Triple
T9040857
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Western Stars (film) |
E216622
|
entity |
| Predicate | director |
P255
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Thom Zimny |
E775149
|
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: Thom Zimny | Statement: [Western Stars (film), director, Thom Zimny]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thom Zimny Context triple: [Western Stars (film), director, Thom Zimny]
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A.
Thom Zimny
chosen
Thom Zimny is an American film and television director best known for his long-running collaboration with Bruce Springsteen on documentaries and concert films.
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B.
George Zames
George Zames was a prominent control theorist known for his foundational contributions to robust control and H-infinity methods in systems engineering.
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C.
Marc Mezvinsky
Marc Mezvinsky is an American investment banker best known as the husband of Chelsea Clinton and son-in-law of former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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D.
Paul Zimmerer
Paul Zimmerer was an American entrepreneur best known as the founder of Lindsay Corporation, a major manufacturer of agricultural irrigation and infrastructure equipment.
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E.
Jim Veltman
Jim Veltman is a former Canadian professional lacrosse player renowned as one of the greatest leaders and transition players in National Lacrosse League history, particularly with the Toronto Rock.
- 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_69ca83d22d488190adbce5e020e9cd1d |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc6b100a348190a59abd6e9b815c63 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:47 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cffdb085c88190b3cf1bec5b1a7143 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 5:49 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:09 p.m.