Triple
T8842842
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Normal Heart |
E210429
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCharacter |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bruce Niles
Bruce Niles is a central character in Larry Kramer’s play "The Normal Heart," depicted as a closeted, image-conscious gay man whose struggle with the AIDS crisis contrasts with the more confrontational activism of other characters.
|
E762941
|
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: Bruce Niles | Statement: [The Normal Heart, hasCharacter, Bruce Niles]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bruce Niles Context triple: [The Normal Heart, hasCharacter, Bruce Niles]
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A.
Joe Nussbaum
Joe Nussbaum is an American film and television director and producer known for his work on teen and comedy projects such as "Sleepover," "American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile," and various Disney Channel productions.
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B.
Eric Lamonsoff
Eric Lamonsoff is a bumbling yet big-hearted family man and close friend of Lenny Feder in the Grown Ups comedy film series.
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C.
Jeff Nelson
Jeff Nelson is a Major League Baseball umpire who has served in numerous postseason games, including as a crew chief in the World Series.
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D.
Jim Vallely
Jim Vallely is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on acclaimed sitcoms such as "Arrested Development."
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E.
Eric Savin
Eric Savin is a cybernetically enhanced former soldier and primary henchman of Aldrich Killian in the Marvel film "Iron Man 3."
- 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: Bruce Niles Triple: [The Normal Heart, hasCharacter, Bruce Niles]
Generated description
Bruce Niles is a central character in Larry Kramer’s play "The Normal Heart," depicted as a closeted, image-conscious gay man whose struggle with the AIDS crisis contrasts with the more confrontational activism of other characters.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bruce Niles Target entity description: Bruce Niles is a central character in Larry Kramer’s play "The Normal Heart," depicted as a closeted, image-conscious gay man whose struggle with the AIDS crisis contrasts with the more confrontational activism of other characters.
-
A.
Joe Nussbaum
Joe Nussbaum is an American film and television director and producer known for his work on teen and comedy projects such as "Sleepover," "American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile," and various Disney Channel productions.
-
B.
Eric Lamonsoff
Eric Lamonsoff is a bumbling yet big-hearted family man and close friend of Lenny Feder in the Grown Ups comedy film series.
-
C.
Jeff Nelson
Jeff Nelson is a Major League Baseball umpire who has served in numerous postseason games, including as a crew chief in the World Series.
-
D.
Jim Vallely
Jim Vallely is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on acclaimed sitcoms such as "Arrested Development."
-
E.
Eric Savin
Eric Savin is a cybernetically enhanced former soldier and primary henchman of Aldrich Killian in the Marvel film "Iron Man 3."
- 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_69ca838967bc8190b46c3c80a2887ea4 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc608946cc8190bed3c340ba303b9c |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:02 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfa0721430819091abe8c13a745725 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 11:11 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfa14f0f3c8190bf7081e51410a491 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 11:15 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfa28589708190b8fc32f4944d0a37 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:48 p.m.