Triple
T8891467
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen |
E211686
|
entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Buford Tannen
Buford Tannen is a violent, hot-tempered outlaw and the primary antagonist in the 1885 segment of the "Back to the Future Part III" film.
|
E704429
|
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: Buford Tannen | Statement: [Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen, fullName, Buford Tannen]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buford Tannen Context triple: [Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen, fullName, Buford Tannen]
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A.
Ben Fankhauser
Ben Fankhauser is an American stage actor and singer best known for originating the role of Davey in the Broadway production of the musical "Newsies."
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B.
Griff Tannen
Griff Tannen is a fictional bully and gang leader from the "Back to the Future Part II" film, known as the aggressive grandson of Biff Tannen in the futuristic Hill Valley.
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C.
Frank Kurtz
Frank Kurtz was a highly decorated American World War II bomber pilot and later an aviation executive, best known as the father of actress Swoosie Kurtz.
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D.
Robert Hedrock
Robert Hedrock is a mysterious, seemingly immortal figure who secretly leads the Weapon Shops in A. E. van Vogt’s Isher universe, manipulating events across centuries to oppose authoritarian power.
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E.
Irwin Keyes
Irwin Keyes was an American character actor best known for his imposing physique and roles in films and TV shows such as "The Jeffersons" and various horror and comedy movies.
- 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: Buford Tannen Triple: [Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen, fullName, Buford Tannen]
Generated description
Buford Tannen is a violent, hot-tempered outlaw and the primary antagonist in the 1885 segment of the "Back to the Future Part III" film.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buford Tannen Target entity description: Buford Tannen is a violent, hot-tempered outlaw and the primary antagonist in the 1885 segment of the "Back to the Future Part III" film.
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A.
Ben Fankhauser
Ben Fankhauser is an American stage actor and singer best known for originating the role of Davey in the Broadway production of the musical "Newsies."
-
B.
Griff Tannen
chosen
Griff Tannen is a fictional bully and gang leader from the "Back to the Future Part II" film, known as the aggressive grandson of Biff Tannen in the futuristic Hill Valley.
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C.
Frank Kurtz
Frank Kurtz was a highly decorated American World War II bomber pilot and later an aviation executive, best known as the father of actress Swoosie Kurtz.
-
D.
Robert Hedrock
Robert Hedrock is a mysterious, seemingly immortal figure who secretly leads the Weapon Shops in A. E. van Vogt’s Isher universe, manipulating events across centuries to oppose authoritarian power.
-
E.
Irwin Keyes
Irwin Keyes was an American character actor best known for his imposing physique and roles in films and TV shows such as "The Jeffersons" and various horror and comedy movies.
- F. None of above.
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_69ca83907954819096d52a245b635841 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc61ba33c48190a657fc4147a326c0 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfabf01d048190bed52b5b001d7ffa |
completed | April 3, 2026, noon |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfac9d65ac8190a8234e9999d14ec1 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 12:03 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfad0a02888190a960e7b551ca2534 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 12:05 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:54 p.m.