Triple

T8766450
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thank You for Smoking E208349 entity
Predicate character P662 FINISHED
Object Bobby Jay Bliss
Bobby Jay Bliss is a fictional pro-gun lobbyist and member of the "MOD Squad" of controversial industry spokespeople in the satirical film *Thank You for Smoking*.
 E757303 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: Bobby Jay Bliss | Statement: [Thank You for Smoking, character, Bobby Jay Bliss]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Bobby Jay Bliss
Context triple: [Thank You for Smoking, character, Bobby Jay Bliss]
  • A. Bobby Benson
    Bobby Benson is the young boy who befriends the alien visitor Klaatu in the classic 1951 science fiction film "The Day the Earth Stood Still."
  • B. Bobby Wilson
    Bobby Wilson is a songwriter best known for co-writing the hit track "Mrs. Officer," popularized by rapper Lil Wayne.
  • C. Bobby Freeman
    Bobby Freeman was an American rock and soul singer-songwriter best known for his 1958 hit single "Do You Wanna Dance?".
  • D. Bobby Jackson
    Bobby Jackson is a former American professional basketball guard best known for his standout college career and his role as a key sixth man in the NBA, particularly with the Sacramento Kings.
  • E. Bobby Bowman
    Bobby Bowman is a television writer and producer best known for his work on the comedy series "My Name Is Earl."
  • 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: Bobby Jay Bliss
Triple: [Thank You for Smoking, character, Bobby Jay Bliss]
Generated description
Bobby Jay Bliss is a fictional pro-gun lobbyist and member of the "MOD Squad" of controversial industry spokespeople in the satirical film *Thank You for Smoking*.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Bobby Jay Bliss
Target entity description: Bobby Jay Bliss is a fictional pro-gun lobbyist and member of the "MOD Squad" of controversial industry spokespeople in the satirical film *Thank You for Smoking*.
  • A. Bobby Benson
    Bobby Benson is the young boy who befriends the alien visitor Klaatu in the classic 1951 science fiction film "The Day the Earth Stood Still."
  • B. Bobby Wilson
    Bobby Wilson is a songwriter best known for co-writing the hit track "Mrs. Officer," popularized by rapper Lil Wayne.
  • C. Bobby Freeman
    Bobby Freeman was an American rock and soul singer-songwriter best known for his 1958 hit single "Do You Wanna Dance?".
  • D. Bobby Jackson
    Bobby Jackson is a former American professional basketball guard best known for his standout college career and his role as a key sixth man in the NBA, particularly with the Sacramento Kings.
  • E. Bobby Bowman
    Bobby Bowman is a television writer and producer best known for his work on the comedy series "My Name Is Earl."
  • 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.