Triple

T7494914
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Cool Runnings E177097 entity
Predicate characterPortrayed P1507 FINISHED
Object John Candy as Irv Blitzer
John Candy as Irv Blitzer is the disgraced former American bobsled champion who becomes the gruff yet big-hearted coach of the Jamaican bobsled team in the film "Cool Runnings."
E668514 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: John Candy as Irv Blitzer | Statement: [Cool Runnings, characterPortrayed, John Candy as Irv Blitzer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Candy as Irv Blitzer
Context triple: [Cool Runnings, characterPortrayed, John Candy as Irv Blitzer]
  • A. Bill Murray as Carl Spackler
    Bill Murray as Carl Spackler is the eccentric, mumbling, gopher-obsessed groundskeeper whose absurd antics and improvised monologues became the comedic highlight of the film.
  • B. Bill Murray as Vincent MacKenna
    Bill Murray as Vincent MacKenna is the central character in the film "St. Vincent," a gruff, hard-drinking, and unexpectedly compassionate neighbor whose unlikely friendship with a young boy reveals his hidden depth and humanity.
  • C. Bill Hader as Stefon Zolesky
    Bill Hader as Stefon Zolesky is the actor-comedian’s iconic Saturday Night Live persona, a flamboyant and eccentric New York City nightlife correspondent known for his bizarre club recommendations on “Weekend Update.”
  • D. Chris Tucker as Danny McDaniels
    Chris Tucker as Danny McDaniels is a supporting character in the film "Silver Linings Playbook," portrayed as the eccentric and fast-talking friend of the protagonist who provides comic relief and emotional support.
  • E. Michael McKean
    Michael McKean is an American actor, comedian, and musician best known for his roles in "This Is Spinal Tap," the sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," and the television series "Better Call Saul."
  • 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: John Candy as Irv Blitzer
Triple: [Cool Runnings, characterPortrayed, John Candy as Irv Blitzer]
Generated description
John Candy as Irv Blitzer is the disgraced former American bobsled champion who becomes the gruff yet big-hearted coach of the Jamaican bobsled team in the film "Cool Runnings."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Candy as Irv Blitzer
Target entity description: John Candy as Irv Blitzer is the disgraced former American bobsled champion who becomes the gruff yet big-hearted coach of the Jamaican bobsled team in the film "Cool Runnings."
  • A. Bill Murray as Carl Spackler
    Bill Murray as Carl Spackler is the eccentric, mumbling, gopher-obsessed groundskeeper whose absurd antics and improvised monologues became the comedic highlight of the film.
  • B. Bill Murray as Vincent MacKenna
    Bill Murray as Vincent MacKenna is the central character in the film "St. Vincent," a gruff, hard-drinking, and unexpectedly compassionate neighbor whose unlikely friendship with a young boy reveals his hidden depth and humanity.
  • C. Bill Hader as Stefon Zolesky
    Bill Hader as Stefon Zolesky is the actor-comedian’s iconic Saturday Night Live persona, a flamboyant and eccentric New York City nightlife correspondent known for his bizarre club recommendations on “Weekend Update.”
  • D. Chris Tucker as Danny McDaniels
    Chris Tucker as Danny McDaniels is a supporting character in the film "Silver Linings Playbook," portrayed as the eccentric and fast-talking friend of the protagonist who provides comic relief and emotional support.
  • E. Michael McKean
    Michael McKean is an American actor, comedian, and musician best known for his roles in "This Is Spinal Tap," the sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," and the television series "Better Call Saul."
  • 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_69c69f2583808190bd1a4936c42a5815 completed March 27, 2026, 3:15 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6f57b5b4c8190ab839e6a98ee86ed completed March 27, 2026, 9:24 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c83c819f00819087fef27e4f4fdc1c completed March 28, 2026, 8:39 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c83ddda5688190be1ec69f23671f60 completed March 28, 2026, 8:45 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c83e42b0048190b1abd8ae99c97e38 completed March 28, 2026, 8:46 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:43 p.m.