Triple
T3971073
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | North by Northwest |
E92335
|
entity |
| Predicate | portraysCharacter |
P1668
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Mason as Phillip Vandamm
James Mason as Phillip Vandamm is the suave, calculating villain and foreign spy mastermind in Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller "North by Northwest."
|
E404532
|
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: James Mason as Phillip Vandamm | Statement: [North by Northwest, portraysCharacter, James Mason as Phillip Vandamm]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Mason as Phillip Vandamm Context triple: [North by Northwest, portraysCharacter, James Mason as Phillip Vandamm]
-
A.
Jean-Claude Casanova
Jean-Claude Casanova is a French economist, intellectual, and public commentator known for his work on liberal thought, economic policy, and his role in shaping contemporary French political debate.
-
B.
Miguel Ferrer
Miguel Ferrer was an American character actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in film and television, including notable performances in projects like "RoboCop," "Twin Peaks," and "NCIS: Los Angeles."
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C.
Abraham Van Helsing
Abraham Van Helsing is a wise and determined Dutch professor and vampire hunter who leads the fight against Count Dracula in Bram Stoker’s classic Gothic novel.
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D.
Michael Cage
Michael Cage is a former American professional basketball player and dominant rebounder who starred in college before enjoying a long NBA career primarily in the 1980s and 1990s.
-
E.
Walter Varney
Walter Varney was an early American aviation pioneer and entrepreneur who founded airlines that later evolved into major U.S. carriers such as United Airlines and Continental Airlines.
- 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: James Mason as Phillip Vandamm Triple: [North by Northwest, portraysCharacter, James Mason as Phillip Vandamm]
Generated description
James Mason as Phillip Vandamm is the suave, calculating villain and foreign spy mastermind in Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller "North by Northwest."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Mason as Phillip Vandamm Target entity description: James Mason as Phillip Vandamm is the suave, calculating villain and foreign spy mastermind in Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller "North by Northwest."
-
A.
Jean-Claude Casanova
Jean-Claude Casanova is a French economist, intellectual, and public commentator known for his work on liberal thought, economic policy, and his role in shaping contemporary French political debate.
-
B.
Miguel Ferrer
Miguel Ferrer was an American character actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in film and television, including notable performances in projects like "RoboCop," "Twin Peaks," and "NCIS: Los Angeles."
-
C.
Abraham Van Helsing
Abraham Van Helsing is a wise and determined Dutch professor and vampire hunter who leads the fight against Count Dracula in Bram Stoker’s classic Gothic novel.
-
D.
Michael Cage
Michael Cage is a former American professional basketball player and dominant rebounder who starred in college before enjoying a long NBA career primarily in the 1980s and 1990s.
-
E.
Walter Varney
Walter Varney was an early American aviation pioneer and entrepreneur who founded airlines that later evolved into major U.S. carriers such as United Airlines and Continental Airlines.
- 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_69aed96624188190ac8c45bb57ab72b5 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aef995d27881908b24a5b2ef57455f |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5400b75d081909b8e4840b15d19f1 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:01 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b540eb53788190aa281ee38edc1729 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:05 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b541a55cb081909ec1f87a7553b6f2 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:08 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:32 p.m.