Triple

T13846618
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Phil Hartman E332822 entity
Predicate characterPortrayed P1507 FINISHED
Object Troy McClure on The Simpsons
Troy McClure is a recurring, washed-up B-movie actor and infomercial host on The Simpsons, known for his cheesy charm and the catchphrase, "Hi, I'm Troy McClure, you may remember me from...".
E1065651 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: Troy McClure on The Simpsons | Statement: [Phil Hartman, characterPortrayed, Troy McClure on The Simpsons]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Troy McClure on The Simpsons
Context triple: [Phil Hartman, characterPortrayed, Troy McClure on The Simpsons]
  • A. Sam (The Simpsons character)
    Sam is a minor recurring character on The Simpsons, typically seen as a quiet, often inebriated barfly drinking at Moe’s Tavern alongside other regulars.
  • B. Krusty the Clown
    Krusty the Clown is a cynical, hard-living television clown and recurring character from the animated series "The Simpsons."
  • C. Homer Simpson
    Homer Simpson is the bumbling, doughnut-loving father and nuclear power plant employee at the center of the animated television series "The Simpsons."
  • D. The Simpsons
    The Simpsons is a long-running animated television sitcom that satirizes American family life and culture through the misadventures of the Simpson family in the fictional town of Springfield.
  • E. Larry (The Simpsons character)
    Larry is a minor recurring character on The Simpsons, typically seen as a quiet barfly drinking alongside Homer and others at Moe’s Tavern.
  • 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: Troy McClure on The Simpsons
Triple: [Phil Hartman, characterPortrayed, Troy McClure on The Simpsons]
Generated description
Troy McClure is a recurring, washed-up B-movie actor and infomercial host on The Simpsons, known for his cheesy charm and the catchphrase, "Hi, I'm Troy McClure, you may remember me from...".
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Troy McClure on The Simpsons
Target entity description: Troy McClure is a recurring, washed-up B-movie actor and infomercial host on The Simpsons, known for his cheesy charm and the catchphrase, "Hi, I'm Troy McClure, you may remember me from...".
  • A. Sam (The Simpsons character)
    Sam is a minor recurring character on The Simpsons, typically seen as a quiet, often inebriated barfly drinking at Moe’s Tavern alongside other regulars.
  • B. Krusty the Clown
    Krusty the Clown is a cynical, hard-living television clown and recurring character from the animated series "The Simpsons."
  • C. Homer Simpson
    Homer Simpson is the bumbling, doughnut-loving father and nuclear power plant employee at the center of the animated television series "The Simpsons."
  • D. The Simpsons
    The Simpsons is a long-running animated television sitcom that satirizes American family life and culture through the misadventures of the Simpson family in the fictional town of Springfield.
  • E. Larry (The Simpsons character)
    Larry is a minor recurring character on The Simpsons, typically seen as a quiet barfly drinking alongside Homer and others at Moe’s Tavern.
  • 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_69d81c5ba13c8190839315f54768acfd completed April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de02b1a25c8190a9f85ba43c421188 completed April 14, 2026, 9:02 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f7c0f189008190bb9afeef42564a33 completed May 3, 2026, 9:41 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f7c23410dc8190972245cecfa85871 completed May 3, 2026, 9:46 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f7c3031a0c8190ad30d59fe1f2322e completed May 3, 2026, 9:49 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:13 p.m.