Triple
T1790683
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Syriana |
E39487
|
entity |
| Predicate | director |
P255
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Stephen Gaghan
Stephen Gaghan is an American screenwriter and director best known for his politically charged, multi-narrative films such as "Traffic" and "Syriana."
|
E202168
|
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: Stephen Gaghan | Statement: [Syriana, director, Stephen Gaghan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephen Gaghan Context triple: [Syriana, director, Stephen Gaghan]
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A.
Gregory Mottola
Gregory Mottola is an American film director and screenwriter best known for directing the comedy films "Superbad" and "Adventureland."
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B.
Glenn Ficarra
Glenn Ficarra is an American filmmaker and screenwriter best known for co-writing and directing films such as "Crazy, Stupid, Love" and "I Love You Phillip Morris," often in collaboration with John Requa.
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C.
Michael Cuesta
Michael Cuesta is an American film and television director and producer known for his work on series such as Homeland, Dexter, and Six Feet Under.
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D.
J. C. Chandor
J. C. Chandor is an American filmmaker known for writing and directing character-driven dramas and thrillers such as "Margin Call," "All Is Lost," and "A Most Violent Year."
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E.
Steven Soderbergh
Steven Soderbergh is an Academy Award–winning American filmmaker known for his innovative, genre-spanning work in films such as "Sex, Lies, and Videotape," the "Ocean's" trilogy, and "Traffic."
- 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: Stephen Gaghan Triple: [Syriana, director, Stephen Gaghan]
Generated description
Stephen Gaghan is an American screenwriter and director best known for his politically charged, multi-narrative films such as "Traffic" and "Syriana."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephen Gaghan Target entity description: Stephen Gaghan is an American screenwriter and director best known for his politically charged, multi-narrative films such as "Traffic" and "Syriana."
-
A.
Gregory Mottola
Gregory Mottola is an American film director and screenwriter best known for directing the comedy films "Superbad" and "Adventureland."
-
B.
Glenn Ficarra
Glenn Ficarra is an American filmmaker and screenwriter best known for co-writing and directing films such as "Crazy, Stupid, Love" and "I Love You Phillip Morris," often in collaboration with John Requa.
-
C.
Michael Cuesta
Michael Cuesta is an American film and television director and producer known for his work on series such as Homeland, Dexter, and Six Feet Under.
-
D.
J. C. Chandor
J. C. Chandor is an American filmmaker known for writing and directing character-driven dramas and thrillers such as "Margin Call," "All Is Lost," and "A Most Violent Year."
-
E.
Steven Soderbergh
Steven Soderbergh is an Academy Award–winning American filmmaker known for his innovative, genre-spanning work in films such as "Sex, Lies, and Videotape," the "Ocean's" trilogy, and "Traffic."
- 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_69a88631854081909723959921e45c2b |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa6512804c8190a5743c10bd37f83f |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:24 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adb5d063d48190aef6796ee3957994 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:45 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adb8b54a5081908b7dba1ff0d1a8da |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:58 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adb9b7a32481908a11686d658a077a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:02 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:32 p.m.