Triple
T856054
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Columbia Pictures |
E18494
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
CBC Film Sales Corporation
CBC Film Sales Corporation was the early film production and distribution company that evolved into the major Hollywood studio Columbia Pictures.
|
E101025
|
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: CBC Film Sales Corporation | Statement: [Columbia Pictures, predecessor, CBC Film Sales Corporation]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CBC Film Sales Corporation Context triple: [Columbia Pictures, predecessor, CBC Film Sales Corporation]
-
A.
Buena Vista International
Buena Vista International is a global film distribution company historically associated with The Walt Disney Company, responsible for releasing many of its movies in international markets.
-
B.
CBS Television Distribution
CBS Television Distribution was a major American television syndication and distribution company responsible for licensing and distributing a wide range of popular TV series and programming to broadcasters and other platforms.
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C.
Village Roadshow Pictures
Village Roadshow Pictures is a major Australian-American film production company known for co-financing and producing numerous Hollywood blockbusters across various genres.
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D.
Miramax Films
Miramax Films is an American film production and distribution company known for releasing influential independent and arthouse movies, particularly in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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E.
Kasdan Pictures
Kasdan Pictures is a film production company best known for producing the 1992 romantic thriller "The Bodyguard" starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner.
- 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: CBC Film Sales Corporation Triple: [Columbia Pictures, predecessor, CBC Film Sales Corporation]
Generated description
CBC Film Sales Corporation was the early film production and distribution company that evolved into the major Hollywood studio Columbia Pictures.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CBC Film Sales Corporation Target entity description: CBC Film Sales Corporation was the early film production and distribution company that evolved into the major Hollywood studio Columbia Pictures.
-
A.
Buena Vista International
Buena Vista International is a global film distribution company historically associated with The Walt Disney Company, responsible for releasing many of its movies in international markets.
-
B.
CBS Television Distribution
CBS Television Distribution was a major American television syndication and distribution company responsible for licensing and distributing a wide range of popular TV series and programming to broadcasters and other platforms.
-
C.
Village Roadshow Pictures
Village Roadshow Pictures is a major Australian-American film production company known for co-financing and producing numerous Hollywood blockbusters across various genres.
-
D.
Miramax Films
Miramax Films is an American film production and distribution company known for releasing influential independent and arthouse movies, particularly in the 1990s and early 2000s.
-
E.
Kasdan Pictures
Kasdan Pictures is a film production company best known for producing the 1992 romantic thriller "The Bodyguard" starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner.
- 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_69a4938bdd3c8190a954a3c11844d9cf |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4ac3c172481908ed164ee1579ec28 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:14 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a7a3bfcf308190b1ffc63ccd32cc66 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 3:15 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a7a4416144819099d6388fac05f475 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 3:17 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a7a4b346b88190a264742a3f6ab2d1 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 3:19 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:39 p.m.