Triple
T12361183
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Damages |
E294739
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entity |
| Predicate | creator |
P184
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Todd A. Kessler
Todd A. Kessler is an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the critically acclaimed legal thriller series "Damages."
|
E1097472
|
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: Todd A. Kessler | Statement: [Damages, creator, Todd A. Kessler]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Todd A. Kessler Context triple: [Damages, creator, Todd A. Kessler]
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A.
Stephen Kessler
Stephen Kessler is an American film and television director best known for his work on comedies, including the National Lampoon’s Vegas Vacation.
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B.
Kevin A. Ross
Kevin A. Ross is an American television personality and former judge best known for presiding over the syndicated courtroom show "America’s Court with Judge Ross."
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C.
Stephen M. Kellen
Stephen M. Kellen was a prominent financier and philanthropist known for his leadership at Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder and his significant support of cultural and educational institutions.
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D.
Ken Kessler
Ken Kessler is a meek, put-upon businessman who becomes entangled in a chaotic kidnapping scheme in the dark comedy film "Ruthless People."
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E.
Craig A. Stough
Craig A. Stough is an American local government leader who serves as the mayor of Sylvania, Ohio.
- 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: Todd A. Kessler Triple: [Damages, creator, Todd A. Kessler]
Generated description
Todd A. Kessler is an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the critically acclaimed legal thriller series "Damages."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Todd A. Kessler Target entity description: Todd A. Kessler is an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the critically acclaimed legal thriller series "Damages."
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A.
Stephen Kessler
Stephen Kessler is an American film and television director best known for his work on comedies, including the National Lampoon’s Vegas Vacation.
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B.
Kevin A. Ross
Kevin A. Ross is an American television personality and former judge best known for presiding over the syndicated courtroom show "America’s Court with Judge Ross."
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C.
Stephen M. Kellen
Stephen M. Kellen was a prominent financier and philanthropist known for his leadership at Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder and his significant support of cultural and educational institutions.
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D.
Ken Kessler
Ken Kessler is a meek, put-upon businessman who becomes entangled in a chaotic kidnapping scheme in the dark comedy film "Ruthless People."
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E.
Craig A. Stough
Craig A. Stough is an American local government leader who serves as the mayor of Sylvania, Ohio.
- 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_69d6ab6d8a4081908636601e69ddf262 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d93f91a1908190a8a4fa9da3b47933 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 6:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fd54f264d48190be636796d694ceb1 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 3:13 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fd570e482881909532000eebd169d1 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 3:22 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fd57710f648190a1344ac1363acce1 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 3:24 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:54 p.m.