Triple

T9565583
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mank E230780 entity
Predicate cinematographer P1953 FINISHED
Object Erik Messerschmidt
Erik Messerschmidt is an American cinematographer known for his acclaimed, Oscar-winning work on films such as "Mank" and his frequent collaborations with director David Fincher.
E813708 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: Erik Messerschmidt | Statement: [Mank, cinematographer, Erik Messerschmidt]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erik Messerschmidt
Context triple: [Mank, cinematographer, Erik Messerschmidt]
  • A. Erik Heinrichs
    Erik Heinrichs was a Finnish general and senior military leader who played a key role in directing Finland’s armed forces during World War II.
  • B. Jens Schlosser
    Jens Schlosser is a cinematographer known for his work on the film "The Salvation."
  • C. Peter Vinnemeier
    Peter Vinnemeier is a German entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the global hotel search and price comparison platform Trivago.
  • D. Christian Specht
    Christian Specht is a German politician who serves as the mayor of the city of Mannheim.
  • E. Michael Schiffer
    Michael Schiffer is an American screenwriter and playwright best known for scripting films such as "Lean on Me," "Crimson Tide," and "The Peacemaker."
  • 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: Erik Messerschmidt
Triple: [Mank, cinematographer, Erik Messerschmidt]
Generated description
Erik Messerschmidt is an American cinematographer known for his acclaimed, Oscar-winning work on films such as "Mank" and his frequent collaborations with director David Fincher.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erik Messerschmidt
Target entity description: Erik Messerschmidt is an American cinematographer known for his acclaimed, Oscar-winning work on films such as "Mank" and his frequent collaborations with director David Fincher.
  • A. Erik Heinrichs
    Erik Heinrichs was a Finnish general and senior military leader who played a key role in directing Finland’s armed forces during World War II.
  • B. Jens Schlosser
    Jens Schlosser is a cinematographer known for his work on the film "The Salvation."
  • C. Peter Vinnemeier
    Peter Vinnemeier is a German entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the global hotel search and price comparison platform Trivago.
  • D. Christian Specht
    Christian Specht is a German politician who serves as the mayor of the city of Mannheim.
  • E. Michael Schiffer
    Michael Schiffer is an American screenwriter and playwright best known for scripting films such as "Lean on Me," "Crimson Tide," and "The Peacemaker."
  • 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_69ca847f22188190a56e4a97625bef22 completed March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd996c0a1081908a8356c454e60f74 completed April 1, 2026, 10:17 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d189ebe80c819099602cc6dedd3769 completed April 4, 2026, 10 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d18aa1e9a48190bf26da5482fd0770 completed April 4, 2026, 10:03 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d18b6a2fb0819092ee274310721b50 completed April 4, 2026, 10:06 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:04 p.m.