Triple
T985970
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Plan 9 from Outer Space |
E21280
|
entity |
| Predicate | distributor |
P1951
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Distributors Corporation of America
Distributors Corporation of America was a mid-20th-century American film distribution company best known for handling low-budget and independent releases, including cult classics like "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
|
E116565
|
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: Distributors Corporation of America | Statement: [Plan 9 from Outer Space, distributor, Distributors Corporation of America]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Distributors Corporation of America Context triple: [Plan 9 from Outer Space, distributor, Distributors Corporation of America]
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A.
Empire Distribution
Empire Distribution is an independent music distribution and record label known for working with prominent hip-hop and R&B artists and leveraging digital platforms to release their music.
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B.
United Company
United Company was a prominent late 17th-century London theatre company formed by the merger of the King’s Company and the Duke’s Company, active during the Restoration period.
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C.
Cox Enterprises
Cox Enterprises is a major U.S. privately held media, communications, and automotive services conglomerate.
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D.
Wirtz Corporation
Wirtz Corporation is a Chicago-based, family-owned holding company with major interests in sports, liquor distribution, and real estate, best known for controlling the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks.
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E.
Lerner Enterprises
Lerner Enterprises is a major privately held real estate development and management company based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
- 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: Distributors Corporation of America Triple: [Plan 9 from Outer Space, distributor, Distributors Corporation of America]
Generated description
Distributors Corporation of America was a mid-20th-century American film distribution company best known for handling low-budget and independent releases, including cult classics like "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Distributors Corporation of America Target entity description: Distributors Corporation of America was a mid-20th-century American film distribution company best known for handling low-budget and independent releases, including cult classics like "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
-
A.
Empire Distribution
Empire Distribution is an independent music distribution and record label known for working with prominent hip-hop and R&B artists and leveraging digital platforms to release their music.
-
B.
United Company
United Company was a prominent late 17th-century London theatre company formed by the merger of the King’s Company and the Duke’s Company, active during the Restoration period.
-
C.
Cox Enterprises
Cox Enterprises is a major U.S. privately held media, communications, and automotive services conglomerate.
-
D.
Wirtz Corporation
Wirtz Corporation is a Chicago-based, family-owned holding company with major interests in sports, liquor distribution, and real estate, best known for controlling the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks.
-
E.
Lerner Enterprises
Lerner Enterprises is a major privately held real estate development and management company based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
- 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_69a493c383dc8190a03257f22d4b4183 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b496b7308190a9c201244330b784 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac1ce5c0d48190ab023cec30b2c25a |
completed | March 7, 2026, 12:41 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac20a7f47c8190b765cde3c6fbe1f8 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 12:57 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac21640a8c8190820a1b34a7d5c895 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 1 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:41 p.m.