Triple
T18780787
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Joseph D. Pistone |
E459249
|
entity |
| Predicate | wrote |
P2831
|
FINISHED |
| Object | The Way of the Wiseguy |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: The Way of the Wiseguy | Statement: [Joseph D. Pistone, wrote, The Way of the Wiseguy]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Way of the Wiseguy Context triple: [Joseph D. Pistone, wrote, The Way of the Wiseguy]
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A.
Portrait of a Mobster
Portrait of a Mobster is a 1961 crime drama film that chronicles the rise and fall of notorious Prohibition-era gangster Dutch Schultz.
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B.
Wise Guy
"Wise Guy" is a comedic novelty song performed by Joe Pesci in character as Vincent LaGuardia Gambini, blending humorous lyrics with a parody of tough-guy swagger.
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C.
The Racketeer
The Racketeer is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows a wrongfully imprisoned lawyer who leverages inside knowledge of a federal judge’s murder to bargain for his freedom and revenge.
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D.
Wise Guys
Wise Guys is a 1986 American mafia comedy film directed by Brian De Palma and produced by Aaron Russo, starring Danny DeVito and Joe Piscopo as low-level mobsters who bungle a job for their boss.
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E.
Wiseguy
Wiseguy is an American crime drama television series centered on an undercover agent infiltrating organized crime syndicates.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Way of the Wiseguy Target entity description: The Way of the Wiseguy is a nonfiction book by former FBI undercover agent Joseph D. Pistone (a.k.a. Donnie Brasco) that offers insider stories and insights into the mentality and culture of American mobsters.
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A.
Portrait of a Mobster
Portrait of a Mobster is a 1961 crime drama film that chronicles the rise and fall of notorious Prohibition-era gangster Dutch Schultz.
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B.
Wise Guy
"Wise Guy" is a comedic novelty song performed by Joe Pesci in character as Vincent LaGuardia Gambini, blending humorous lyrics with a parody of tough-guy swagger.
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C.
The Racketeer
The Racketeer is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows a wrongfully imprisoned lawyer who leverages inside knowledge of a federal judge’s murder to bargain for his freedom and revenge.
-
D.
Wise Guys
Wise Guys is a 1986 American mafia comedy film directed by Brian De Palma and produced by Aaron Russo, starring Danny DeVito and Joe Piscopo as low-level mobsters who bungle a job for their boss.
-
E.
Wiseguy
Wiseguy is an American crime drama television series centered on an undercover agent infiltrating organized crime syndicates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69d8d396f54c8190ba49db31e8743842 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5933ee89481908b647802961e4519 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 2:45 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:52 a.m.