Triple

T10460569
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Waylon Smithers E246660 entity
Predicate pet P8711 FINISHED
Object Mr. Burns's hounds (caretaker role)
Mr. Burns's hounds (caretaker role) refers to the pack of vicious guard dogs owned by Mr. Burns in The Simpsons, for which his loyal assistant Waylon Smithers is responsible.
 E865045 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: Mr. Burns's hounds (caretaker role) | Statement: [Waylon Smithers, pet, Mr. Burns's hounds (caretaker role)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Mr. Burns's hounds (caretaker role)
Context triple: [Waylon Smithers, pet, Mr. Burns's hounds (caretaker role)]
  • A. McFogg the Dog
    McFogg the Dog is the costumed canine mascot of Simon Fraser University, representing the school's spirit and athletic teams.
  • B. Old Shep
    "Old Shep" is a sentimental country ballad about a boy and his dog that was famously recorded by Elvis Presley early in his career.
  • C. Rowlf the Dog
    Rowlf the Dog is a laid-back, piano-playing Muppet known for his dry humor and loyal, easygoing personality.
  • D. Roustabout
    Roustabout is a 1964 musical film starring Elvis Presley as a traveling carnival singer and motorcyclist.
  • E. Buster the dog
    Buster the dog is a loyal canine companion and recurring supporting character in The Mystery Series, often aiding the protagonists in their investigations.
  • 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: Mr. Burns's hounds (caretaker role)
Triple: [Waylon Smithers, pet, Mr. Burns's hounds (caretaker role)]
Generated description
Mr. Burns's hounds (caretaker role) refers to the pack of vicious guard dogs owned by Mr. Burns in The Simpsons, for which his loyal assistant Waylon Smithers is responsible.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Mr. Burns's hounds (caretaker role)
Target entity description: Mr. Burns's hounds (caretaker role) refers to the pack of vicious guard dogs owned by Mr. Burns in The Simpsons, for which his loyal assistant Waylon Smithers is responsible.
  • A. McFogg the Dog
    McFogg the Dog is the costumed canine mascot of Simon Fraser University, representing the school's spirit and athletic teams.
  • B. Old Shep
    "Old Shep" is a sentimental country ballad about a boy and his dog that was famously recorded by Elvis Presley early in his career.
  • C. Rowlf the Dog
    Rowlf the Dog is a laid-back, piano-playing Muppet known for his dry humor and loyal, easygoing personality.
  • D. Roustabout
    Roustabout is a 1964 musical film starring Elvis Presley as a traveling carnival singer and motorcyclist.
  • E. Buster the dog
    Buster the dog is a loyal canine companion and recurring supporting character in The Mystery Series, often aiding the protagonists in their investigations.
  • 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_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.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d8a1656b348190ba932d03402d6a4d completed April 10, 2026, 7:06 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d8a2b82bb48190899f37a967fef444 completed April 10, 2026, 7:11 a.m.
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:18 p.m.