Triple
T1995946
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Courtney B. Vance |
E43357
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrayed |
P1668
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Johnnie Cochran
Johnnie Cochran was a prominent American defense attorney best known for leading O. J. Simpson’s legal “Dream Team” during the highly publicized 1995 murder trial.
|
E221988
|
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: Johnnie Cochran | Statement: [Courtney B. Vance, portrayed, Johnnie Cochran]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johnnie Cochran Context triple: [Courtney B. Vance, portrayed, Johnnie Cochran]
-
A.
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow was a prominent American defense attorney and civil libertarian best known for his high-profile cases like the Scopes "Monkey" Trial and his advocacy for individual rights and social justice.
-
B.
Mark Robarts
Mark Robarts is an ambitious young clergyman in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Framley Parsonage," whose social aspirations and financial imprudence drive much of the story’s conflict.
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C.
Alex Kozinski
Alex Kozinski is a prominent and controversial former judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, known for his influential opinions and later resignation amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
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D.
Lawrence Weingarten
Lawrence Weingarten was an American film producer best known for his work at MGM during Hollywood’s classic studio era, overseeing numerous popular comedies and dramas.
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E.
Charles Alan Wright
Charles Alan Wright was a prominent American legal scholar and constitutional law expert, best known as the principal author of the influential treatise "Federal Practice and Procedure."
- 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: Johnnie Cochran Triple: [Courtney B. Vance, portrayed, Johnnie Cochran]
Generated description
Johnnie Cochran was a prominent American defense attorney best known for leading O. J. Simpson’s legal “Dream Team” during the highly publicized 1995 murder trial.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johnnie Cochran Target entity description: Johnnie Cochran was a prominent American defense attorney best known for leading O. J. Simpson’s legal “Dream Team” during the highly publicized 1995 murder trial.
-
A.
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow was a prominent American defense attorney and civil libertarian best known for his high-profile cases like the Scopes "Monkey" Trial and his advocacy for individual rights and social justice.
-
B.
Mark Robarts
Mark Robarts is an ambitious young clergyman in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Framley Parsonage," whose social aspirations and financial imprudence drive much of the story’s conflict.
-
C.
Alex Kozinski
Alex Kozinski is a prominent and controversial former judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, known for his influential opinions and later resignation amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
-
D.
Lawrence Weingarten
Lawrence Weingarten was an American film producer best known for his work at MGM during Hollywood’s classic studio era, overseeing numerous popular comedies and dramas.
-
E.
Charles Alan Wright
Charles Alan Wright was a prominent American legal scholar and constitutional law expert, best known as the principal author of the influential treatise "Federal Practice and Procedure."
- 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_69a88714cf2c819081644be450b8356e |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb86537748190a2b5e3fd44ac6430 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:32 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae033c6cf88190acf6418f0d784914 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:16 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae03c4faac8190a13aa0882eda3629 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:18 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae04467fe88190bd9a1c4640f83dc6 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:20 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:37 p.m.