Triple
T16012748
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bedford Falls |
E388379
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedWithCharacter |
P1481
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ernie the cab driver
Ernie the cab driver is a friendly, working-class supporting character from the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life," known for driving a taxi in the town of Bedford Falls and helping illustrate George Bailey's impact on the community.
|
E1189467
|
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: Ernie the cab driver | Statement: [Bedford Falls, associatedWithCharacter, Ernie the cab driver]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ernie the cab driver Context triple: [Bedford Falls, associatedWithCharacter, Ernie the cab driver]
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A.
Cabbie
Cabbie is a quirky, talkative New York City taxi driver who serves as a memorable supporting character in the dystopian action film "Escape from New York."
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B.
Benny the Cab
Benny the Cab is a wisecracking, anthropomorphic taxicab character from the live-action/animated film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit."
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C.
Scott Calvin
Scott Calvin is a divorced father who unexpectedly becomes the new Santa Claus after a magical mishap in the holiday comedy film series "The Santa Clause."
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D.
Mister Johnson
Mister Johnson is a 1990 drama film directed by Bruce Beresford, adapted from Joyce Cary’s novel about a Nigerian clerk navigating British colonial rule in the 1920s.
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E.
Elwood
Elwood is the costumed horse mascot representing Longwood University at its athletic events and campus activities.
- 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: Ernie the cab driver Triple: [Bedford Falls, associatedWithCharacter, Ernie the cab driver]
Generated description
Ernie the cab driver is a friendly, working-class supporting character from the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life," known for driving a taxi in the town of Bedford Falls and helping illustrate George Bailey's impact on the community.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ernie the cab driver Target entity description: Ernie the cab driver is a friendly, working-class supporting character from the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life," known for driving a taxi in the town of Bedford Falls and helping illustrate George Bailey's impact on the community.
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A.
Cabbie
Cabbie is a quirky, talkative New York City taxi driver who serves as a memorable supporting character in the dystopian action film "Escape from New York."
-
B.
Benny the Cab
Benny the Cab is a wisecracking, anthropomorphic taxicab character from the live-action/animated film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit."
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C.
Scott Calvin
Scott Calvin is a divorced father who unexpectedly becomes the new Santa Claus after a magical mishap in the holiday comedy film series "The Santa Clause."
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D.
Mister Johnson
Mister Johnson is a 1990 drama film directed by Bruce Beresford, adapted from Joyce Cary’s novel about a Nigerian clerk navigating British colonial rule in the 1920s.
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E.
Elwood
Elwood is the first name of E. Gordon Gee, a prominent American academic administrator and long-serving university president.
- 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_69d86dabcb7c8190b6a39d6831d2fa1b |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e18291e2b481909d13cb6057c76cee |
completed | April 17, 2026, 12:45 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ffcf267a9c81908f1fa1ad117c5e2c |
completed | May 10, 2026, 12:19 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ffd0bfc05881908d7223c52050ea14 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 12:26 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ffd159dbcc81908ac586a6b8de57cf |
completed | May 10, 2026, 12:29 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:55 a.m.