Triple
T20234331
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Imitation of Life (1934 film) |
E495609
|
entity |
| Predicate | starring |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Ned Sparks |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Ned Sparks | Statement: [Imitation of Life (1934 film), starring, Ned Sparks]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ned Sparks Context triple: [Imitation of Life (1934 film), starring, Ned Sparks]
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A.
Ned Sparks
chosen
Ned Sparks was a Canadian-born character actor best known for his deadpan expression and sarcastic, gravelly-voiced comedic roles in early Hollywood films.
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B.
Ned Pines
Ned Pines was an American pulp magazine and comic book publisher best known for founding Standard/Better/Nedor Publications, which produced numerous popular science fiction and adventure titles in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Ned Nalle
Ned Nalle is a television producer and executive known for his work on fantasy and genre series, including serving as an executive producer on "Legend of the Seeker."
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D.
Ned Bellamy
Ned Bellamy is an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in film and television, including appearances in projects like "Being John Malkovich" and "Seinfeld."
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E.
Sam Sneed
Sam Sneed is an American hip hop producer and rapper best known for his work with Death Row Records in the 1990s.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69da626cff80819097b530718a7c98b6 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e67167fae88190a26ff10d698174f8 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 6:33 p.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:40 p.m.