Triple
T14940377
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Anthony Wilford Brimley |
E372507
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrayedCharacter |
P1668
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Dr. Blair in The Thing |
E320495
|
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: Dr. Blair in The Thing | Statement: [Anthony Wilford Brimley, portrayedCharacter, Dr. Blair in The Thing]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dr. Blair in The Thing Context triple: [Anthony Wilford Brimley, portrayedCharacter, Dr. Blair in The Thing]
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A.
Dr. Peters in 12 Monkeys
Dr. Peters in *12 Monkeys* is the quietly fanatical virologist who ultimately releases the deadly virus that devastates humanity in the film.
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B.
Dr. Blair
chosen
Dr. Blair is the biologist character in John Carpenter’s horror film "The Thing," known for his increasingly unstable behavior as he uncovers the nature of the alien threat.
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C.
Dr. Sam Beckett
Dr. Sam Beckett is the time-traveling physicist and protagonist of the science fiction television series "Quantum Leap," who "leaps" into other people's lives to correct historical mistakes.
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D.
R.J. MacReady
R.J. MacReady is the rugged, resourceful helicopter pilot and reluctant hero who leads the fight against a shape-shifting alien in John Carpenter’s 1982 horror film "The Thing."
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E.
Dr. Mann
Dr. Mann is a renowned but ultimately deceptive scientist and astronaut in the film "Interstellar," whose actions critically impact the fate of the main characters.
- 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_69d85cc9da0c81908d583ca3f63a3908 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ded64a2f24819099b21566756668a2 |
completed | April 15, 2026, 12:05 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fe7e9078508190b5cbfe84125ba209 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 12:23 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 2:38 a.m.