Triple

T12671183
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Steppenwolf Theatre Company E302686 entity
Predicate hasEnsembleMember P49020 FINISHED
Object K. Todd Freeman
K. Todd Freeman is an American actor known for his acclaimed stage work, including performances with Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company, as well as roles in film and television.
 E1016966 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: K. Todd Freeman | Statement: [Steppenwolf Theatre Company, hasEnsembleMember, K. Todd Freeman]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: K. Todd Freeman
Context triple: [Steppenwolf Theatre Company, hasEnsembleMember, K. Todd Freeman]
  • A. 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.
  • B. J. Todd Harris
    J. Todd Harris is an American film producer known for his work on independent and genre films, including the horror-comedy "Idle Hands."
  • C. Michael V. Drake
    Michael V. Drake is an American academic leader and physician who has served as president of both The Ohio State University and the University of California system.
  • D. Christopher B. Duncan
    Christopher B. Duncan is an American actor best known for his comedic television roles, including portrayals of presidential and authority figures.
  • E. David E. Talbert
    David E. Talbert is an American playwright, author, and filmmaker known for his romantic comedies and stage-to-screen adaptations.
  • 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: K. Todd Freeman
Triple: [Steppenwolf Theatre Company, hasEnsembleMember, K. Todd Freeman]
Generated description
K. Todd Freeman is an American actor known for his acclaimed stage work, including performances with Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company, as well as roles in film and television.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: K. Todd Freeman
Target entity description: K. Todd Freeman is an American actor known for his acclaimed stage work, including performances with Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company, as well as roles in film and television.
  • A. 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.
  • B. J. Todd Harris
    J. Todd Harris is an American film producer known for his work on independent and genre films, including the horror-comedy "Idle Hands."
  • C. Michael V. Drake
    Michael V. Drake is an American academic leader and physician who has served as president of both The Ohio State University and the University of California system.
  • D. Christopher B. Duncan
    Christopher B. Duncan is an American actor best known for his comedic television roles, including portrayals of presidential and authority figures.
  • E. David E. Talbert
    David E. Talbert is an American playwright, author, and filmmaker known for his romantic comedies and stage-to-screen adaptations.
  • 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_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_69f6cbb4d0088190b71fc0573cd40ddd completed May 3, 2026, 4:14 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6cd0d21e08190855dcbee000fc25d completed May 3, 2026, 4:20 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f6ce6b220c8190b1f49a9b2bfce692 completed May 3, 2026, 4:26 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:20 p.m.