Triple
T18508364
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ben Affleck as Bobby Walker |
E452260
|
entity |
| Predicate | employerInStory |
P40735
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Global Transportation Systems
Global Transportation Systems is a fictional corporate employer featured in the film "The Company Men," where Ben Affleck’s character Bobby Walker works before being laid off.
|
E1328339
|
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: Global Transportation Systems | Statement: [Ben Affleck as Bobby Walker, employerInStory, Global Transportation Systems]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Global Transportation Systems Context triple: [Ben Affleck as Bobby Walker, employerInStory, Global Transportation Systems]
-
A.
United States transportation system
The United States transportation system is the nationwide network of highways, railroads, air routes, waterways, and public transit infrastructure that supports the movement of people and goods across the country.
-
B.
Multimodal Transportation
Multimodal Transportation is a division focused on planning, coordinating, and supporting transportation systems that integrate multiple modes such as transit, rail, aviation, ports, and pedestrian and bicycle travel.
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C.
Transit Systems
Transit Systems is a major Australian public transport operator that runs bus services across several cities and regions under government contracts.
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D.
Loop transportation system
The Loop transportation system is The Boring Company’s proposed network of underground tunnels using autonomous electric vehicles to move passengers rapidly and bypass surface traffic congestion.
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E.
allied transportation systems
Allied Transportation Systems is a transportation and logistics company that collaborates with other service providers to offer coordinated transit and freight solutions.
- 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: Global Transportation Systems Triple: [Ben Affleck as Bobby Walker, employerInStory, Global Transportation Systems]
Generated description
Global Transportation Systems is a fictional corporate employer featured in the film "The Company Men," where Ben Affleck’s character Bobby Walker works before being laid off.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Global Transportation Systems Target entity description: Global Transportation Systems is a fictional corporate employer featured in the film "The Company Men," where Ben Affleck’s character Bobby Walker works before being laid off.
-
A.
United States transportation system
The United States transportation system is the nationwide network of highways, railroads, air routes, waterways, and public transit infrastructure that supports the movement of people and goods across the country.
-
B.
Multimodal Transportation
Multimodal Transportation is a division focused on planning, coordinating, and supporting transportation systems that integrate multiple modes such as transit, rail, aviation, ports, and pedestrian and bicycle travel.
-
C.
Transit Systems
Transit Systems is a major Australian public transport operator that runs bus services across several cities and regions under government contracts.
-
D.
Loop transportation system
The Loop transportation system is The Boring Company’s proposed network of underground tunnels using autonomous electric vehicles to move passengers rapidly and bypass surface traffic congestion.
-
E.
allied transportation systems
Allied Transportation Systems is a transportation and logistics company that collaborates with other service providers to offer coordinated transit and freight solutions.
- 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_69d8d386df84819092355ebb260d848e |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e53344033c8190a0883aef56ba79c3 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 7:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a047148cac48190885f66f87274905d |
completed | May 13, 2026, 12:40 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a048626a0a48190956a51f755f790cd |
completed | May 13, 2026, 2:09 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0489f4a1d081909a274bf3679c70a6 |
completed | May 13, 2026, 2:25 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:36 a.m.