Triple

T10260737
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ernest Borgnine E240586 entity
Predicate characterPortrayed P1507 FINISHED
Object Mermaid Man
Mermaid Man is a retired, elderly superhero parody in the animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants," known for his aquatic-themed powers, exaggerated heroics, and partnership with his sidekick Barnacle Boy.
E852402 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: Mermaid Man | Statement: [Ernest Borgnine, characterPortrayed, Mermaid Man]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mermaid Man
Context triple: [Ernest Borgnine, characterPortrayed, Mermaid Man]
  • A. Merman
    Merman is a British television production company co-founded by Sharon Horgan, known for creating acclaimed comedy and drama series.
  • B. Mermaids
    Mermaids is a 1990 coming-of-age comedy-drama film starring Cher, Winona Ryder, and Bob Hoskins, centered on an eccentric single mother and her daughters in 1960s New England.
  • C. Mermaid
    "Mermaid" is a poetry collection by British poet Christopher Reid, noted for its lyrical exploration of love, loss, and memory.
  • D. Snorkmaiden
    Snorkmaiden is a main character in Tove Jansson’s Moomin series, a romantic and adventurous Snork who is closely associated with Moomintroll.
  • E. A Mermaid
    A Mermaid is an 1900 oil painting by John William Waterhouse depicting a solitary mermaid combing her hair by the rocky seashore in a romantic, Pre-Raphaelite style.
  • 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: Mermaid Man
Triple: [Ernest Borgnine, characterPortrayed, Mermaid Man]
Generated description
Mermaid Man is a retired, elderly superhero parody in the animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants," known for his aquatic-themed powers, exaggerated heroics, and partnership with his sidekick Barnacle Boy.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mermaid Man
Target entity description: Mermaid Man is a retired, elderly superhero parody in the animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants," known for his aquatic-themed powers, exaggerated heroics, and partnership with his sidekick Barnacle Boy.
  • A. Merman
    Merman is a British television production company co-founded by Sharon Horgan, known for creating acclaimed comedy and drama series.
  • B. Mermaids
    Mermaids is a 1990 coming-of-age comedy-drama film starring Cher, Winona Ryder, and Bob Hoskins, centered on an eccentric single mother and her daughters in 1960s New England.
  • C. Mermaid
    "Mermaid" is a poetry collection by British poet Christopher Reid, noted for its lyrical exploration of love, loss, and memory.
  • D. Snorkmaiden
    Snorkmaiden is a main character in Tove Jansson’s Moomin series, a romantic and adventurous Snork who is closely associated with Moomintroll.
  • E. A Mermaid
    A Mermaid is an 1900 oil painting by John William Waterhouse depicting a solitary mermaid combing her hair by the rocky seashore in a romantic, Pre-Raphaelite style.
  • 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_69d381a7e198819090280d5ab885d59e completed April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d4d25bc7f88190b7e83243894d1aeb completed April 7, 2026, 9:46 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d6f7f1500c819089d569dbfce705b8 completed April 9, 2026, 12:50 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d6fd0aacb481908f70c0a977ba860e completed April 9, 2026, 1:12 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d6fddae1f88190b741ae1821923de4 completed April 9, 2026, 1:16 a.m.
Created at: April 6, 2026, 11:32 a.m.