Triple
T11773717
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? |
E279963
|
entity |
| Predicate | presenter |
P83
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Kevin Shinick
Kevin Shinick is an American writer, actor, comedian, and voice artist known for his work on shows like Robot Chicken and MAD as well as hosting the game show Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?.
|
E945861
|
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: Kevin Shinick | Statement: [Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?, presenter, Kevin Shinick]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kevin Shinick Context triple: [Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?, presenter, Kevin Shinick]
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A.
Shawn Eichman
Shawn Eichman is an American political activist best known as a defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down federal prohibitions on flag desecration as unconstitutional.
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B.
Eric Danchick
Eric Danchick is a film producer known for his work on the movie "Bound 2."
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C.
Chris Sievernich
Chris Sievernich is a German film producer best known for his work on acclaimed art-house and independent films, including Wim Wenders’ "Paris, Texas."
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D.
Brian VanDeMark
Brian VanDeMark is an American historian and author known for his work on U.S. foreign policy and the Vietnam War, including coauthoring influential studies of that conflict.
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E.
Kevin Yagher
Kevin Yagher is an American special effects and makeup artist and director best known for his work on horror and fantasy films and for creating iconic genre characters.
- 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: Kevin Shinick Triple: [Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?, presenter, Kevin Shinick]
Generated description
Kevin Shinick is an American writer, actor, comedian, and voice artist known for his work on shows like Robot Chicken and MAD as well as hosting the game show Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kevin Shinick Target entity description: Kevin Shinick is an American writer, actor, comedian, and voice artist known for his work on shows like Robot Chicken and MAD as well as hosting the game show Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?.
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A.
Shawn Eichman
Shawn Eichman is an American political activist best known as a defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down federal prohibitions on flag desecration as unconstitutional.
-
B.
Eric Danchick
Eric Danchick is a film producer known for his work on the movie "Bound 2."
-
C.
Chris Sievernich
Chris Sievernich is a German film producer best known for his work on acclaimed art-house and independent films, including Wim Wenders’ "Paris, Texas."
-
D.
Brian VanDeMark
Brian VanDeMark is an American historian and author known for his work on U.S. foreign policy and the Vietnam War, including coauthoring influential studies of that conflict.
-
E.
Kevin Yagher
Kevin Yagher is an American special effects and makeup artist and director best known for his work on horror and fantasy films and for creating iconic genre characters.
- 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_69d6ab01d2688190ad8ed6bda487eaa5 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a55dfa088190a59b35d0247225e3 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:23 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f0909969e481908d836f912b5af5bf |
completed | April 28, 2026, 10:48 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f0bd3e585481908223acfd780a72a2 |
completed | April 28, 2026, 1:59 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f0ef31076c8190b33a6a2778d7ffbb |
completed | April 28, 2026, 5:32 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:41 p.m.