Triple
T10460500
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mr. Burns |
E246659
|
entity |
| Predicate | assistant |
P30538
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Waylon Smithers Jr. |
E246660
|
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: Waylon Smithers Jr. | Statement: [Mr. Burns, assistant, Waylon Smithers Jr.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Waylon Smithers Jr. Context triple: [Mr. Burns, assistant, Waylon Smithers Jr.]
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A.
Waylon Smithers
chosen
Waylon Smithers is the loyal, sycophantic assistant to Mr. Burns on the animated television series "The Simpsons," known for his unrequited admiration for his boss and his meticulous, obedient nature.
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B.
Willie
Willie is a masculine given name commonly used in English-speaking countries, often as a diminutive of William.
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C.
Willie
Willie is the first name of Willie Nelson, the iconic American country music singer-songwriter and cultural figure.
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D.
Willie
Willie is a character from the classic American television sitcom "Happy Days," which nostalgically portrays life in the 1950s and 1960s.
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E.
Willie
Willie is the given name of Willie Blount, an American politician who served as governor of Tennessee in the early 19th century.
- 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_69d381c04fe08190957c26c526a3b05a |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d50882eb0c8190a4311634b867eab1 |
completed | April 7, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d89fcc84b48190a39de0d9b9111ebd |
completed | April 10, 2026, 6:59 a.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:18 p.m.