Triple

T3376660
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Robert Downey Sr. E71081 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object Robert Elias Jr.
Robert Elias Jr., better known as Robert Downey Sr., was an American filmmaker and actor noted for his influential underground and countercultural films of the 1960s and 1970s.
 E353244 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 Elias Jr. | Statement: [Robert Downey Sr., birthName, Robert Elias Jr.]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert Elias Jr.
Context triple: [Robert Downey Sr., birthName, Robert Elias Jr.]
  • A. Daniel Hylton
    Daniel Hylton was the plaintiff in the landmark 1796 U.S. Supreme Court case Hylton v. United States, one of the earliest tests of federal taxation powers and judicial review.
  • B. Leon Robinson
    Leon Robinson is an American actor and singer best known for his roles in films such as "The Five Heartbeats," "Cool Runnings," and "Above the Rim."
  • C. Don Robinson
    Don Robinson is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher known for his long career primarily with the Pittsburgh Pirates and his role as both a starter and reliever in the 1970s and 1980s.
  • D. Henry Elliott Johnston Jr.
    Henry Elliott Johnston Jr. was the son of Harriet Lane, the niece and acting First Lady of U.S. President James Buchanan.
  • E. Armond Hill
    Armond Hill is a former American basketball player and coach best known for his standout collegiate career at Princeton University and subsequent role as an NBA guard.
  • 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 Elias Jr.
Triple: [Robert Downey Sr., birthName, Robert Elias Jr.]
Generated description
Robert Elias Jr., better known as Robert Downey Sr., was an American filmmaker and actor noted for his influential underground and countercultural films of the 1960s and 1970s.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert Elias Jr.
Target entity description: Robert Elias Jr., better known as Robert Downey Sr., was an American filmmaker and actor noted for his influential underground and countercultural films of the 1960s and 1970s.
  • A. Daniel Hylton
    Daniel Hylton was the plaintiff in the landmark 1796 U.S. Supreme Court case Hylton v. United States, one of the earliest tests of federal taxation powers and judicial review.
  • B. Leon Robinson
    Leon Robinson is an American actor and singer best known for his roles in films such as "The Five Heartbeats," "Cool Runnings," and "Above the Rim."
  • C. Don Robinson
    Don Robinson is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher known for his long career primarily with the Pittsburgh Pirates and his role as both a starter and reliever in the 1970s and 1980s.
  • D. Henry Elliott Johnston Jr.
    Henry Elliott Johnston Jr. was the son of Harriet Lane, the niece and acting First Lady of U.S. President James Buchanan.
  • E. Armond Hill
    Armond Hill is a former American basketball player and coach best known for his standout collegiate career at Princeton University and subsequent role as an NBA guard.
  • 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_69ad85a7f80c8190a05e43013f298942 completed March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adb2e776508190bc123fb17b36f062 completed March 8, 2026, 5:33 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b334465b50819080c6f23eaa6583be completed March 12, 2026, 9:46 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b337ff20fc8190ab838866f14a36d4 completed March 12, 2026, 10:02 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b338ce8fb48190a6983a72d4cc1b5d completed March 12, 2026, 10:06 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:13 p.m.