Triple

T7357204
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Guardian (2006 film) E169654 entity
Predicate portrayedBy P1507 FINISHED
Object Ben Randall – Kevin Costner
Ben Randall is the seasoned, self-sacrificing U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer and mentor character played by Kevin Costner in the 2006 film "The Guardian."
 E20152 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: Ben Randall – Kevin Costner | Statement: [The Guardian (2006 film), portrayedBy, Ben Randall – Kevin Costner]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ben Randall – Kevin Costner
Context triple: [The Guardian (2006 film), portrayedBy, Ben Randall – Kevin Costner]
  • A. Randy Randall
    Randy Randall is an American guitarist best known as one half of the noise rock duo No Age.
  • B. Ted Randall
    Ted Randall is the central pilot protagonist in the World War II-era romantic fantasy film "A Guy Named Joe."
  • C. Randy Quaid
    Randy Quaid is an American actor known for his character roles in films such as "National Lampoon's Vacation," "Independence Day," and "Brokeback Mountain."
  • D. Christopher Randall
    Christopher Randall was an early landowner or notable settler after whom the community of Randallstown, Maryland, was named.
  • E. Kevin Costner
    Kevin Costner is an American actor and filmmaker known for leading roles in films such as "Dances with Wolves," "Field of Dreams," and "The Bodyguard."
  • 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: Ben Randall – Kevin Costner
Triple: [The Guardian (2006 film), portrayedBy, Ben Randall – Kevin Costner]
Generated description
Ben Randall is the seasoned, self-sacrificing U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer and mentor character played by Kevin Costner in the 2006 film "The Guardian."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ben Randall – Kevin Costner
Target entity description: Ben Randall is the seasoned, self-sacrificing U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer and mentor character played by Kevin Costner in the 2006 film "The Guardian."
  • A. Randy Randall
    Randy Randall is an American guitarist best known as one half of the noise rock duo No Age.
  • B. Ted Randall
    Ted Randall is the central pilot protagonist in the World War II-era romantic fantasy film "A Guy Named Joe."
  • C. Randy Quaid
    Randy Quaid is an American actor known for his character roles in films such as "National Lampoon's Vacation," "Independence Day," and "Brokeback Mountain."
  • D. Christopher Randall
    Christopher Randall was an early landowner or notable settler after whom the community of Randallstown, Maryland, was named.
  • E. Kevin Costner chosen
    Kevin Costner is an American actor and filmmaker known for leading roles in films such as "Dances with Wolves," "Field of Dreams," and "The Bodyguard."
  • F. None of above.

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_69c68a59f2288190877ca15c19b1e822 completed March 27, 2026, 1:47 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6f13a62e48190a2d1781a630aa9f0 completed March 27, 2026, 9:06 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c7faa6a5d88190b969b7783edc67b7 completed March 28, 2026, 3:58 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c7fc2c90488190bd3aa5bf72606723 completed March 28, 2026, 4:05 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c7fcb5f7f0819081e70f8809bb34ae completed March 28, 2026, 4:07 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:06 p.m.