Triple
T8416858
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | 1984 (Apple Macintosh commercial) |
E198748
|
entity |
| Predicate | writer |
P1360
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Brent Thomas |
E82294
|
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: Brent Thomas | Statement: [1984 (Apple Macintosh commercial), writer, Brent Thomas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brent Thomas Context triple: [1984 (Apple Macintosh commercial), writer, Brent Thomas]
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A.
Brent Thomas
chosen
Brent Thomas is an advertising professional best known for writing Apple’s iconic 1984 Super Bowl commercial.
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B.
Brent Hughes
Brent Hughes is a Canadian ice hockey executive and former player who has served in leadership roles such as general manager for minor professional teams like the Brampton Beast.
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C.
Brent Lewis
Brent Lewis is an American percussionist and composer known for his innovative drumming and soundtrack work, including contributions to major films.
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D.
Jeremy Thomas
Jeremy Thomas is a renowned British film producer known for his work on acclaimed independent and art-house films, including multiple collaborations with prominent directors.
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E.
Brian Routh
Brian Routh was a British performance artist and musician best known as one half of the avant-garde comedy and performance duo The Kipper Kids.
- 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_69ca831201b481909e137936ef99ff11 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb84c5121081908efa3eca25406d3a |
completed | March 31, 2026, 8:24 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce4db8bd5481909bb41053832f60ba |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:06 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:06 p.m.