Triple

T14830601
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Curtis Armstrong E348689 entity
Predicate characterRole P268 FINISHED
Object Charles De Mar in Better Off Dead
Charles De Mar in Better Off Dead is the eccentric, drug-obsessed best friend of the film’s protagonist, known for his deadpan humor and bizarre antics.
E1122279 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: Charles De Mar in Better Off Dead | Statement: [Curtis Armstrong, characterRole, Charles De Mar in Better Off Dead]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles De Mar in Better Off Dead
Context triple: [Curtis Armstrong, characterRole, Charles De Mar in Better Off Dead]
  • A. David Janssen
    David Janssen was an American actor best known for his intense, brooding performances in television dramas and crime series during the 1950s and 1960s.
  • B. Mort Fine
    Mort Fine was an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the groundbreaking 1960s espionage series "I Spy."
  • C. Marvin Shaouni
    Marvin Shaouni is a music producer best known for his work on Kid Rock’s hit single “All Summer Long.”
  • D. Adam Deadmarsh
    Adam Deadmarsh is a former professional ice hockey forward best known for his NHL career with the Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings, including winning the Stanley Cup in 1996.
  • E. Johnny Messner
    Johnny Messner is an American actor known for his tough-guy roles in action films and television series such as "Tears of the Sun" and "Spartan."
  • 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: Charles De Mar in Better Off Dead
Triple: [Curtis Armstrong, characterRole, Charles De Mar in Better Off Dead]
Generated description
Charles De Mar in Better Off Dead is the eccentric, drug-obsessed best friend of the film’s protagonist, known for his deadpan humor and bizarre antics.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles De Mar in Better Off Dead
Target entity description: Charles De Mar in Better Off Dead is the eccentric, drug-obsessed best friend of the film’s protagonist, known for his deadpan humor and bizarre antics.
  • A. David Janssen
    David Janssen was an American actor best known for his intense, brooding performances in television dramas and crime series during the 1950s and 1960s.
  • B. Mort Fine
    Mort Fine was an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the groundbreaking 1960s espionage series "I Spy."
  • C. Marvin Shaouni
    Marvin Shaouni is a music producer best known for his work on Kid Rock’s hit single “All Summer Long.”
  • D. Adam Deadmarsh
    Adam Deadmarsh is a former professional ice hockey forward best known for his NHL career with the Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings, including winning the Stanley Cup in 1996.
  • E. Johnny Messner
    Johnny Messner is an American actor known for his tough-guy roles in action films and television series such as "Tears of the Sun" and "Spartan."
  • 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_69d822ec69008190a9232caa68836872 completed April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ded0748eec8190a39c94024c3a3e3e completed April 14, 2026, 11:40 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fe38a16fd881909d246d8d1811a673 completed May 8, 2026, 7:25 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fe502938dc8190892373403077cfdd completed May 8, 2026, 9:05 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fe509a02c08190bd2171b16584cd64 completed May 8, 2026, 9:07 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:51 a.m.