Triple
T9839709
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Hard Way |
E239189
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrays |
P264
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Michael J. Fox as Nick Lang |
E72367
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Michael J. Fox as Nick Lang | Statement: [The Hard Way, portrays, Michael J. Fox as Nick Lang]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael J. Fox as Nick Lang Context triple: [The Hard Way, portrays, Michael J. Fox as Nick Lang]
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A.
Will Ferrell as Nick Halsey
Will Ferrell as Nick Halsey is the down-on-his-luck, recently fired and separated suburban salesman at the center of the dramedy "Everything Must Go," whose life unravels as he holds a yard sale on his front lawn.
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B.
Michael J. Fox
chosen
Michael J. Fox is a Canadian-American actor and activist best known for his starring roles in the Back to the Future film trilogy and the TV series Family Ties and Spin City, as well as for his advocacy for Parkinson’s disease research.
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C.
Ashton Kutcher as Evan Treborn
Ashton Kutcher as Evan Treborn is the troubled protagonist of the psychological thriller "The Butterfly Effect," a young man who discovers he can revisit and alter his past with devastating consequences.
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D.
Ben Stiller as David Starsky
Ben Stiller as David Starsky refers to Stiller’s comedic portrayal of the energetic, streetwise detective David Starsky in the 2004 film adaptation of the classic TV series "Starsky & Hutch."
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E.
Edward Norton as Jack Teller
Edward Norton as Jack Teller refers to Norton's portrayal of a cunning, duplicitous young thief who partners with Robert De Niro's veteran safecracker in the 2001 heist film "The Score."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca84e3f0c48190ada72a65ebd50efd |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdb34b045481908f89abd576aab497 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1d5d5484c8190a78ccd0e9816ba51 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:24 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:33 p.m.