Triple
T11465735
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tales of the City |
E271774
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Michael Tolliver
Michael Tolliver is a central gay character in Armistead Maupin’s "Tales of the City" series, known for his warm, vulnerable portrayal of queer life and relationships in San Francisco.
|
E927974
|
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: Michael Tolliver | Statement: [Tales of the City, mainCharacter, Michael Tolliver]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Tolliver Context triple: [Tales of the City, mainCharacter, Michael Tolliver]
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A.
Dave Winthrop
Dave Winthrop is a British saxophonist and flautist best known for his work with the progressive rock band Supertramp in the early 1970s.
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B.
Paul Tollett
Paul Tollett is an American concert promoter best known as the co-founder and driving force behind the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
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C.
Greg Gilmore
Greg Gilmore is an American rock drummer best known for his work with the late-1980s Seattle band Mother Love Bone, a key precursor to the grunge movement.
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D.
Tom Tully
Tom Tully was an American character actor known for his prolific work in mid-20th-century film and television, often portraying gruff but sympathetic authority figures.
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E.
Timothy Kevin Story
Timothy Kevin Story is an American film director and producer best known for directing commercially successful movies such as "Barbershop," "Fantastic Four," and "Think Like a Man."
- 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: Michael Tolliver Triple: [Tales of the City, mainCharacter, Michael Tolliver]
Generated description
Michael Tolliver is a central gay character in Armistead Maupin’s "Tales of the City" series, known for his warm, vulnerable portrayal of queer life and relationships in San Francisco.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Tolliver Target entity description: Michael Tolliver is a central gay character in Armistead Maupin’s "Tales of the City" series, known for his warm, vulnerable portrayal of queer life and relationships in San Francisco.
-
A.
Dave Winthrop
Dave Winthrop is a British saxophonist and flautist best known for his work with the progressive rock band Supertramp in the early 1970s.
-
B.
Paul Tollett
Paul Tollett is an American concert promoter best known as the co-founder and driving force behind the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
-
C.
Greg Gilmore
Greg Gilmore is an American rock drummer best known for his work with the late-1980s Seattle band Mother Love Bone, a key precursor to the grunge movement.
-
D.
Tom Tully
Tom Tully was an American character actor known for his prolific work in mid-20th-century film and television, often portraying gruff but sympathetic authority figures.
-
E.
Timothy Kevin Story
Timothy Kevin Story is an American film director and producer best known for directing commercially successful movies such as "Barbershop," "Fantastic Four," and "Think Like a Man."
- 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_69d6aae0c8d881908a5a360c0be3242e |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d822f5eb988190b309b8e309f6d1a5 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e5e9377ff4819096971a77e0181eaf |
completed | April 20, 2026, 8:52 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e5f1593c2c8190885f80ad5eeba3ec |
completed | April 20, 2026, 9:26 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e5f87bbd988190ac388a3c34b2e95a |
completed | April 20, 2026, 9:57 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:35 p.m.