Triple
T1963845
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | 12 Years a Slave |
E42644
|
entity |
| Predicate | character |
P662
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Edwin Epps
Edwin Epps is the brutal, sadistic plantation owner who enslaves Solomon Northup in the film and memoir "12 Years a Slave."
|
E218665
|
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: Edwin Epps | Statement: [12 Years a Slave, character, Edwin Epps]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edwin Epps Context triple: [12 Years a Slave, character, Edwin Epps]
-
A.
Calvin Candie
Calvin Candie is a sadistic and flamboyant Southern plantation owner who serves as the main antagonist in Quentin Tarantino's film "Django Unchained."
-
B.
Bunk Moreland
Bunk Moreland is a seasoned, sharp-witted homicide detective in the Baltimore Police Department on the television series "The Wire," known for his loyalty, pragmatism, and complex moral compass.
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C.
Harmon Jones
Harmon Jones was an American film editor and director active in Hollywood during the mid-20th century, known for his work on several notable studio productions.
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D.
Furnifold Simmons
Furnifold Simmons was a powerful early 20th-century North Carolina Democratic politician and U.S. senator known for orchestrating white supremacist campaigns that entrenched Jim Crow rule in the state.
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E.
Abner
Abner is a prominent Old Testament military commander and political figure in the Hebrew Bible, known especially for his role in the power struggles following King Saul’s death.
- 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: Edwin Epps Triple: [12 Years a Slave, character, Edwin Epps]
Generated description
Edwin Epps is the brutal, sadistic plantation owner who enslaves Solomon Northup in the film and memoir "12 Years a Slave."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edwin Epps Target entity description: Edwin Epps is the brutal, sadistic plantation owner who enslaves Solomon Northup in the film and memoir "12 Years a Slave."
-
A.
Calvin Candie
Calvin Candie is a sadistic and flamboyant Southern plantation owner who serves as the main antagonist in Quentin Tarantino's film "Django Unchained."
-
B.
Bunk Moreland
Bunk Moreland is a seasoned, sharp-witted homicide detective in the Baltimore Police Department on the television series "The Wire," known for his loyalty, pragmatism, and complex moral compass.
-
C.
Harmon Jones
Harmon Jones was an American film editor and director active in Hollywood during the mid-20th century, known for his work on several notable studio productions.
-
D.
Furnifold Simmons
Furnifold Simmons was a powerful early 20th-century North Carolina Democratic politician and U.S. senator known for orchestrating white supremacist campaigns that entrenched Jim Crow rule in the state.
-
E.
Abner
Abner is a prominent Old Testament military commander and political figure in the Hebrew Bible, known especially for his role in the power struggles following King Saul’s death.
- 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_69a88711151c8190940b2572095059d7 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb3ada4148190ad830d4a3d7fd662 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adfbd32eb88190a2069b6490b12e5d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:44 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adfc5150e48190aa475798c790b767 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:46 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adfd10a6a88190818976d709d81596 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:49 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.