Triple

T2152080
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Matthew Modine E47801 entity
Predicate portrayed P1668 FINISHED
Object Dr. Don Francis in And the Band Played On
Dr. Don Francis in *And the Band Played On* is a dedicated epidemiologist character who leads early efforts to understand and combat the emerging AIDS crisis.
E239555 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: Dr. Don Francis in And the Band Played On | Statement: [Matthew Modine, portrayed, Dr. Don Francis in And the Band Played On]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dr. Don Francis in And the Band Played On
Context triple: [Matthew Modine, portrayed, Dr. Don Francis in And the Band Played On]
  • A. Dr. Michaels
    Dr. Michaels is the scientist protagonist in the science fiction film "Fantastic Voyage," who is miniaturized along with a medical team to undertake a perilous mission inside a human body.
  • B. Dr. Algernon Edwards in The Knick
    Dr. Algernon Edwards in *The Knick* is a highly skilled, Harvard- and European-trained Black surgeon who battles racism and institutional barriers while pioneering advanced medical techniques in early 1900s New York.
  • C. Dr. Jerry Xavier
    Dr. Jerry Xavier is a fictional character associated with the persona of Doctor X, likely serving as an alter ego or key figure within that narrative universe.
  • D. Dr. Robinson
    Dr. Robinson is a minor but pivotal character in Mark Twain's novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," whose murder in the graveyard sets off a central mystery in the story.
  • E. Doc Golightly
    Doc Golightly is a character in Truman Capote's "Breakfast at Tiffany's," known as the older Texan veterinarian who was once married to Holly Golightly and reveals her past.
  • 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: Dr. Don Francis in And the Band Played On
Triple: [Matthew Modine, portrayed, Dr. Don Francis in And the Band Played On]
Generated description
Dr. Don Francis in *And the Band Played On* is a dedicated epidemiologist character who leads early efforts to understand and combat the emerging AIDS crisis.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dr. Don Francis in And the Band Played On
Target entity description: Dr. Don Francis in *And the Band Played On* is a dedicated epidemiologist character who leads early efforts to understand and combat the emerging AIDS crisis.
  • A. Dr. Michaels
    Dr. Michaels is the scientist protagonist in the science fiction film "Fantastic Voyage," who is miniaturized along with a medical team to undertake a perilous mission inside a human body.
  • B. Dr. Algernon Edwards in The Knick
    Dr. Algernon Edwards in *The Knick* is a highly skilled, Harvard- and European-trained Black surgeon who battles racism and institutional barriers while pioneering advanced medical techniques in early 1900s New York.
  • C. Dr. Jerry Xavier
    Dr. Jerry Xavier is a fictional character associated with the persona of Doctor X, likely serving as an alter ego or key figure within that narrative universe.
  • D. Dr. Robinson
    Dr. Robinson is a minor but pivotal character in Mark Twain's novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," whose murder in the graveyard sets off a central mystery in the story.
  • E. Doc Golightly
    Doc Golightly is a character in Truman Capote's "Breakfast at Tiffany's," known as the older Texan veterinarian who was once married to Holly Golightly and reveals her past.
  • 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_69a88a1d1fd8819088b34990d69a712f completed March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abbe48ad148190a7d6cc88fd38a660 completed March 7, 2026, 5:57 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae58e0e1b481909545e8e6d861adfd completed March 9, 2026, 5:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae5a2e43608190986798e05bd7a2e9 completed March 9, 2026, 5:27 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae5a8ddf848190be8bdf99bb2c81a5 completed March 9, 2026, 5:28 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:44 p.m.