Triple
T1897002
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Back to the Future Part III |
E37604
|
entity |
| Predicate | featuresCharacter |
P626
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen
Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen is the ruthless, hot-tempered outlaw and ancestor of Biff Tannen who serves as the main antagonist in the Old West setting of Back to the Future Part III.
|
E211686
|
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: Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen | Statement: [Back to the Future Part III, featuresCharacter, Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen Context triple: [Back to the Future Part III, featuresCharacter, Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen]
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A.
Mickey Goldmill
Mickey Goldmill is the gruff, old-school boxing trainer and mentor of Rocky Balboa in the "Rocky" film series.
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B.
Michael Cage
Michael Cage is a former American professional basketball player and dominant rebounder who starred in college before enjoying a long NBA career primarily in the 1980s and 1990s.
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C.
Mr. Franks
Mr. Franks is a music producer best known for his work with the hip-hop collective Legend.
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D.
Bullet Rogan
Bullet Rogan was a legendary two-way star of Negro league baseball, renowned as both a dominant pitcher and powerful hitter in the early 20th century.
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E.
Frank Vincent DuMond
Frank Vincent DuMond was an influential American painter and long-time art instructor known for his landscape and figure painting as well as his impact on generations of students.
- 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: Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen Triple: [Back to the Future Part III, featuresCharacter, Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen]
Generated description
Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen is the ruthless, hot-tempered outlaw and ancestor of Biff Tannen who serves as the main antagonist in the Old West setting of Back to the Future Part III.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen Target entity description: Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen is the ruthless, hot-tempered outlaw and ancestor of Biff Tannen who serves as the main antagonist in the Old West setting of Back to the Future Part III.
-
A.
Mickey Goldmill
Mickey Goldmill is the gruff, old-school boxing trainer and mentor of Rocky Balboa in the "Rocky" film series.
-
B.
Michael Cage
Michael Cage is a former American professional basketball player and dominant rebounder who starred in college before enjoying a long NBA career primarily in the 1980s and 1990s.
-
C.
Mr. Franks
Mr. Franks is a music producer best known for his work with the hip-hop collective Legend.
-
D.
Bullet Rogan
Bullet Rogan was a legendary two-way star of Negro league baseball, renowned as both a dominant pitcher and powerful hitter in the early 20th century.
-
E.
Frank Vincent DuMond
Frank Vincent DuMond was an influential American painter and long-time art instructor known for his landscape and figure painting as well as his impact on generations of students.
- 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_69a8861be7148190a680937ec451a304 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb16f416c8190a49b24523b3a7f85 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:02 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adeaee6a048190afd01ab6339a2921 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adeb6f7f208190af892c3c25961438 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:34 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adec28f9188190a58e1a9d792943f6 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:37 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:35 p.m.