Triple
T16635972
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | A Serious Man |
E404205
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Larry Gopnik
Larry Gopnik is a mild-mannered Jewish physics professor in 1960s Minnesota whose life unravels in a darkly comic exploration of faith, misfortune, and moral ambiguity.
|
E1224205
|
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: Larry Gopnik | Statement: [A Serious Man, mainCharacter, Larry Gopnik]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Larry Gopnik Context triple: [A Serious Man, mainCharacter, Larry Gopnik]
-
A.
Randy Cohen
Randy Cohen is an American writer and humorist best known for his long-running role as the original author of The New York Times Magazine’s ethics advice column, “The Ethicist.”
-
B.
Will Kopelman
Will Kopelman is an American art consultant and former actor best known for his high-profile marriage to actress Drew Barrymore.
-
C.
Leon Shermer
Leon Shermer is a key character in the film "Dog Day Afternoon," portrayed as the troubled partner whose personal struggles help drive the emotional core of the story.
-
D.
Harold Pinker
Harold Pinker is a clergyman and recurring comic character in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories, notably connected with Stephanie "Stiffy" Byng.
-
E.
John Schulian
John Schulian is an American writer and television producer best known for co-creating the hit fantasy-adventure series "Xena: Warrior Princess."
- 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: Larry Gopnik Triple: [A Serious Man, mainCharacter, Larry Gopnik]
Generated description
Larry Gopnik is a mild-mannered Jewish physics professor in 1960s Minnesota whose life unravels in a darkly comic exploration of faith, misfortune, and moral ambiguity.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Larry Gopnik Target entity description: Larry Gopnik is a mild-mannered Jewish physics professor in 1960s Minnesota whose life unravels in a darkly comic exploration of faith, misfortune, and moral ambiguity.
-
A.
Randy Cohen
Randy Cohen is an American writer and humorist best known for his long-running role as the original author of The New York Times Magazine’s ethics advice column, “The Ethicist.”
-
B.
Will Kopelman
Will Kopelman is an American art consultant and former actor best known for his high-profile marriage to actress Drew Barrymore.
-
C.
Leon Shermer
Leon Shermer is a key character in the film "Dog Day Afternoon," portrayed as the troubled partner whose personal struggles help drive the emotional core of the story.
-
D.
Harold Pinker
Harold Pinker is a clergyman and recurring comic character in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories, notably connected with Stephanie "Stiffy" Byng.
-
E.
John Schulian
John Schulian is an American writer and television producer best known for co-creating the hit fantasy-adventure series "Xena: Warrior Princess."
- 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_69d8838a41f08190b0c3f79c47df5078 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e378e999d48190bff680040dbc883d |
completed | April 18, 2026, 12:28 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a007dc05bd881909c6b2e0d95622aa1 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 12:44 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a007e1909b88190ad2587b5d5433e2e |
completed | May 10, 2026, 12:46 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a007eda229c8190a6b99400141cf0b6 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 12:49 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:17 a.m.