Triple
T10040031
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure |
E205270
|
entity |
| Predicate | character |
P662
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Bill S. Preston, Esq. is one of the two teenage protagonists of the comedy film series "Bill & Ted," known for his laid-back demeanor, time-traveling adventures, and role in forming the band Wyld Stallyns.
|
E837286
|
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: Bill S. Preston, Esq. | Statement: [Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, character, Bill S. Preston, Esq.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill S. Preston, Esq. Context triple: [Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, character, Bill S. Preston, Esq.]
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A.
Pete Hogwallop
Pete Hogwallop is a dim-witted yet loyal escaped convict and companion to Ulysses Everett McGill in the Coen brothers’ film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?".
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B.
Harry Dreyfuss
Harry Dreyfuss is an American writer and actor known for his essays, political commentary, and for speaking publicly about his experiences with harassment in the entertainment industry.
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C.
Marv Tarplin
Marv Tarplin was an American guitarist and songwriter best known for crafting the signature guitar riffs and co-writing many of the classic hits of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles.
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D.
Buddy Pine
Buddy Pine, better known by his supervillain alias Syndrome, is the main antagonist of Pixar's animated film "The Incredibles," a former fan of Mr. Incredible who turns against superheroes.
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E.
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law is an animated comedy series that parodies classic Hanna-Barbera characters by reimagining them in absurd legal cases handled by the titular superhero-turned-lawyer.
- 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: Bill S. Preston, Esq. Triple: [Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, character, Bill S. Preston, Esq.]
Generated description
Bill S. Preston, Esq. is one of the two teenage protagonists of the comedy film series "Bill & Ted," known for his laid-back demeanor, time-traveling adventures, and role in forming the band Wyld Stallyns.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill S. Preston, Esq. Target entity description: Bill S. Preston, Esq. is one of the two teenage protagonists of the comedy film series "Bill & Ted," known for his laid-back demeanor, time-traveling adventures, and role in forming the band Wyld Stallyns.
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A.
Pete Hogwallop
Pete Hogwallop is a dim-witted yet loyal escaped convict and companion to Ulysses Everett McGill in the Coen brothers’ film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?".
-
B.
Harry Dreyfuss
Harry Dreyfuss is an American writer and actor known for his essays, political commentary, and for speaking publicly about his experiences with harassment in the entertainment industry.
-
C.
Marv Tarplin
Marv Tarplin was an American guitarist and songwriter best known for crafting the signature guitar riffs and co-writing many of the classic hits of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles.
-
D.
Buddy Pine
Buddy Pine, better known by his supervillain alias Syndrome, is the main antagonist of Pixar's animated film "The Incredibles," a former fan of Mr. Incredible who turns against superheroes.
-
E.
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law is an animated comedy series that parodies classic Hanna-Barbera characters by reimagining them in absurd legal cases handled by the titular superhero-turned-lawyer.
- 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_69ca834f70e88190b2d74828b7767ec1 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdcee186708190bc9fecd637b4f7e6 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 2:05 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d28268ab648190a565472d00b289c2 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:40 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d283c516708190b3a1c363841787fc |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:46 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d284956730819099e5cd918e722fd8 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:49 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:55 p.m.