Triple

T12669071
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject LeVar Burton E302629 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr.
Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. is an American actor, director, and television host best known for his roles in "Roots," "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and as the longtime host of the educational series "Reading Rainbow."
 E995383 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: Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. | Statement: [LeVar Burton, birthName, Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr.]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr.
Context triple: [LeVar Burton, birthName, Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr.]
  • A. David Burton
    David Burton is the central protagonist of the Australian film "The Last Wave," a Sydney lawyer whose involvement in a mysterious case draws him into apocalyptic Aboriginal prophecies and unsettling supernatural visions.
  • B. Tony Burrows
    Tony Burrows is a British session singer best known for providing lead vocals on numerous early 1970s pop hits for different studio bands, including Edison Lighthouse, White Plains, and Brotherhood of Man.
  • C. Tony Burton
    Tony Burton was an American actor and former professional boxer best known for his recurring role as Duke, the trainer and cornerman, in the Rocky film series.
  • D. Bernard W. Burton
    Bernard W. Burton was an American film editor and producer active in Hollywood during the mid-20th century, known for his work on numerous studio features and later television projects.
  • E. Jonathan Roberts
    Jonathan Roberts is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing Disney’s animated classic "The Lion King."
  • 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: Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr.
Triple: [LeVar Burton, birthName, Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr.]
Generated description
Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. is an American actor, director, and television host best known for his roles in "Roots," "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and as the longtime host of the educational series "Reading Rainbow."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr.
Target entity description: Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. is an American actor, director, and television host best known for his roles in "Roots," "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and as the longtime host of the educational series "Reading Rainbow."
  • A. David Burton
    David Burton is the central protagonist of the Australian film "The Last Wave," a Sydney lawyer whose involvement in a mysterious case draws him into apocalyptic Aboriginal prophecies and unsettling supernatural visions.
  • B. Tony Burrows
    Tony Burrows is a British session singer best known for providing lead vocals on numerous early 1970s pop hits for different studio bands, including Edison Lighthouse, White Plains, and Brotherhood of Man.
  • C. Tony Burton
    Tony Burton was an American actor and former professional boxer best known for his recurring role as Duke, the trainer and cornerman, in the Rocky film series.
  • D. Bernard W. Burton
    Bernard W. Burton was an American film editor and producer active in Hollywood during the mid-20th century, known for his work on numerous studio features and later television projects.
  • E. Jonathan Roberts
    Jonathan Roberts is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing Disney’s animated classic "The Lion King."
  • 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_69d7bded71a88190bb76e2413af9ea66 completed April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d96183a6048190b2ef219eb9d20aa4 completed April 10, 2026, 8:45 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f6688e101481909bc3b9e13ed84632 completed May 2, 2026, 9:11 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6697e3a688190abd025df1112feba completed May 2, 2026, 9:15 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f66a9230608190bfe99290ca1679fa completed May 2, 2026, 9:20 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:20 p.m.