Triple
T14455259
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Waiting for Guffman |
E358442
|
entity |
| Predicate | director |
P255
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Christopher Guest |
E385789
|
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: Christopher Guest | Statement: [Waiting for Guffman, director, Christopher Guest]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Christopher Guest Context triple: [Waiting for Guffman, director, Christopher Guest]
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A.
Christopher Guest
chosen
Christopher Guest is an English-American actor, writer, director, and musician best known for his work in mockumentary-style comedies such as "This Is Spinal Tap" and "Best in Show."
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B.
Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director known for his neurotic, satirical humor and films such as "Defending Your Life" and "Lost in America."
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C.
Bob Gervais
Bob Gervais is known primarily as the brother of British comedian, actor, and writer Ricky Gervais.
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D.
Harry Shearer
Harry Shearer is an American actor, comedian, writer, musician, and satirist best known for his extensive voice work on "The Simpsons" and his role in the mockumentary film "This Is Spinal Tap."
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E.
David Cross
David Cross is an American comedian and actor known for his stand-up work, his role in the sketch series "Mr. Show," and his portrayal of Tobias Fünke in the television sitcom "Arrested Development."
- 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_69d82794dfa081909b9134ad2e32244b |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de91a8bf088190abf5fd4f646b8c62 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 7:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fd8aa904c08190b33796b832aa100f |
completed | May 8, 2026, 7:03 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:19 a.m.