Triple

T1942948
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Black Swan E41995 entity
Predicate starring P1507 FINISHED
Object Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell was an acclaimed American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s, known for his versatile performances in classic films such as "Gone with the Wind," "Stagecoach," and "It's a Wonderful Life."
E218745 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: Thomas Mitchell | Statement: [The Black Swan, starring, Thomas Mitchell]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Mitchell
Context triple: [The Black Swan, starring, Thomas Mitchell]
  • A. Sholto Douglas
    Sholto Douglas was a senior Royal Air Force commander who played a key leadership role in British air operations during and after the Second World War.
  • B. Robert Newton
    Robert Newton was a British character actor best known for his intense performances in mid-20th-century films, particularly his iconic portrayal of Long John Silver in the 1950 adaptation of "Treasure Island."
  • C. John Gavin
    John Gavin was an American film actor and diplomat best known for his leading roles in classic films of the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Psycho" and "Imitation of Life."
  • D. Robert Shaw
    Robert Shaw was a British actor and writer best known for his intense, commanding performances in films such as "Jaws," "From Russia with Love," and "The Sting."
  • E. Lew Ayres
    Lew Ayres was an American actor best known for his starring role in the anti-war film "All Quiet on the Western Front" and for his long-running portrayal of Dr. Kildare.
  • 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: Thomas Mitchell
Triple: [The Black Swan, starring, Thomas Mitchell]
Generated description
Thomas Mitchell was an acclaimed American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s, known for his versatile performances in classic films such as "Gone with the Wind," "Stagecoach," and "It's a Wonderful Life."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Mitchell
Target entity description: Thomas Mitchell was an acclaimed American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s, known for his versatile performances in classic films such as "Gone with the Wind," "Stagecoach," and "It's a Wonderful Life."
  • A. Sholto Douglas
    Sholto Douglas was a senior Royal Air Force commander who played a key leadership role in British air operations during and after the Second World War.
  • B. Robert Newton
    Robert Newton was a British character actor best known for his intense performances in mid-20th-century films, particularly his iconic portrayal of Long John Silver in the 1950 adaptation of "Treasure Island."
  • C. John Gavin
    John Gavin was an American film actor and diplomat best known for his leading roles in classic films of the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Psycho" and "Imitation of Life."
  • D. Robert Shaw
    Robert Shaw was a British actor and writer best known for his intense, commanding performances in films such as "Jaws," "From Russia with Love," and "The Sting."
  • E. Lew Ayres
    Lew Ayres was an American actor best known for his starring role in the anti-war film "All Quiet on the Western Front" and for his long-running portrayal of Dr. Kildare.
  • 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_69a8870e08fc8190a319cbf2600db15f completed March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb2fe04688190aa8461ba090c93a0 completed March 7, 2026, 5:09 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69adfbb7616881908bfc82997538ca08 completed March 8, 2026, 10:44 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69adfc2b6a0c8190a9129dc0a930d1b1 completed March 8, 2026, 10:46 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69adfd3fd7888190ae40fb91e3761eb2 completed March 8, 2026, 10:50 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.