Triple
T1226346
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Empire |
E26334
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrayedBy |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Jussie Smollett
Jussie Smollett is an American actor and singer best known for his role as Jamal Lyon on the television drama series "Empire" and for his involvement in a widely publicized 2019 criminal case related to a staged hate crime.
|
E140781
|
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: Jussie Smollett | Statement: [Empire, portrayedBy, Jussie Smollett]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jussie Smollett Context triple: [Empire, portrayedBy, Jussie Smollett]
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A.
Jamal Adeen Thomas
Jamal Adeen Thomas is the son of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and is known for maintaining a relatively private life outside of his father's public and judicial prominence.
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B.
Courtney B. Vance
Courtney B. Vance is an American actor known for his acclaimed work in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story" and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
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C.
Aldis Hodge
Aldis Hodge is an American actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including prominent performances in projects like "Leverage," "One Night in Miami...," and "Black Adam."
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D.
Kasseem Daoud Dean
Kasseem Daoud Dean is an American record producer, rapper, and entrepreneur better known by his stage name Swizz Beatz.
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E.
René Elizondo Jr.
René Elizondo Jr. is a Mexican-born music video director, songwriter, and dancer best known for his long-term romantic and creative partnership with pop icon Janet Jackson.
- 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: Jussie Smollett Triple: [Empire, portrayedBy, Jussie Smollett]
Generated description
Jussie Smollett is an American actor and singer best known for his role as Jamal Lyon on the television drama series "Empire" and for his involvement in a widely publicized 2019 criminal case related to a staged hate crime.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jussie Smollett Target entity description: Jussie Smollett is an American actor and singer best known for his role as Jamal Lyon on the television drama series "Empire" and for his involvement in a widely publicized 2019 criminal case related to a staged hate crime.
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A.
Jamal Adeen Thomas
Jamal Adeen Thomas is the son of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and is known for maintaining a relatively private life outside of his father's public and judicial prominence.
-
B.
Courtney B. Vance
Courtney B. Vance is an American actor known for his acclaimed work in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story" and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
-
C.
Aldis Hodge
Aldis Hodge is an American actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including prominent performances in projects like "Leverage," "One Night in Miami...," and "Black Adam."
-
D.
Kasseem Daoud Dean
Kasseem Daoud Dean is an American record producer, rapper, and entrepreneur better known by his stage name Swizz Beatz.
-
E.
René Elizondo Jr.
René Elizondo Jr. is a Mexican-born music video director, songwriter, and dancer best known for his long-term romantic and creative partnership with pop icon Janet Jackson.
- 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_69a49484688c8190a1bf285eb396a8b6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4be39908481908cca21aaf0828415 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:31 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac8a0fcf508190be3668bd55f6f6d6 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:26 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac8ab214c48190a60c6604a67f9cf2 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:29 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac8b0db83c81909db3c501a435f1d1 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:31 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:47 p.m.