Triple
T4559284
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sports Night |
E120553
|
entity |
| Predicate | executiveProducer |
P7225
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas Schlamme
Thomas Schlamme is an American television director and producer best known for his signature "walk and talk" visual style and his collaborations with writer Aaron Sorkin on series such as The West Wing and Sports Night.
|
E452219
|
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: Thomas Schlamme | Statement: [Sports Night, executiveProducer, Thomas Schlamme]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Schlamme Context triple: [Sports Night, executiveProducer, Thomas Schlamme]
-
A.
Edward Lachman
Edward Lachman is an acclaimed American cinematographer known for his distinctive visual style and collaborations on films such as "Far from Heaven," "Carol," and "The Virgin Suicides."
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B.
Mark Mylod
Mark Mylod is a British film and television director and producer known for his work on acclaimed series like "Succession" and "Game of Thrones," as well as the dark comedy film "The Menu."
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C.
Roger Spottiswoode
Roger Spottiswoode is a British-Canadian film director and editor known for directing a range of Hollywood features, including the James Bond film "Tomorrow Never Dies."
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D.
John Toll
John Toll is an acclaimed American cinematographer known for his visually striking work on numerous major films, including "The Adjustment Bureau."
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E.
Martin Brest
Martin Brest is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for popular hits like "Beverly Hills Cop," "Midnight Run," and "Scent of a Woman."
- 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: Thomas Schlamme Triple: [Sports Night, executiveProducer, Thomas Schlamme]
Generated description
Thomas Schlamme is an American television director and producer best known for his signature "walk and talk" visual style and his collaborations with writer Aaron Sorkin on series such as The West Wing and Sports Night.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Schlamme Target entity description: Thomas Schlamme is an American television director and producer best known for his signature "walk and talk" visual style and his collaborations with writer Aaron Sorkin on series such as The West Wing and Sports Night.
-
A.
Edward Lachman
Edward Lachman is an acclaimed American cinematographer known for his distinctive visual style and collaborations on films such as "Far from Heaven," "Carol," and "The Virgin Suicides."
-
B.
Mark Mylod
Mark Mylod is a British film and television director and producer known for his work on acclaimed series like "Succession" and "Game of Thrones," as well as the dark comedy film "The Menu."
-
C.
Roger Spottiswoode
Roger Spottiswoode is a British-Canadian film director and editor known for directing a range of Hollywood features, including the James Bond film "Tomorrow Never Dies."
-
D.
John Toll
John Toll is an acclaimed American cinematographer known for his visually striking work on numerous major films, including "The Adjustment Bureau."
-
E.
Martin Brest
Martin Brest is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for popular hits like "Beverly Hills Cop," "Midnight Run," and "Scent of a Woman."
- 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_69bd4636f1648190a701445c2fcd9c17 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd5829cc34819086ad2ae58446502e |
completed | March 20, 2026, 2:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bdc593eaf881908a9043366230b391 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 10:09 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bdc5f0b52c8190bbfa2a6a22d56725 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 10:10 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bdc63b1e0881908f861f7c9c5ce3ac |
completed | March 20, 2026, 10:12 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:09 p.m.