Triple

T3023014
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Friendly Persuasion E82507 entity
Predicate starring P1507 FINISHED
Object Robert Middleton
Robert Middleton was an American character actor known for his imposing presence and frequent roles as villains or authority figures in mid-20th-century film and television.
 E353301 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: Robert Middleton | Statement: [Friendly Persuasion, starring, Robert Middleton]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert Middleton
Context triple: [Friendly Persuasion, starring, Robert Middleton]
  • A. Robert Middleton
    Robert Middleton is an architect best known as one of the founders of the influential design and planning firm Cambridge Seven Associates.
  • B. Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex
    Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex was a British royal prince known for his liberal views, opposition to slavery, and role as a patron of the arts and sciences in the early 19th century.
  • C. William of Windsor
    William of Windsor was a short-lived English prince of the 14th century, the youngest son of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault.
  • D. George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews
    George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews is a British peer and member of the extended royal family, the eldest son of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, and a grandson of King George V.
  • E. Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
    Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, is the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip and a working member of the British royal family who undertakes official duties and charitable work.
  • 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: Robert Middleton
Triple: [Friendly Persuasion, starring, Robert Middleton]
Generated description
Robert Middleton was an American character actor known for his imposing presence and frequent roles as villains or authority figures in mid-20th-century film and television.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert Middleton
Target entity description: Robert Middleton was an American character actor known for his imposing presence and frequent roles as villains or authority figures in mid-20th-century film and television.
  • A. Robert Middleton
    Robert Middleton is an architect best known as one of the founders of the influential design and planning firm Cambridge Seven Associates.
  • B. Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex
    Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex was a British royal prince known for his liberal views, opposition to slavery, and role as a patron of the arts and sciences in the early 19th century.
  • C. William of Windsor
    William of Windsor was a short-lived English prince of the 14th century, the youngest son of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault.
  • D. George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews
    George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews is a British peer and member of the extended royal family, the eldest son of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, and a grandson of King George V.
  • E. Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
    Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, is the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip and a working member of the British royal family who undertakes official duties and charitable work.
  • 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_69ad8b1fb34081908c1b873e2b7273e1 completed March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ad9ab8e0a48190ac79e674abd181cf completed March 8, 2026, 3:50 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b334049c5c8190b870e790795cbec4 completed March 12, 2026, 9:45 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b337d7daf081909e5112f49a2aa2f2 completed March 12, 2026, 10:02 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b338eb22e4819094e9344aa5decb18 completed March 12, 2026, 10:06 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3 p.m.