Triple
T4033391
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film) |
E83766
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nick Smith
Nick Smith is the doomed husband and diner owner whose murder becomes the central plot of the 1946 film noir "The Postman Always Rings Twice."
|
E424510
|
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: Nick Smith | Statement: [The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film), mainCharacter, Nick Smith]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nick Smith Context triple: [The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film), mainCharacter, Nick Smith]
-
A.
Phil Smith
Phil Smith was an American professional basketball player best known as a two-time NBA All-Star guard and key contributor to the Golden State Warriors’ 1975 championship team.
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B.
Art Smith
Art Smith is an American celebrity chef and restaurateur best known for his Southern-inspired cuisine and for serving as a personal chef to high-profile clients, including Oprah Winfrey.
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C.
Art Smith
Art Smith was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in classic film noir and drama during the 1940s and 1950s.
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D.
Ben Smith
Ben Smith is an American ice hockey coach best known for leading the U.S. women’s national team to its first Olympic gold medal in 1998 and for his long, influential career in international women’s hockey.
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E.
Andy Smith
Andy Smith was an early 20th-century American college football coach best known for leading the University of California Golden Bears to national prominence with multiple undefeated seasons.
- 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: Nick Smith Triple: [The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film), mainCharacter, Nick Smith]
Generated description
Nick Smith is the doomed husband and diner owner whose murder becomes the central plot of the 1946 film noir "The Postman Always Rings Twice."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nick Smith Target entity description: Nick Smith is the doomed husband and diner owner whose murder becomes the central plot of the 1946 film noir "The Postman Always Rings Twice."
-
A.
Phil Smith
Phil Smith was an American professional basketball player best known as a two-time NBA All-Star guard and key contributor to the Golden State Warriors’ 1975 championship team.
-
B.
Art Smith
Art Smith is an American celebrity chef and restaurateur best known for his Southern-inspired cuisine and for serving as a personal chef to high-profile clients, including Oprah Winfrey.
-
C.
Art Smith
Art Smith was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in classic film noir and drama during the 1940s and 1950s.
-
D.
Ben Smith
Ben Smith is an American ice hockey coach best known for leading the U.S. women’s national team to its first Olympic gold medal in 1998 and for his long, influential career in international women’s hockey.
-
E.
Andy Smith
Andy Smith was an early 20th-century American college football coach best known for leading the University of California Golden Bears to national prominence with multiple undefeated seasons.
- 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_69aed92e29ac819080f7a98b594fec05 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aefb108fc0819080c8f41da2e558e0 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5a836606c81909acd0f0e31448ba9 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 6:25 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5a8caf8bc819084526cf3ee57db86 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 6:28 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5acd1de6881909ec9d7d542bb8552 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 6:45 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:36 p.m.