Triple
T416729
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | ZeniMax Media |
E8008
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert A. Altman
Robert A. Altman was an American lawyer and businessman best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of video game publisher ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks.
|
E55116
|
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 A. Altman | Statement: [ZeniMax Media, foundedBy, Robert A. Altman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert A. Altman Context triple: [ZeniMax Media, foundedBy, Robert A. Altman]
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A.
Robert Altman
Robert Altman was an influential American filmmaker known for his innovative ensemble casts, overlapping dialogue, and satirical, genre-defying films such as "M*A*S*H," "Nashville," and "Short Cuts."
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B.
Hal Ashby
Hal Ashby was an influential American film director and editor of the New Hollywood era, known for acclaimed, offbeat classics such as "Harold and Maude," "Shampoo," and "Being There."
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C.
Arthur Penn
Arthur Penn was an influential American film director whose innovative, character-driven works like "Bonnie and Clyde" helped define the New Hollywood era.
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D.
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich was an influential American filmmaker, critic, and historian associated with the New Hollywood movement, best known for directing films like "The Last Picture Show" and "Paper Moon."
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E.
John Cassavetes
John Cassavetes was an influential American independent filmmaker and actor, renowned for his raw, improvisational style and pioneering role in modern character-driven cinema.
- 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 A. Altman Triple: [ZeniMax Media, foundedBy, Robert A. Altman]
Generated description
Robert A. Altman was an American lawyer and businessman best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of video game publisher ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert A. Altman Target entity description: Robert A. Altman was an American lawyer and businessman best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of video game publisher ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks.
-
A.
Robert Altman
Robert Altman was an influential American filmmaker known for his innovative ensemble casts, overlapping dialogue, and satirical, genre-defying films such as "M*A*S*H," "Nashville," and "Short Cuts."
-
B.
Hal Ashby
Hal Ashby was an influential American film director and editor of the New Hollywood era, known for acclaimed, offbeat classics such as "Harold and Maude," "Shampoo," and "Being There."
-
C.
Arthur Penn
Arthur Penn was an influential American film director whose innovative, character-driven works like "Bonnie and Clyde" helped define the New Hollywood era.
-
D.
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich was an influential American filmmaker, critic, and historian associated with the New Hollywood movement, best known for directing films like "The Last Picture Show" and "Paper Moon."
-
E.
John Cassavetes
John Cassavetes was an influential American independent filmmaker and actor, renowned for his raw, improvisational style and pioneering role in modern character-driven cinema.
- 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_69a2e7f1d1bc81909cf2dc9754a3c334 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ee8ea7b88190b4970b9c2877fbd8 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:33 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a43667f180819099661c2cc5d8b188 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:51 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a436e9fc9081909faf007c593e9537 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:54 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a43755152881909a4dfa8b31a0aad6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.