Triple
T8036300
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Biff Tannen |
E187116
|
entity |
| Predicate | relative |
P37
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FINISHED |
| Object | Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen |
E211686
|
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: Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen | Statement: [Biff Tannen, relative, Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen Context triple: [Biff Tannen, relative, Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen]
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A.
Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen
chosen
Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen is the ruthless, hot-tempered outlaw and ancestor of Biff Tannen who serves as the main antagonist in the Old West setting of Back to the Future Part III.
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B.
Mickey Goldmill
Mickey Goldmill is the gruff, old-school boxing trainer and mentor of Rocky Balboa in the "Rocky" film series.
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C.
Arthur "Doc" Barker
Arthur "Doc" Barker was an American criminal and member of the notorious Barker–Karpis gang, known for bank robberies, kidnappings, and other major crimes during the 1930s.
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D.
Michael Cage
Michael Cage is a former American professional basketball player and dominant rebounder who starred in college before enjoying a long NBA career primarily in the 1980s and 1990s.
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E.
Frank Reavis
Frank Reavis was an American politician and public figure significant enough in his community that a high school was named in his honor.
- 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_69ca82ae2d1081909dbfee42b41db419 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb3ef68c6081908727d17238b3522a |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:26 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cc56fa97ac8190a0bd646d9ec345e4 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 11:21 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:22 p.m.