Triple
T3056262
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hocus Pocus |
E60487
|
entity |
| Predicate | writer |
P1360
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Neil Cuthbert
Neil Cuthbert is an American screenwriter and actor best known for co-writing the cult Halloween film "Hocus Pocus" and working on several other fantasy and comedy movies.
|
E323388
|
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: Neil Cuthbert | Statement: [Hocus Pocus, writer, Neil Cuthbert]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neil Cuthbert Context triple: [Hocus Pocus, writer, Neil Cuthbert]
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A.
Graeme Ferguson
Graeme Ferguson was a Canadian filmmaker and co-founder of the IMAX large-format cinema technology.
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B.
Rob Cowan
Rob Cowan is a film producer known for working on major studio projects, including DC Comics adaptations.
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C.
Duncan Henderson
Duncan Henderson was an American film producer and production manager known for his work on major Hollywood films including "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World."
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D.
Graeme Gibson
Graeme Gibson was a Canadian novelist, environmentalist, and cultural advocate known for his contributions to Canadian literature and his long partnership with writer Margaret Atwood.
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E.
Christopher Le Brun
Christopher Le Brun is a British painter, sculptor, and printmaker who served as President of the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
- 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: Neil Cuthbert Triple: [Hocus Pocus, writer, Neil Cuthbert]
Generated description
Neil Cuthbert is an American screenwriter and actor best known for co-writing the cult Halloween film "Hocus Pocus" and working on several other fantasy and comedy movies.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neil Cuthbert Target entity description: Neil Cuthbert is an American screenwriter and actor best known for co-writing the cult Halloween film "Hocus Pocus" and working on several other fantasy and comedy movies.
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A.
Graeme Ferguson
Graeme Ferguson was a Canadian filmmaker and co-founder of the IMAX large-format cinema technology.
-
B.
Rob Cowan
Rob Cowan is a film producer known for working on major studio projects, including DC Comics adaptations.
-
C.
Duncan Henderson
Duncan Henderson was an American film producer and production manager known for his work on major Hollywood films including "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World."
-
D.
Graeme Gibson
Graeme Gibson was a Canadian novelist, environmentalist, and cultural advocate known for his contributions to Canadian literature and his long partnership with writer Margaret Atwood.
-
E.
Christopher Le Brun
Christopher Le Brun is a British painter, sculptor, and printmaker who served as President of the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
- 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_69ad8578137c81908259dcb27c7d6d7c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ad9bf7ebd48190ad5748a18fa9a56a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b1ef0671e48190a793f907cc211dd8 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 10:39 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b1efcf4da08190a9fd5fd88bba0358 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 10:42 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b1f1ce72388190871884c99526057d |
completed | March 11, 2026, 10:50 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:02 p.m.