Triple
T12671156
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Steppenwolf Theatre Company |
E302686
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Terry Kinney |
E368086
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Terry Kinney | Statement: [Steppenwolf Theatre Company, foundedBy, Terry Kinney]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Terry Kinney Context triple: [Steppenwolf Theatre Company, foundedBy, Terry Kinney]
-
A.
Terry Kinney
chosen
Terry Kinney is an American actor and director best known as a co-founder of Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company and for his work in film and television, including the series "Oz."
-
B.
Jonathan Tucker
Jonathan Tucker is an American actor known for his intense, character-driven roles in film and television, including prominent performances in series like "Kingdom," "Westworld," and "City on a Hill."
-
C.
John Carroll Lynch
John Carroll Lynch is an American character actor known for his versatile roles in film and television, including notable performances in works like "Fargo," "Zodiac," and "American Horror Story."
-
D.
Timothy Busfield
Timothy Busfield is an American actor and director best known for his roles in television series such as "thirtysomething," "The West Wing," and various film and stage productions.
-
E.
Jeffrey Donovan
Jeffrey Donovan is an American actor best known for starring as Michael Westen in the television series "Burn Notice" and appearing in films such as "Sicario" and its sequel.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d7bdee64a08190801c6d470aefd723 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d961ae493481908f82e0d05dce20bd |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f67c7527c4819096c49a12dcba3c1a |
completed | May 2, 2026, 10:36 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:20 p.m.