Triple
T11438976
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Barry Corbin |
E271088
|
entity |
| Predicate | playedCharacter |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Maurice Minnifield
Maurice Minnifield is a wealthy, ex-astronaut and domineering former fighter pilot who serves as the influential town patriarch in the television series "Northern Exposure."
|
E933139
|
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: Maurice Minnifield | Statement: [Barry Corbin, playedCharacter, Maurice Minnifield]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maurice Minnifield Context triple: [Barry Corbin, playedCharacter, Maurice Minnifield]
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A.
Maurice Nelson
Maurice Nelson is the son of Edmund Nelson, a clergyman best known as the father of British naval hero Horatio Nelson.
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B.
Maurice Evans
Maurice Evans was a distinguished British actor best known for his Shakespearean stage work and memorable film and television roles, including parts in "Planet of the Apes" and "Bewitched."
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C.
Harold McLernon
Harold McLernon was a film editor known for his work on early sound-era movies, including the 1928 musical drama "The Singing Fool."
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D.
Maurice McEndree
Maurice McEndree is a cinematographer known for his work on the film "Faces."
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E.
Maurice McEndree
Maurice McEndree is a music producer best known for his work on the track "Shadows."
- 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: Maurice Minnifield Triple: [Barry Corbin, playedCharacter, Maurice Minnifield]
Generated description
Maurice Minnifield is a wealthy, ex-astronaut and domineering former fighter pilot who serves as the influential town patriarch in the television series "Northern Exposure."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maurice Minnifield Target entity description: Maurice Minnifield is a wealthy, ex-astronaut and domineering former fighter pilot who serves as the influential town patriarch in the television series "Northern Exposure."
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A.
Maurice Nelson
Maurice Nelson is the son of Edmund Nelson, a clergyman best known as the father of British naval hero Horatio Nelson.
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B.
Maurice Evans
Maurice Evans was a distinguished British actor best known for his Shakespearean stage work and memorable film and television roles, including parts in "Planet of the Apes" and "Bewitched."
-
C.
Harold McLernon
Harold McLernon was a film editor known for his work on early sound-era movies, including the 1928 musical drama "The Singing Fool."
-
D.
Maurice McEndree
Maurice McEndree is a cinematographer known for his work on the film "Faces."
-
E.
Maurice McEndree
Maurice McEndree is a music producer best known for his work on the track "Shadows."
- 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_69d6aadeef688190874bcecd88b3dd9b |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8088711ec8190afae9f4d9f2a11ca |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e6e7580c508190a81eadd9015c75ef |
completed | April 21, 2026, 2:56 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e6ef8fca248190bc2fdd8457258874 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 3:31 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e6f8ec88e88190bfa21c2d06d67bd8 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 4:11 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:35 p.m.