Triple
T8891509
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen |
E211686
|
entity |
| Predicate | arrestedBy |
P6463
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Marshall James Strickland
Marshall James Strickland is the strict, no-nonsense marshal of Hill Valley in "Back to the Future Part III," known for enforcing law and order in the Old West.
|
E763778
|
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: Marshall James Strickland | Statement: [Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen, arrestedBy, Marshall James Strickland]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marshall James Strickland Context triple: [Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen, arrestedBy, Marshall James Strickland]
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A.
Curtis L. Brown Jr.
Curtis L. Brown Jr. is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force colonel who piloted and commanded multiple Space Shuttle missions in the 1990s.
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B.
Sherrod Campbell Brown
Sherrod Campbell Brown is a long-serving Democratic U.S. Senator from Ohio known for his progressive economic positions and advocacy for workers’ rights.
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C.
Lance Briggs
Lance Briggs is a former NFL linebacker best known for his long, Pro Bowl–caliber career with the Chicago Bears.
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D.
James R. Mitchell
James R. Mitchell is a film editor best known for his work on the comedy classic "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!"
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E.
Will McDonough
Will McDonough is an American sports journalist best known for his long tenure as an NFL reporter and columnist for The Boston Globe and as a pioneering football analyst on national television.
- 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: Marshall James Strickland Triple: [Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen, arrestedBy, Marshall James Strickland]
Generated description
Marshall James Strickland is the strict, no-nonsense marshal of Hill Valley in "Back to the Future Part III," known for enforcing law and order in the Old West.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marshall James Strickland Target entity description: Marshall James Strickland is the strict, no-nonsense marshal of Hill Valley in "Back to the Future Part III," known for enforcing law and order in the Old West.
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A.
Curtis L. Brown Jr.
Curtis L. Brown Jr. is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force colonel who piloted and commanded multiple Space Shuttle missions in the 1990s.
-
B.
Sherrod Campbell Brown
Sherrod Campbell Brown is a long-serving Democratic U.S. Senator from Ohio known for his progressive economic positions and advocacy for workers’ rights.
-
C.
Lance Briggs
Lance Briggs is a former NFL linebacker best known for his long, Pro Bowl–caliber career with the Chicago Bears.
-
D.
James R. Mitchell
James R. Mitchell is a film editor best known for his work on the comedy classic "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!"
-
E.
Will McDonough
Will McDonough is an American sports journalist best known for his long tenure as an NFL reporter and columnist for The Boston Globe and as a pioneering football analyst on national television.
- 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_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.