Triple
T13997752
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Boston Legal |
E336744
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Denny Crane
Denny Crane is a flamboyant, eccentric, and legendary defense attorney portrayed by William Shatner in the legal dramedy series "Boston Legal."
|
E1074704
|
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: Denny Crane | Statement: [Boston Legal, mainCharacter, Denny Crane]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Denny Crane Context triple: [Boston Legal, mainCharacter, Denny Crane]
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A.
Paul Wexler
Paul Wexler was an American character actor known for his distinctive deep voice and frequent roles in mid-20th-century film and television.
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B.
John Beckett
John Beckett was a British politician who moved from the Labour Party to far-right politics and became a prominent figure in interwar British fascism.
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C.
Jack McCoy
Jack McCoy is a fictional New York City prosecutor known for his aggressive, morally complex approach to trying cases in the long-running television series "Law & Order."
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D.
Lt. Daniel Kaffee
Lt. Daniel Kaffee is a young, initially reluctant but sharp-witted U.S. Navy lawyer who becomes determined to uncover the truth in the military courtroom drama "A Few Good Men."
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E.
Hank Voight
Hank Voight is a tough, morally ambiguous police sergeant who leads the Intelligence Unit in the television drama "Chicago P.D."
- 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: Denny Crane Triple: [Boston Legal, mainCharacter, Denny Crane]
Generated description
Denny Crane is a flamboyant, eccentric, and legendary defense attorney portrayed by William Shatner in the legal dramedy series "Boston Legal."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Denny Crane Target entity description: Denny Crane is a flamboyant, eccentric, and legendary defense attorney portrayed by William Shatner in the legal dramedy series "Boston Legal."
-
A.
Paul Wexler
Paul Wexler was an American character actor known for his distinctive deep voice and frequent roles in mid-20th-century film and television.
-
B.
John Beckett
John Beckett was a British politician who moved from the Labour Party to far-right politics and became a prominent figure in interwar British fascism.
-
C.
Jack McCoy
Jack McCoy is a fictional New York City prosecutor known for his aggressive, morally complex approach to trying cases in the long-running television series "Law & Order."
-
D.
Lt. Daniel Kaffee
Lt. Daniel Kaffee is a young, initially reluctant but sharp-witted U.S. Navy lawyer who becomes determined to uncover the truth in the military courtroom drama "A Few Good Men."
-
E.
Hank Voight
Hank Voight is a tough, morally ambiguous police sergeant who leads the Intelligence Unit in the television drama "Chicago P.D."
- 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_69fbac9f1f6c8190af7ddac920661bd5 |
completed | May 6, 2026, 9:03 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fbae3d04f081908c8d28148b4f1de0 |
completed | May 6, 2026, 9:10 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fbaf41636c8190bf44bd238bd9d9a4 |
completed | May 6, 2026, 9:14 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:19 p.m.