Triple
T10368172
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bad Santa |
E244308
|
entity |
| Predicate | characterPortrayedBy |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Willie T. Soke – Billy Bob Thornton |
E48035
|
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: Willie T. Soke – Billy Bob Thornton | Statement: [Bad Santa, characterPortrayedBy, Willie T. Soke – Billy Bob Thornton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Willie T. Soke – Billy Bob Thornton Context triple: [Bad Santa, characterPortrayedBy, Willie T. Soke – Billy Bob Thornton]
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A.
Billy Bob Thornton
chosen
Billy Bob Thornton is an American actor, filmmaker, and musician known for his roles in films like "Sling Blade," "Armageddon," and "Bad Santa," as well as for his distinctive Southern persona and darkly comedic performances.
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B.
Gus McCrae in Lonesome Dove
Gus McCrae in *Lonesome Dove* is a charismatic, witty former Texas Ranger whose adventurous spirit and deep loyalty drive much of the story’s emotional core.
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C.
Hoss Cartwright
Hoss Cartwright is a gentle, good-natured, and physically imposing character from the classic American Western television series "Bonanza," known as one of the Cartwright sons on the Ponderosa Ranch.
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D.
Willie
Willie is the first name of Willie Nelson, the iconic American country music singer-songwriter and cultural figure.
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E.
Willie
Willie is a masculine given name commonly used in English-speaking countries, often as a diminutive of William.
- 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_69d381b3e328819094b23b8edcd29b5a |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d4e97106448190a075948e63184f47 |
completed | April 7, 2026, 11:24 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d79550b2ec8190ada086ddfeb398af |
completed | April 9, 2026, 12:02 p.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:01 p.m.