Triple

T4482638
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Cindy Sherman E100169 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Clowns
"Clowns" is a photographic series by Cindy Sherman in which she uses elaborate costumes and makeup to explore identity, performance, and the unsettling aspects of clown imagery.
 E443919 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: Clowns | Statement: [Cindy Sherman, notableWork, Clowns]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Clowns
Context triple: [Cindy Sherman, notableWork, Clowns]
  • A. Buttons the Clown
    Buttons the Clown is a central character in the 1952 circus drama film "The Greatest Show on Earth," portrayed as a mysterious clown who never removes his makeup and hides a troubled past.
  • B. "Clown"
    "Clown" is a wordless children's picture book by Quentin Blake that follows a discarded toy clown who comes to life and searches for a new home.
  • C. The Day of the Clown
    "The Day of the Clown" is an episode of the Doctor Who spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures, featuring a sinister clown-linked alien threat and introducing the character Rani Chandra as a new member of Sarah Jane's team.
  • D. Circus
    "Circus" is a 1995 rock album by American musician Lenny Kravitz, known for its blend of classic rock, soul, and funk influences.
  • E. Circus
    "Circus" is a 2008 pop album by American singer Britney Spears, featuring hits like "Womanizer" and marking a high-profile return to the spotlight.
  • 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: Clowns
Triple: [Cindy Sherman, notableWork, Clowns]
Generated description
"Clowns" is a photographic series by Cindy Sherman in which she uses elaborate costumes and makeup to explore identity, performance, and the unsettling aspects of clown imagery.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Clowns
Target entity description: "Clowns" is a photographic series by Cindy Sherman in which she uses elaborate costumes and makeup to explore identity, performance, and the unsettling aspects of clown imagery.
  • A. Buttons the Clown
    Buttons the Clown is a central character in the 1952 circus drama film "The Greatest Show on Earth," portrayed as a mysterious clown who never removes his makeup and hides a troubled past.
  • B. "Clown"
    "Clown" is a wordless children's picture book by Quentin Blake that follows a discarded toy clown who comes to life and searches for a new home.
  • C. The Day of the Clown
    "The Day of the Clown" is an episode of the Doctor Who spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures, featuring a sinister clown-linked alien threat and introducing the character Rani Chandra as a new member of Sarah Jane's team.
  • D. Circus
    "Circus" is a 1995 rock album by American musician Lenny Kravitz, known for its blend of classic rock, soul, and funk influences.
  • E. Circus
    "Circus" is a 2008 pop album by American singer Britney Spears, featuring hits like "Womanizer" and marking a high-profile return to the spotlight.
  • 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_69b34553cbe48190afa8ac1cac285b86 completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b356fb69a0819099f0005779f4fcac completed March 13, 2026, 12:14 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b63782b8588190ba34c923ed4b792d completed March 15, 2026, 4:37 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b63b8ad4b08190a28c99918ece76b3 completed March 15, 2026, 4:54 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b63c15a27c81908f3a444becd41b16 completed March 15, 2026, 4:56 a.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:36 p.m.