Triple
T4623405
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ball of Fire |
E101038
|
entity |
| Predicate | character |
P662
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Professor Bertram Potts
Professor Bertram Potts is the shy, pedantic linguistics professor and leading male character in the 1941 screwball comedy film "Ball of Fire."
|
E457001
|
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: Professor Bertram Potts | Statement: [Ball of Fire, character, Professor Bertram Potts]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Professor Bertram Potts Context triple: [Ball of Fire, character, Professor Bertram Potts]
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A.
Clarence Odbody
Clarence Odbody is the bumbling yet wise guardian angel in the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life," sent to help George Bailey understand the value of his life.
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B.
Charles Coulson
Charles Coulson was a prominent British theoretical chemist and mathematician known for his pioneering work in quantum chemistry and for authoring the influential book "Valence."
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C.
Sir Cyril Hurcomb
Sir Cyril Hurcomb was a senior British civil servant and transport administrator who became the first chairman of the British Transport Commission, overseeing the early years of postwar nationalized transport.
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D.
Robert Morton
Robert Morton is an American television producer best known for his work as executive producer of the late-night talk show "Late Night with David Letterman."
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E.
Walter Crickmer
Walter Crickmer was an English football club secretary and manager for Manchester United who was among those who died in the 1958 Munich air disaster.
- 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: Professor Bertram Potts Triple: [Ball of Fire, character, Professor Bertram Potts]
Generated description
Professor Bertram Potts is the shy, pedantic linguistics professor and leading male character in the 1941 screwball comedy film "Ball of Fire."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Professor Bertram Potts Target entity description: Professor Bertram Potts is the shy, pedantic linguistics professor and leading male character in the 1941 screwball comedy film "Ball of Fire."
-
A.
Clarence Odbody
Clarence Odbody is the bumbling yet wise guardian angel in the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life," sent to help George Bailey understand the value of his life.
-
B.
Charles Coulson
Charles Coulson was a prominent British theoretical chemist and mathematician known for his pioneering work in quantum chemistry and for authoring the influential book "Valence."
-
C.
Sir Cyril Hurcomb
Sir Cyril Hurcomb was a senior British civil servant and transport administrator who became the first chairman of the British Transport Commission, overseeing the early years of postwar nationalized transport.
-
D.
Robert Morton
Robert Morton is an American television producer best known for his work as executive producer of the late-night talk show "Late Night with David Letterman."
-
E.
Walter Crickmer
Walter Crickmer was an English football club secretary and manager for Manchester United who was among those who died in the 1958 Munich air disaster.
- 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_69bd43d0497c8190ac23c65c5804846a |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd5a053d38819097b3ecbc06aa6e4d |
completed | March 20, 2026, 2:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bdfaa069388190b6482315708b85c2 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 1:55 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bdfb9422e48190819d5d99e72e8854 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 1:59 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bdfc6ac91c819090776365d3dc05d4 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2:03 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:12 p.m.