Triple

T2732396
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Elf E60344 entity
Predicate character P662 FINISHED
Object Walter Hobbs
Walter Hobbs is the work-obsessed children's book publisher and estranged father of Buddy in the Christmas comedy film "Elf."
E294366 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: Walter Hobbs | Statement: [Elf, character, Walter Hobbs]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Hobbs
Context triple: [Elf, character, Walter Hobbs]
  • A. Walter Finch
    Walter Finch is the elusive and morally ambiguous antagonist in the psychological thriller film "Insomnia" (2002), portrayed by Robin Williams.
  • B. Winston Silver
    Winston Silver is a lighter, lower-tar and nicotine variant of the Winston brand of cigarettes.
  • C. Basil Wallace
    Basil Wallace is a character actor known for his supporting roles in films and television, including an appearance in the political war thriller "Blood Diamond."
  • D. Nathaniel Fisk
    Nathaniel Fisk is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Fisk, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
  • E. Harry Warden
    Harry Warden is the murderous, pickaxe-wielding miner who serves as the central slasher antagonist in the My Bloody Valentine horror franchise.
  • 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: Walter Hobbs
Triple: [Elf, character, Walter Hobbs]
Generated description
Walter Hobbs is the work-obsessed children's book publisher and estranged father of Buddy in the Christmas comedy film "Elf."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Hobbs
Target entity description: Walter Hobbs is the work-obsessed children's book publisher and estranged father of Buddy in the Christmas comedy film "Elf."
  • A. Walter Finch
    Walter Finch is the elusive and morally ambiguous antagonist in the psychological thriller film "Insomnia" (2002), portrayed by Robin Williams.
  • B. Winston Silver
    Winston Silver is a lighter, lower-tar and nicotine variant of the Winston brand of cigarettes.
  • C. Basil Wallace
    Basil Wallace is a character actor known for his supporting roles in films and television, including an appearance in the political war thriller "Blood Diamond."
  • D. Nathaniel Fisk
    Nathaniel Fisk is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Fisk, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
  • E. Harry Warden
    Harry Warden is the murderous, pickaxe-wielding miner who serves as the central slasher antagonist in the My Bloody Valentine horror franchise.
  • 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_69ab4b75cd908190b691ef0d1801acda completed March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abdaf011548190beb9c3feee7b743f completed March 7, 2026, 7:59 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afbbc430ec8190a54f805cd0067b97 completed March 10, 2026, 6:35 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afbc545dc48190b61ed2ee73d53737 completed March 10, 2026, 6:38 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69afbcd39c608190b01924370208f1ec completed March 10, 2026, 6:40 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:56 p.m.