Triple
T21957726
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Zero Effect |
E542234
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrayedCharacter |
P1668
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ben Stiller portrays Steve Arlo
Ben Stiller portrays Steve Arlo, the anxious and pragmatic lawyer-assistant to an eccentric private detective, in the 1998 mystery-comedy film "Zero Effect."
|
E1511213
|
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: Ben Stiller portrays Steve Arlo | Statement: [Zero Effect, portrayedCharacter, Ben Stiller portrays Steve Arlo]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Stiller portrays Steve Arlo Context triple: [Zero Effect, portrayedCharacter, Ben Stiller portrays Steve Arlo]
-
A.
Bill Hader as Stefon Zolesky
Bill Hader as Stefon Zolesky is the actor-comedian’s iconic Saturday Night Live persona, a flamboyant and eccentric New York City nightlife correspondent known for his bizarre club recommendations on “Weekend Update.”
-
B.
Ben Stiller as Lawrence Isabella
Ben Stiller as Lawrence Isabella is a supporting character portrayed by comedian and actor Ben Stiller in the 1989 crime film "Next of Kin."
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C.
Ben Stiller as David Starsky
Ben Stiller as David Starsky refers to Stiller’s comedic portrayal of the energetic, streetwise detective David Starsky in the 2004 film adaptation of the classic TV series "Starsky & Hutch."
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D.
Adam Sandler as Donny Berger
Adam Sandler as Donny Berger is the crude, immature, and perpetually irresponsible father at the center of the raunchy comedy "That's My Boy," whose antics drive the film’s outrageous humor and dysfunctional family storyline.
-
E.
Bill Murray as Carl Spackler
Bill Murray as Carl Spackler is the eccentric, mumbling, gopher-obsessed groundskeeper whose absurd antics and improvised monologues became the comedic highlight of the film.
- 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: Ben Stiller portrays Steve Arlo Triple: [Zero Effect, portrayedCharacter, Ben Stiller portrays Steve Arlo]
Generated description
Ben Stiller portrays Steve Arlo, the anxious and pragmatic lawyer-assistant to an eccentric private detective, in the 1998 mystery-comedy film "Zero Effect."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Stiller portrays Steve Arlo Target entity description: Ben Stiller portrays Steve Arlo, the anxious and pragmatic lawyer-assistant to an eccentric private detective, in the 1998 mystery-comedy film "Zero Effect."
-
A.
Bill Hader as Stefon Zolesky
Bill Hader as Stefon Zolesky is the actor-comedian’s iconic Saturday Night Live persona, a flamboyant and eccentric New York City nightlife correspondent known for his bizarre club recommendations on “Weekend Update.”
-
B.
Ben Stiller as Lawrence Isabella
Ben Stiller as Lawrence Isabella is a supporting character portrayed by comedian and actor Ben Stiller in the 1989 crime film "Next of Kin."
-
C.
Ben Stiller as David Starsky
Ben Stiller as David Starsky refers to Stiller’s comedic portrayal of the energetic, streetwise detective David Starsky in the 2004 film adaptation of the classic TV series "Starsky & Hutch."
-
D.
Adam Sandler as Donny Berger
Adam Sandler as Donny Berger is the crude, immature, and perpetually irresponsible father at the center of the raunchy comedy "That's My Boy," whose antics drive the film’s outrageous humor and dysfunctional family storyline.
-
E.
Bill Murray as Carl Spackler
Bill Murray as Carl Spackler is the eccentric, mumbling, gopher-obsessed groundskeeper whose absurd antics and improvised monologues became the comedic highlight of the film.
- 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_69e0c47fab1081908dc74a6545dbb051 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:14 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1244108948190a08e6966e55c4acd |
completed | April 28, 2026, 9:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0a67082ee08190a791c5307d25a1a2 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 1:10 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0a67910f0081908d3d4771be0fb167 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 1:12 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0a68038d148190a9b2811f23fa802e |
completed | May 18, 2026, 1:14 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8 p.m.