Triple
T3621685
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Buddy the Elf |
E76740
|
entity |
| Predicate | biologicalFather |
P1908
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Walter Hobbs |
E294366
|
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: Walter Hobbs | Statement: [Buddy the Elf, biologicalFather, Walter Hobbs]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Hobbs Context triple: [Buddy the Elf, biologicalFather, Walter Hobbs]
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A.
Walter Hobbs
chosen
Walter Hobbs is the work-obsessed children's book publisher and estranged father of Buddy in the Christmas comedy film "Elf."
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B.
Robert Hobbs
Robert Hobbs is an actor known for his role in the film "Longford" and various other screen and stage performances.
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C.
Walter Finch
Walter Finch is the elusive and morally ambiguous antagonist in the psychological thriller film "Insomnia" (2002), portrayed by Robin Williams.
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D.
Winston Silver
Winston Silver is a lighter, lower-tar and nicotine variant of the Winston brand of cigarettes.
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E.
Ron Stockert
Ron Stockert is a musician best known as a member of the funk band Rufus, which gained prominence in the 1970s.
- 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_69ad85dae2fc81908d1ceadbc6af0089 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adc2bb12cc8190bd67597cf3b66a3a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4331e75d08190ad1ce3e7ef26454a |
completed | March 13, 2026, 3:54 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:23 p.m.