Triple
T13174697
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Firefly |
E313069
|
entity |
| Predicate | portraysCharacter |
P1668
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sean Maher as Simon Tam
Sean Maher as Simon Tam refers to the actor’s portrayal of the brilliant but reserved trauma surgeon who sacrifices his career to rescue and protect his sister in the science-fiction TV series Firefly.
|
E1025165
|
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: Sean Maher as Simon Tam | Statement: [Firefly, portraysCharacter, Sean Maher as Simon Tam]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sean Maher as Simon Tam Context triple: [Firefly, portraysCharacter, Sean Maher as Simon Tam]
-
A.
Bill Hader as Stefon Zolesky
Bill Hader as Stefon Zolesky is the actor-comedian’s iconic Saturday Night Live persona, a flamboyant and eccentric New York City nightlife correspondent known for his bizarre club recommendations on “Weekend Update.”
-
B.
Joel McHale
Joel McHale is an American actor, comedian, and television host best known for leading the satirical series "The Soup" and starring on the sitcom "Community."
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C.
David Fumero
David Fumero is a Cuban-American actor and former fashion model best known for his role as Cristian Vega on the soap opera "One Life to Live."
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D.
Joey Sagal
Joey Sagal is an American actor and screenwriter known for his character roles in film and television, including portrayals of Elvis Presley.
-
E.
John Brydon
John Brydon was a British architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for designing prominent public buildings in London.
- 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: Sean Maher as Simon Tam Triple: [Firefly, portraysCharacter, Sean Maher as Simon Tam]
Generated description
Sean Maher as Simon Tam refers to the actor’s portrayal of the brilliant but reserved trauma surgeon who sacrifices his career to rescue and protect his sister in the science-fiction TV series Firefly.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sean Maher as Simon Tam Target entity description: Sean Maher as Simon Tam refers to the actor’s portrayal of the brilliant but reserved trauma surgeon who sacrifices his career to rescue and protect his sister in the science-fiction TV series Firefly.
-
A.
Bill Hader as Stefon Zolesky
Bill Hader as Stefon Zolesky is the actor-comedian’s iconic Saturday Night Live persona, a flamboyant and eccentric New York City nightlife correspondent known for his bizarre club recommendations on “Weekend Update.”
-
B.
Joel McHale
Joel McHale is an American actor, comedian, and television host best known for leading the satirical series "The Soup" and starring on the sitcom "Community."
-
C.
David Fumero
David Fumero is a Cuban-American actor and former fashion model best known for his role as Cristian Vega on the soap opera "One Life to Live."
-
D.
Joey Sagal
Joey Sagal is an American actor and screenwriter known for his character roles in film and television, including portrayals of Elvis Presley.
-
E.
John Brydon
John Brydon was a British architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for designing prominent public buildings in London.
- 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_69d806ac3ee081909b2fd27d060aa974 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d98c303e3c819086cf0f0b6d9e61ca |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6eafe03c48190992df41f77fb043e |
completed | May 3, 2026, 6:28 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6f02dcce88190bdb07e271a52729a |
completed | May 3, 2026, 6:50 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6f09ff1088190812008373c0553d5 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 6:52 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:14 p.m.