Triple
T6420587
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Paul Dano |
E127932
|
entity |
| Predicate | theaterWork |
P27669
|
FINISHED |
| Object | A Thousand Clowns |
E583742
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: A Thousand Clowns | Statement: [Paul Dano, theaterWork, A Thousand Clowns]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Thousand Clowns Context triple: [Paul Dano, theaterWork, A Thousand Clowns]
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A.
A Thousand Clowns
chosen
A Thousand Clowns is a 1962 stage comedy by Herb Gardner, later adapted into a 1965 film, about an eccentric bachelor fighting to retain custody of his nephew while resisting conformity.
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B.
Send in the Clowns
"Send in the Clowns" is a reflective ballad from the 1973 musical *A Little Night Music* that became one of Stephen Sondheim’s most famous and frequently recorded songs.
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C.
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.
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D.
Pocket of a Clown
"Pocket of a Clown" is a country song by Dwight Yoakam, known for its blend of traditional honky-tonk style with introspective, emotionally charged lyrics.
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E.
Diary of a Mad Band
Diary of a Mad Band is the second studio album by American R&B group Jodeci, known for its blend of new jack swing and soulful ballads that helped define early 1990s R&B.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69c0083815208190a9b299b8e0640218 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c06902ddb48190bd5a8b5ecdf6c39e |
completed | March 22, 2026, 10:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c640d5f6f88190963a1e59400c7aa0 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:33 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:43 p.m.