Triple
T3585047
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Lithgow |
E75889
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object | John Arthur Lithgow |
E75889
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: John Arthur Lithgow | Statement: [John Lithgow, birthName, John Arthur Lithgow]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Arthur Lithgow Context triple: [John Lithgow, birthName, John Arthur Lithgow]
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A.
John Lithgow
chosen
John Lithgow is an American actor acclaimed for his versatile performances in film, television, and theater, known for roles ranging from the sitcom "3rd Rock from the Sun" to dramatic turns in works like "The Crown" and "Dexter."
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B.
Robert Wuhl
Robert Wuhl is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known for his roles in films like "Bull Durham" and "Batman" and for creating and starring in the HBO series "Arliss."
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C.
Michael O'Laughlen
Michael O'Laughlen was an American Confederate sympathizer and associate of John Wilkes Booth who was implicated as a co-conspirator in the plot surrounding the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
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D.
Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey is an American actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in film and television, including acclaimed performances in "The Usual Suspects," "American Beauty," and "House of Cards."
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E.
Danny DeVito
Danny DeVito is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker known for his distinctive stature, gravelly voice, and memorable roles in film and television spanning several decades.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ad85d6dc3c8190b491b79b83e25461 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adc135ee3481908ef8dc41af632710 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:34 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b44efa419481908f07a9367adc4e42 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 5:52 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:22 p.m.