Triple

T19872252
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kangaroo Jack E477546 entity
Predicate starredActor P5563 FINISHED
Object Michael Shannon
Michael Shannon is an American actor known for his intense, often menacing performances in films such as "Revolutionary Road," "Take Shelter," "Man of Steel," and "Nocturnal Animals."
 E141954 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 Shannon | Statement: [Kangaroo Jack, starredActor, Michael Shannon]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Michael Shannon
Context triple: [Kangaroo Jack, starredActor, Michael Shannon]
  • A. Michael Shannon
    Michael Shannon is an American actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in films such as "Revolutionary Road," "Take Shelter," and "The Shape of Water," as well as his acclaimed work in television and theater.
  • B. Shea Whigham
    Shea Whigham is an American character actor known for his intense, often gritty supporting roles in film and television, including prominent parts in series like "Boardwalk Empire" and numerous acclaimed movies.
  • C. Daniel Baldwin
    Daniel Baldwin is an American actor and member of the Baldwin family of performers, known for his roles in film and television as well as his appearances on reality TV.
  • D. Terrence Metcalf
    Terrence Metcalf is a former American football offensive lineman who played in the NFL, primarily for the Chicago Bears.
  • E. Ben Foster
    Ben Foster is an American actor known for his intense, often gritty performances in films such as "3:10 to Yuma," "Hell or High Water," and "The Messenger."
  • 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 Shannon
Triple: [Kangaroo Jack, starredActor, Michael Shannon]
Generated description
Michael Shannon is an American actor known for his intense, often menacing performances in films such as "Revolutionary Road," "Take Shelter," "Man of Steel," and "Nocturnal Animals."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Michael Shannon
Target entity description: Michael Shannon is an American actor known for his intense, often menacing performances in films such as "Revolutionary Road," "Take Shelter," "Man of Steel," and "Nocturnal Animals."
  • A. Michael Shannon chosen
    Michael Shannon is an American actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in films such as "Revolutionary Road," "Take Shelter," and "The Shape of Water," as well as his acclaimed work in television and theater.
  • B. Shea Whigham
    Shea Whigham is an American character actor known for his intense, often gritty supporting roles in film and television, including prominent parts in series like "Boardwalk Empire" and numerous acclaimed movies.
  • C. Daniel Baldwin
    Daniel Baldwin is an American actor and member of the Baldwin family of performers, known for his roles in film and television as well as his appearances on reality TV.
  • D. Terrence Metcalf
    Terrence Metcalf is a former American football offensive lineman who played in the NFL, primarily for the Chicago Bears.
  • E. Ben Foster
    Ben Foster is an American actor known for his intense, often gritty performances in films such as "3:10 to Yuma," "Hell or High Water," and "The Messenger."
  • F. None of above.

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_69d8e51e7d948190aedbcd6c30361c39 completed April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e658d826f88190be04188997952d1b completed April 20, 2026, 4:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a07dbc44f748190a65d88890960d90b completed May 16, 2026, 2:51 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a07dc854a0c8190b0da81ead6b9cfc1 completed May 16, 2026, 2:55 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a07dd45e93c8190b14c23487398a8ec completed May 16, 2026, 2:58 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:51 p.m.