Triple
T8766417
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thank You for Smoking |
E208349
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nick Naylor
Nick Naylor is a charismatic, smooth-talking tobacco lobbyist known for his witty, amoral spin-doctoring in the satirical world of public relations.
|
E757296
|
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: Nick Naylor | Statement: [Thank You for Smoking, mainCharacter, Nick Naylor]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nick Naylor Context triple: [Thank You for Smoking, mainCharacter, Nick Naylor]
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A.
Mike Norton
Mike Norton is the central character in the modern Western film "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada," whose actions and moral journey drive the story’s exploration of guilt, justice, and redemption.
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B.
Nick Reynolds
Nick Reynolds was an American folk musician best known as a founding member and vocalist of the influential folk group The Kingston Trio.
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C.
Edward Pawley
Edward Pawley was an American actor known for his work in 1930s and 1940s films and radio dramas.
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D.
Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan is a Republican U.S. Senator from Alaska, known for his work on national security, energy policy, and Arctic issues.
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E.
Michael Price
Michael Price is a British composer best known for his award-winning film and television scores, including work on the series "Sherlock."
- 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: Nick Naylor Triple: [Thank You for Smoking, mainCharacter, Nick Naylor]
Generated description
Nick Naylor is a charismatic, smooth-talking tobacco lobbyist known for his witty, amoral spin-doctoring in the satirical world of public relations.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nick Naylor Target entity description: Nick Naylor is a charismatic, smooth-talking tobacco lobbyist known for his witty, amoral spin-doctoring in the satirical world of public relations.
-
A.
Mike Norton
Mike Norton is the central character in the modern Western film "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada," whose actions and moral journey drive the story’s exploration of guilt, justice, and redemption.
-
B.
Nick Reynolds
Nick Reynolds was an American folk musician best known as a founding member and vocalist of the influential folk group The Kingston Trio.
-
C.
Edward Pawley
Edward Pawley was an American actor known for his work in 1930s and 1940s films and radio dramas.
-
D.
Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan is a Republican U.S. Senator from Alaska, known for his work on national security, energy policy, and Arctic issues.
-
E.
Michael Price
Michael Price is a British composer best known for his award-winning film and television scores, including work on the series "Sherlock."
- 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_69ca835df7e08190ac875664cca8f9ca |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc5ee97fd0819087ef8fe14b37ae43 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 11:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cf519f029081908ad0ae79f35b3e9d |
completed | April 3, 2026, 5:35 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cf560021148190b60f3f32b0a952b4 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 5:54 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cf5654aa4c8190a368a0caca8ed45b |
completed | April 3, 2026, 5:55 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:41 p.m.