Triple

T7631050
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Heaven & Earth E172758 entity
Predicate characterPlayedByTommyLeeJones P1507 FINISHED
Object Steve Butler
Steve Butler is a fictional character portrayed by Tommy Lee Jones in the film "Heaven & Earth."
E678375 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Steve Butler | Statement: [Heaven & Earth, characterPlayedByTommyLeeJones, Steve Butler]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steve Butler
Context triple: [Heaven & Earth, characterPlayedByTommyLeeJones, Steve Butler]
  • A. John K. Butler
    John K. Butler was an American screenwriter best known for his work on mid-20th-century Westerns and crime films.
  • B. Reg Butler
    Reg Butler was a British sculptor known for his expressive, often skeletal metal figures and his prominence in postwar European modernist sculpture.
  • C. Bill Butler
    Bill Butler was an acclaimed American cinematographer best known for his influential work on landmark films of the 1970s and 1980s.
  • D. Peter Butler
    Peter Butler is an English football manager and former player known for coaching various national and club teams, including the Liberia national football team.
  • E. Michael C. Butler
    Michael C. Butler is a cinematographer best known for his work on the blockbuster sequel film "Jaws 2."
  • 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: Steve Butler
Triple: [Heaven & Earth, characterPlayedByTommyLeeJones, Steve Butler]
Generated description
Steve Butler is a fictional character portrayed by Tommy Lee Jones in the film "Heaven & Earth."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steve Butler
Target entity description: Steve Butler is a fictional character portrayed by Tommy Lee Jones in the film "Heaven & Earth."
  • A. John K. Butler
    John K. Butler was an American screenwriter best known for his work on mid-20th-century Westerns and crime films.
  • B. Reg Butler
    Reg Butler was a British sculptor known for his expressive, often skeletal metal figures and his prominence in postwar European modernist sculpture.
  • C. Bill Butler
    Bill Butler was an acclaimed American cinematographer best known for his influential work on landmark films of the 1970s and 1980s.
  • D. Peter Butler
    Peter Butler is an English football manager and former player known for coaching various national and club teams, including the Liberia national football team.
  • E. Michael C. Butler
    Michael C. Butler is a cinematographer best known for his work on the blockbuster sequel film "Jaws 2."
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: characterPlayedByTommyLeeJones
Context triple: [Heaven & Earth, characterPlayedByTommyLeeJones, Steve Butler]
  • A. playedBy
    Indicates that a role, character, or performance is portrayed or executed by a specific person or agent.
  • B. accusedCharacterPortrayedBy
    Indicates that a particular actor or performer plays the role of the character who is accused within a given work.
  • C. portrayedBy chosen
    Indicates that one entity serves as the actor or performer who represents or plays the role of another entity in a work or medium.
  • D. characterPortrayedIs
    Indicates that one entity serves as the fictional or dramatic role that is depicted or played by another entity.
  • E. GameOfThronesRole
    Indicates that one entity plays, voices, or otherwise portrays a character in the television series "Game of Thrones" in relation to another entity.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69c699517e348190bd3348b6889200f2 completed March 27, 2026, 2:50 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6fe73ff7c8190ab1218d97b37416d completed March 27, 2026, 10:02 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c870b3984c8190b16a49415556a27d completed March 29, 2026, 12:22 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c871945b8c8190a49d4abaca553668 completed March 29, 2026, 12:25 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c871f6cc5881909a0c65beaf713144 completed March 29, 2026, 12:27 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69c6f4e725a88190b1f05dd224f7f4f2 completed March 27, 2026, 9:21 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:56 p.m.