Triple
T5585193
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Out of the Past |
E146737
|
entity |
| Predicate | character |
P662
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Whit Sterling
Whit Sterling is a suave but ruthless crime boss and primary antagonist in the classic 1947 film noir "Out of the Past."
|
E528721
|
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: Whit Sterling | Statement: [Out of the Past, character, Whit Sterling]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whit Sterling Context triple: [Out of the Past, character, Whit Sterling]
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A.
Whit Stovall
Whit Stovall is the central protagonist of the film "Honky Tonk Man," a Depression-era drifter and aspiring country musician portrayed by Clint Eastwood.
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B.
Erik White
Erik White is an American music video director known for helming numerous high-profile hip-hop and R&B videos in the 2000s and beyond.
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C.
Johnny Whitaker
Johnny Whitaker is an American former child actor best known for his roles in the TV series "Family Affair" and films such as "Tom Sawyer" (1973) and "The Biscuit Eater."
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D.
Guy Weadick
Guy Weadick was an American-born cowboy, promoter, and showman best known for creating the Calgary Stampede and helping popularize rodeo culture in Canada.
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E.
Brent White
Brent White is a film editor best known for his work on major comedy films, including collaborations with director Adam McKay and producer Judd Apatow.
- 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: Whit Sterling Triple: [Out of the Past, character, Whit Sterling]
Generated description
Whit Sterling is a suave but ruthless crime boss and primary antagonist in the classic 1947 film noir "Out of the Past."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whit Sterling Target entity description: Whit Sterling is a suave but ruthless crime boss and primary antagonist in the classic 1947 film noir "Out of the Past."
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A.
Whit Stovall
Whit Stovall is the central protagonist of the film "Honky Tonk Man," a Depression-era drifter and aspiring country musician portrayed by Clint Eastwood.
-
B.
Erik White
Erik White is an American music video director known for helming numerous high-profile hip-hop and R&B videos in the 2000s and beyond.
-
C.
Johnny Whitaker
Johnny Whitaker is an American former child actor best known for his roles in the TV series "Family Affair" and films such as "Tom Sawyer" (1973) and "The Biscuit Eater."
-
D.
Guy Weadick
Guy Weadick was an American-born cowboy, promoter, and showman best known for creating the Calgary Stampede and helping popularize rodeo culture in Canada.
-
E.
Brent White
Brent White is a film editor best known for his work on major comedy films, including collaborations with director Adam McKay and producer Judd Apatow.
- 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_69c0090287a08190b4098411effe970c |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c02085d0e48190b8d185fe7f3d8579 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:01 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c0286558b48190a8907c06111a48f3 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:35 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c0350eb53081909dc573fefa3e7f0a |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:29 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c036ee4e1c8190b9e60655d72407ff |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:37 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:38 p.m.