Triple
T9836802
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thunderbolt (1929 film) |
E239121
|
entity |
| Predicate | starring |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Spottswood
James Spottswood was an actor active during the late silent and early sound film era, known for his role in the 1929 film "Thunderbolt."
|
E824708
|
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: James Spottswood | Statement: [Thunderbolt (1929 film), starring, James Spottswood]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Spottswood Context triple: [Thunderbolt (1929 film), starring, James Spottswood]
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A.
William Spottiswoode
William Spottiswoode was a 19th-century British mathematician, physicist, and printer who served as President of the Royal Society and made notable contributions to the study of optics and mathematical physics.
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B.
William Paxton
William Paxton was an American actor and filmmaker known for his roles in films such as "Aliens," "Twister," and "Titanic," as well as the HBO series "Big Love."
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C.
Joseph Borden McKean
Joseph Borden McKean was an American lawyer and jurist who served as Attorney General of Pennsylvania in the early 19th century.
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D.
Charles Jennings
Charles Jennings was a Canadian journalist and radio broadcaster, best known for his work with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and as the father of news anchor Peter Jennings.
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E.
James Harrod
James Harrod was an American pioneer and early settler credited with founding Harrodsburg, the first permanent English settlement in Kentucky.
- 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: James Spottswood Triple: [Thunderbolt (1929 film), starring, James Spottswood]
Generated description
James Spottswood was an actor active during the late silent and early sound film era, known for his role in the 1929 film "Thunderbolt."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Spottswood Target entity description: James Spottswood was an actor active during the late silent and early sound film era, known for his role in the 1929 film "Thunderbolt."
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A.
William Spottiswoode
William Spottiswoode was a 19th-century British mathematician, physicist, and printer who served as President of the Royal Society and made notable contributions to the study of optics and mathematical physics.
-
B.
William Paxton
William Paxton was an American actor and filmmaker known for his roles in films such as "Aliens," "Twister," and "Titanic," as well as the HBO series "Big Love."
-
C.
Joseph Borden McKean
Joseph Borden McKean was an American lawyer and jurist who served as Attorney General of Pennsylvania in the early 19th century.
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D.
Charles Jennings
Charles Jennings was a Canadian journalist and radio broadcaster, best known for his work with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and as the father of news anchor Peter Jennings.
-
E.
James Harrod
James Harrod was an American pioneer and early settler credited with founding Harrodsburg, the first permanent English settlement in Kentucky.
- 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_69ca84e314108190978324a4bdb959f8 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdb33b07688190b78a70cf535c3efc |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1d5ccb28c8190a580767a57474557 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:23 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1d66e91c881909eae9d539f47bd99 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:26 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d1d6dc0bd8819082a5ad417ca87a76 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:28 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:33 p.m.