Triple

T1714969
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Shawshank Redemption E37269 entity
Predicate starredActor P5563 FINISHED
Object James Whitmore
James Whitmore was an American character actor known for his distinctive gravelly voice and acclaimed performances in film, television, and theater, including a memorable role in *The Shawshank Redemption*.
E197871 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: James Whitmore | Statement: [The Shawshank Redemption, starredActor, James Whitmore]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Whitmore
Context triple: [The Shawshank Redemption, starredActor, James Whitmore]
  • A. Martin Balsam
    Martin Balsam was an American character actor known for his versatile supporting roles in classic films such as "Psycho," "12 Angry Men," and "A Thousand Clowns," for which he won an Academy Award.
  • B. Charles Durning
    Charles Durning was an American character actor known for his prolific film and television career, including acclaimed roles in works like "Dog Day Afternoon," "Tootsie," and "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas."
  • C. Tom Wilkinson
    Tom Wilkinson was an acclaimed English character actor known for his versatile performances in films such as "The Full Monty," "In the Bedroom," and "Michael Clayton."
  • D. Jack Palance
    Jack Palance was an American actor known for his intense, rugged screen presence and memorable roles in films such as "Shane" and "City Slickers."
  • E. Judd Hirsch
    Judd Hirsch is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role on the sitcom "Taxi" and his work in film, television, and theater over several decades.
  • 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: James Whitmore
Triple: [The Shawshank Redemption, starredActor, James Whitmore]
Generated description
James Whitmore was an American character actor known for his distinctive gravelly voice and acclaimed performances in film, television, and theater, including a memorable role in *The Shawshank Redemption*.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Whitmore
Target entity description: James Whitmore was an American character actor known for his distinctive gravelly voice and acclaimed performances in film, television, and theater, including a memorable role in *The Shawshank Redemption*.
  • A. Martin Balsam
    Martin Balsam was an American character actor known for his versatile supporting roles in classic films such as "Psycho," "12 Angry Men," and "A Thousand Clowns," for which he won an Academy Award.
  • B. Charles Durning
    Charles Durning was an American character actor known for his prolific film and television career, including acclaimed roles in works like "Dog Day Afternoon," "Tootsie," and "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas."
  • C. Tom Wilkinson
    Tom Wilkinson was an acclaimed English character actor known for his versatile performances in films such as "The Full Monty," "In the Bedroom," and "Michael Clayton."
  • D. Jack Palance
    Jack Palance was an American actor known for his intense, rugged screen presence and memorable roles in films such as "Shane" and "City Slickers."
  • E. Judd Hirsch
    Judd Hirsch is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role on the sitcom "Taxi" and his work in film, television, and theater over several decades.
  • 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_69a8861912dc8190931af43b4b9158a7 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aa633349248190822e560fde817fc7 completed March 6, 2026, 5:16 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ada97dfb1c819084e750a8550d3e82 completed March 8, 2026, 4:53 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69adab0295b8819092cb51082337b97b completed March 8, 2026, 4:59 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69adaea486d0819097357d881b70d114 completed March 8, 2026, 5:15 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.