Triple
T21612898
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kirk Kerkorian |
E533354
|
entity |
| Predicate | merged |
P77
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FINISHED |
| Object |
MGM and United Artists
MGM and United Artists is a major American film studio formed by the merger of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), known for its classic Hollywood productions, and United Artists, historically a filmmaker-controlled distribution company.
|
E1492463
|
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: MGM and United Artists | Statement: [Kirk Kerkorian, merged, MGM and United Artists]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MGM and United Artists Context triple: [Kirk Kerkorian, merged, MGM and United Artists]
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A.
MGM-Pathe Communications
MGM-Pathe Communications was an American film and television production and distribution company active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, formed through the merger of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Pathe Communications.
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B.
MGM-British Studios
MGM-British Studios was a major British film production facility associated with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer that played a significant role in mid-20th-century cinema.
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C.
United Artists
United Artists is an American film and television entertainment studio historically known for giving filmmakers creative control and producing influential, artist-driven movies.
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D.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is a historic American film studio renowned for its classic Hollywood productions and iconic roaring lion logo.
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E.
Zanuck/Brown Company
Zanuck/Brown Company was a prominent American film production company best known for producing blockbuster hits such as Steven Spielberg’s "Jaws."
- 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: MGM and United Artists Triple: [Kirk Kerkorian, merged, MGM and United Artists]
Generated description
MGM and United Artists is a major American film studio formed by the merger of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), known for its classic Hollywood productions, and United Artists, historically a filmmaker-controlled distribution company.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MGM and United Artists Target entity description: MGM and United Artists is a major American film studio formed by the merger of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), known for its classic Hollywood productions, and United Artists, historically a filmmaker-controlled distribution company.
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A.
MGM-Pathe Communications
MGM-Pathe Communications was an American film and television production and distribution company active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, formed through the merger of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Pathe Communications.
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B.
MGM-British Studios
MGM-British Studios was a major British film production facility associated with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer that played a significant role in mid-20th-century cinema.
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C.
United Artists
United Artists is an American film and television entertainment studio historically known for giving filmmakers creative control and producing influential, artist-driven movies.
-
D.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is a historic American film studio renowned for its classic Hollywood productions and iconic roaring lion logo.
-
E.
Zanuck/Brown Company
Zanuck/Brown Company was a prominent American film production company best known for producing blockbuster hits such as Steven Spielberg’s "Jaws."
- 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_69e0c46411108190bba0d4176dffc9f3 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ef3ba8d7cc8190a59706896a4c073a |
completed | April 27, 2026, 10:34 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a09fd3f5e688190b1b4b4c97378eefa |
completed | May 17, 2026, 5:39 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a09fe6211588190a1843921d5f2e96a |
completed | May 17, 2026, 5:44 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a09fedf812881908226e4d164b9d01a |
completed | May 17, 2026, 5:46 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:33 p.m.