Triple

T13997428
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Howie Mandel E336735 entity
Predicate televisionRole P1668 FINISHED
Object Dr. Wayne Fiscus in St. Elsewhere
Dr. Wayne Fiscus in *St. Elsewhere* is a quirky, compassionate young physician and one of the central characters in the 1980s medical drama, portrayed by comedian Howie Mandel.
 E1074300 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: Dr. Wayne Fiscus in St. Elsewhere | Statement: [Howie Mandel, televisionRole, Dr. Wayne Fiscus in St. Elsewhere]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Dr. Wayne Fiscus in St. Elsewhere
Context triple: [Howie Mandel, televisionRole, Dr. Wayne Fiscus in St. Elsewhere]
  • A. Dr. Mark Craig in St. Elsewhere
    Dr. Mark Craig in *St. Elsewhere* is a brilliant but abrasive cardiothoracic surgeon and senior physician at Boston's St. Eligius Hospital, known for his exacting standards and complex personal and professional relationships.
  • B. Dr. Jack Morrison in St. Elsewhere
    Dr. Jack Morrison is a central, idealistic young physician on the 1980s medical drama series "St. Elsewhere," known for his personal and professional struggles at the chaotic St. Eligius hospital.
  • C. Dr. Doug Ross
    Dr. Doug Ross is a charismatic and rebellious pediatrician on the television medical drama "ER," known for his deep compassion for children and complex personal life.
  • D. Marcus Welby, M.D.
    Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American television medical drama series from the late 1960s and 1970s that follows the compassionate, unorthodox practices of a family physician in suburban California.
  • E. Dr. David Zorba in "Ben Casey"
    Dr. David Zorba is the wise, paternal chief of surgery and mentor to the title character in the 1960s medical drama series "Ben Casey."
  • 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: Dr. Wayne Fiscus in St. Elsewhere
Triple: [Howie Mandel, televisionRole, Dr. Wayne Fiscus in St. Elsewhere]
Generated description
Dr. Wayne Fiscus in *St. Elsewhere* is a quirky, compassionate young physician and one of the central characters in the 1980s medical drama, portrayed by comedian Howie Mandel.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Dr. Wayne Fiscus in St. Elsewhere
Target entity description: Dr. Wayne Fiscus in *St. Elsewhere* is a quirky, compassionate young physician and one of the central characters in the 1980s medical drama, portrayed by comedian Howie Mandel.
  • A. Dr. Mark Craig in St. Elsewhere
    Dr. Mark Craig in *St. Elsewhere* is a brilliant but abrasive cardiothoracic surgeon and senior physician at Boston's St. Eligius Hospital, known for his exacting standards and complex personal and professional relationships.
  • B. Dr. Jack Morrison in St. Elsewhere
    Dr. Jack Morrison is a central, idealistic young physician on the 1980s medical drama series "St. Elsewhere," known for his personal and professional struggles at the chaotic St. Eligius hospital.
  • C. Dr. Doug Ross
    Dr. Doug Ross is a charismatic and rebellious pediatrician on the television medical drama "ER," known for his deep compassion for children and complex personal life.
  • D. Marcus Welby, M.D.
    Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American television medical drama series from the late 1960s and 1970s that follows the compassionate, unorthodox practices of a family physician in suburban California.
  • E. Dr. David Zorba in "Ben Casey"
    Dr. David Zorba is the wise, paternal chief of surgery and mentor to the title character in the 1960s medical drama series "Ben Casey."
  • 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_69d81c645c5c8190b1fd16a285a1b78a completed April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de2eb68ba88190bfaf10777d607bf3 completed April 14, 2026, 12:10 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fbac9d4a54819091c7efbeb4dcc5f7 completed May 6, 2026, 9:03 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fbadc6cb2c8190bdf66ad1fa6dd392 completed May 6, 2026, 9:08 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fbb01071408190a85e5e9be0150593 completed May 6, 2026, 9:18 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:19 p.m.