Reeves
Gregory Reeves is the introspective, spiritually searching protagonist of Isabel Allende’s novel "The Infinite Plan," whose life story explores identity, trauma, and the pursuit of meaning in mid-20th-century America.
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E.
Scott Oake
Scott Oake is a Canadian sportscaster best known for his long-running work as a rinkside reporter and host on national hockey broadcasts.
- 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: Joseph Eric Thornton Triple: [Joe Thornton, fullName, Joseph Eric Thornton]
Generated description
Joseph Eric Thornton is a Canadian former professional ice hockey center widely regarded as one of the greatest playmakers in NHL history, best known for his long tenures with the Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joseph Eric Thornton Target entity description: Joseph Eric Thornton is a Canadian former professional ice hockey center widely regarded as one of the greatest playmakers in NHL history, best known for his long tenures with the Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks.
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A.
Jonathan Tucker
Jonathan Tucker is an American actor known for his intense, character-driven roles in film and television, including prominent performances in series like "Kingdom," "Westworld," and "City on a Hill."
-
B.
Dylan Walsh
Dylan Walsh is an American actor best known for his role as Dr. Sean McNamara on the television series "Nip/Tuck."
-
C.
Ethan Embry
Ethan Embry is an American actor known for his roles in 1990s films such as "Empire Records," "Can't Hardly Wait," and various television series.
-
D.
Gregory Reeves
Gregory Reeves is the introspective, spiritually searching protagonist of Isabel Allende’s novel "The Infinite Plan," whose life story explores identity, trauma, and the pursuit of meaning in mid-20th-century America.
-
E.
Scott Oake
Scott Oake is a Canadian sportscaster best known for his long-running work as a rinkside reporter and host on national hockey broadcasts.
- 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_69c6888a7c548190a3d39b52a393080f |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e8ba91908190a9055d4e026b655c |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:29 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7cbdf32d48190a2d24914c3529160 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 12:38 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7cc86efa481909b0d6cb04755efde |
completed | March 28, 2026, 12:41 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7cd1d5ac08190bb085530c647a54c |
completed | March 28, 2026, 12:44 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:49 p.m.