Triple

T1951909
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ma Rainey's Black Bottom E42176 entity
Predicate castMember P1668 FINISHED
Object Michael Potts
Michael Potts is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including notable roles in projects like "The Wire," "True Detective," and various Broadway productions.
 E323176 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: Michael Potts | Statement: [Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, castMember, Michael Potts]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Michael Potts
Context triple: [Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, castMember, Michael Potts]
  • A. Michael Rogers
    Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
  • B. Michael Ferris
    Michael Ferris is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing major studio films such as "Terminator Salvation" and "The Net."
  • C. Tim McClelland
    Tim McClelland is a former Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure, distinctive strike zone, and involvement in several high-profile postseason games.
  • D. Kevin Cossom
    Kevin Cossom is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer known for his R&B and hip-hop collaborations and songwriting for major artists.
  • E. Ken Moffett
    Ken Moffett was a prominent American labor mediator and union negotiator best known for his key role in resolving major sports labor disputes, including those in Major League Baseball.
  • 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: Michael Potts
Triple: [Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, castMember, Michael Potts]
Generated description
Michael Potts is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including notable roles in projects like "The Wire," "True Detective," and various Broadway productions.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Michael Potts
Target entity description: Michael Potts is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including notable roles in projects like "The Wire," "True Detective," and various Broadway productions.
  • A. Michael Rogers
    Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
  • B. Michael Ferris
    Michael Ferris is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing major studio films such as "Terminator Salvation" and "The Net."
  • C. Tim McClelland
    Tim McClelland is a former Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure, distinctive strike zone, and involvement in several high-profile postseason games.
  • D. Kevin Cossom
    Kevin Cossom is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer known for his R&B and hip-hop collaborations and songwriting for major artists.
  • E. Ken Moffett
    Ken Moffett was a prominent American labor mediator and union negotiator best known for his key role in resolving major sports labor disputes, including those in Major League Baseball.
  • 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_69abb34eb5748190a3ac395252951eba completed March 7, 2026, 5:10 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b1eec6df94819099ee129cc6199935 completed March 11, 2026, 10:37 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b1ef814d30819082b6716355e384e0 completed March 11, 2026, 10:41 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b1f1990be08190bfa83c08323c5d40 completed March 11, 2026, 10:50 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.