Triple

T330789
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Preacher's Wife E6620 entity
Predicate starring P1507 FINISHED
Object Courtney B. Vance
Courtney B. Vance is an American actor known for his acclaimed work in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story" and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
E43357 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: Courtney B. Vance | Statement: [The Preacher's Wife, starring, Courtney B. Vance]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Courtney B. Vance
Context triple: [The Preacher's Wife, starring, Courtney B. Vance]
  • A. Joseph LaShelle
    Joseph LaShelle was an American cinematographer renowned for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films and for winning an Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
  • B. Dennis Haysbert
    Dennis Haysbert is an American actor known for his deep voice and prominent roles in film and television, including "24," "Major League," and numerous commercial campaigns.
  • C. Samuel L. Jackson
    Samuel L. Jackson is an acclaimed American actor and film producer known for his powerful screen presence and roles in films such as "Pulp Fiction," the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and numerous other Hollywood blockbusters.
  • D. Jeffrey Jones
    Jeffrey Jones is an American character actor best known for his roles in films such as "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Beetlejuice," and "Amadeus."
  • E. Wesley Addy
    Wesley Addy was an American character actor known for his work on stage, film, and television, including roles in classic movies like "Kiss Me Deadly" and collaborations with director Robert Aldrich.
  • 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: Courtney B. Vance
Triple: [The Preacher's Wife, starring, Courtney B. Vance]
Generated description
Courtney B. Vance is an American actor known for his acclaimed work in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story" and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Courtney B. Vance
Target entity description: Courtney B. Vance is an American actor known for his acclaimed work in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story" and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
  • A. Joseph LaShelle
    Joseph LaShelle was an American cinematographer renowned for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films and for winning an Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
  • B. Dennis Haysbert
    Dennis Haysbert is an American actor known for his deep voice and prominent roles in film and television, including "24," "Major League," and numerous commercial campaigns.
  • C. Samuel L. Jackson
    Samuel L. Jackson is an acclaimed American actor and film producer known for his powerful screen presence and roles in films such as "Pulp Fiction," the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and numerous other Hollywood blockbusters.
  • D. Jeffrey Jones
    Jeffrey Jones is an American character actor best known for his roles in films such as "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Beetlejuice," and "Amadeus."
  • E. Wesley Addy
    Wesley Addy was an American character actor known for his work on stage, film, and television, including roles in classic movies like "Kiss Me Deadly" and collaborations with director Robert Aldrich.
  • 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_69a2e79434908190a9d5afe415153ad9 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2eaafd1a48190a6d001af3c2a5318 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:16 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3d4e23894819088b2d276cfb9d26d completed March 1, 2026, 5:55 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3d5ac92648190a06cb00de270dc51 completed March 1, 2026, 5:59 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3d64a8a4c8190b5547398d167393e completed March 1, 2026, 6:01 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.