Triple

T7818233
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Joe Spinell E181064 entity
Predicate alsoKnownAs P39 FINISHED
Object Joseph Spinnell
Joseph Spinnell, better known as Joe Spinell, was an American character actor recognized for his intense roles in films such as "Taxi Driver," "Rocky," and the cult horror classic "Maniac."
 E699127 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 Spinnell | Statement: [Joe Spinell, alsoKnownAs, Joseph Spinnell]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Joseph Spinnell
Context triple: [Joe Spinell, alsoKnownAs, Joseph Spinnell]
  • A. Ralph Spence
    Ralph Spence was an American screenwriter and playwright known for his work on early 20th-century stage and film comedies.
  • B. John Spence
    John Spence was an early vocalist for the American rock band No Doubt whose energetic performances helped shape the group’s formative sound before his untimely death in 1987.
  • C. Charles Sporck
    Charles Sporck is an American engineer and executive best known for leading National Semiconductor to become a major force in the global semiconductor industry after an early career at Fairchild Semiconductor.
  • D. J. W. Spencer
    J. W. Spencer was a notable individual interred at Chippiannock Cemetery in Rock Island, Illinois, recognized for his local prominence and contributions to the community.
  • E. Richard Bristow
    Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
  • 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 Spinnell
Triple: [Joe Spinell, alsoKnownAs, Joseph Spinnell]
Generated description
Joseph Spinnell, better known as Joe Spinell, was an American character actor recognized for his intense roles in films such as "Taxi Driver," "Rocky," and the cult horror classic "Maniac."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Joseph Spinnell
Target entity description: Joseph Spinnell, better known as Joe Spinell, was an American character actor recognized for his intense roles in films such as "Taxi Driver," "Rocky," and the cult horror classic "Maniac."
  • A. Ralph Spence
    Ralph Spence was an American screenwriter and playwright known for his work on early 20th-century stage and film comedies.
  • B. John Spence
    John Spence was an early vocalist for the American rock band No Doubt whose energetic performances helped shape the group’s formative sound before his untimely death in 1987.
  • C. Charles Sporck
    Charles Sporck is an American engineer and executive best known for leading National Semiconductor to become a major force in the global semiconductor industry after an early career at Fairchild Semiconductor.
  • D. J. W. Spencer
    J. W. Spencer was a notable individual interred at Chippiannock Cemetery in Rock Island, Illinois, recognized for his local prominence and contributions to the community.
  • E. Richard Bristow
    Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
  • 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_69ca828153f48190bdb27ac46f8e0745 completed March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69caf9708bdc8190a5154efe0f96f458 completed March 30, 2026, 10:30 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cb5a5c24908190847b612a56a1abf5 completed March 31, 2026, 5:23 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cb762ce6208190a24438e26ae83785 completed March 31, 2026, 7:22 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cbb615dc248190b57b4fc7c430517f completed March 31, 2026, 11:55 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:40 p.m.