Triple

T13344328
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Dana Elcar E317909 entity
Predicate notableRole P22 FINISHED
Object Peter Thornton on MacGyver
Peter Thornton on MacGyver is the fictional Phoenix Foundation director and close friend and handler of Angus MacGyver in the action-adventure television series MacGyver.
E1035623 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: Peter Thornton on MacGyver | Statement: [Dana Elcar, notableRole, Peter Thornton on MacGyver]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter Thornton on MacGyver
Context triple: [Dana Elcar, notableRole, Peter Thornton on MacGyver]
  • A. Luke McCoy – Richard Crenna
    Luke McCoy, portrayed by Richard Crenna, is one of the central family members in the classic American television sitcom "The Real McCoys," known for its depiction of a rural West Virginia family adjusting to life on a California farm.
  • B. Jack Dalton – MacGyver (2016 TV series)
    Jack Dalton is a charming yet reckless former CIA operative and MacGyver’s loyal best friend and partner in the 2016 reboot of the action-adventure TV series.
  • C. Mike McGee
    Mike McGee is a visual effects artist and co-founder of the renowned British VFX and creative studio Framestore.
  • D. Harry Robbins
    Harry Robbins "H. R." Haldeman was an American political aide who served as White House Chief of Staff to President Richard Nixon and became a central figure in the Watergate scandal.
  • E. Dr. Sam Bennett
    Dr. Sam Bennett is a fictional pediatrician and holistic medicine specialist on the television series "Private Practice," known for his compassionate care and complex personal relationships.
  • 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: Peter Thornton on MacGyver
Triple: [Dana Elcar, notableRole, Peter Thornton on MacGyver]
Generated description
Peter Thornton on MacGyver is the fictional Phoenix Foundation director and close friend and handler of Angus MacGyver in the action-adventure television series MacGyver.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter Thornton on MacGyver
Target entity description: Peter Thornton on MacGyver is the fictional Phoenix Foundation director and close friend and handler of Angus MacGyver in the action-adventure television series MacGyver.
  • A. Luke McCoy – Richard Crenna
    Luke McCoy, portrayed by Richard Crenna, is one of the central family members in the classic American television sitcom "The Real McCoys," known for its depiction of a rural West Virginia family adjusting to life on a California farm.
  • B. Jack Dalton – MacGyver (2016 TV series)
    Jack Dalton is a charming yet reckless former CIA operative and MacGyver’s loyal best friend and partner in the 2016 reboot of the action-adventure TV series.
  • C. Mike McGee
    Mike McGee is a visual effects artist and co-founder of the renowned British VFX and creative studio Framestore.
  • D. Harry Robbins
    Harry Robbins "H. R." Haldeman was an American political aide who served as White House Chief of Staff to President Richard Nixon and became a central figure in the Watergate scandal.
  • E. Dr. Sam Bennett
    Dr. Sam Bennett is a fictional pediatrician and holistic medicine specialist on the television series "Private Practice," known for his compassionate care and complex personal relationships.
  • 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_69d806b5a3c08190b42c267fb092f98a completed April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d99e8839b48190b164414b418e756c completed April 11, 2026, 1:06 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f71f417e4081908ab2025a313bfad1 completed May 3, 2026, 10:11 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f7204ac36c8190a04e921442489e9c completed May 3, 2026, 10:15 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f7221887208190ac98945a023bc496 completed May 3, 2026, 10:23 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:31 p.m.