Triple
T1407974
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Steve Smith |
E31738
|
entity |
| Predicate | closeFriend |
P8712
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Snot Lonstein
Snot Lonstein is a fictional character from the animated TV series "American Dad!", known as one of Steve Smith's nerdy best friends.
|
E161230
|
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: Snot Lonstein | Statement: [Steve Smith, closeFriend, Snot Lonstein]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Snot Lonstein Context triple: [Steve Smith, closeFriend, Snot Lonstein]
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A.
Hölldobler
Hölldobler is a German surname most notably associated with Bert Hölldobler, a prominent behavioral ecologist and myrmecologist known for his research on ants.
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B.
Steffl
Steffl is the popular nickname for the iconic south tower of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, a prominent symbol of the city's skyline.
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C.
Sjaalman
Sjaalman is a fictional character in Multatuli’s novel "Max Havelaar," serving as an alter ego and narrative device to expose colonial abuses in the Dutch East Indies.
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D.
Smedby
Smedby is a residential locality in Sweden situated within Upplands Väsby Municipality, north of Stockholm.
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E.
Smidovich
Smidovich is an urban-type settlement in Russia’s Jewish Autonomous Oblast, serving as a local administrative and population center in the region.
- 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: Snot Lonstein Triple: [Steve Smith, closeFriend, Snot Lonstein]
Generated description
Snot Lonstein is a fictional character from the animated TV series "American Dad!", known as one of Steve Smith's nerdy best friends.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Snot Lonstein Target entity description: Snot Lonstein is a fictional character from the animated TV series "American Dad!", known as one of Steve Smith's nerdy best friends.
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A.
Hölldobler
Hölldobler is a German surname most notably associated with Bert Hölldobler, a prominent behavioral ecologist and myrmecologist known for his research on ants.
-
B.
Steffl
Steffl is the popular nickname for the iconic south tower of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, a prominent symbol of the city's skyline.
-
C.
Sjaalman
Sjaalman is a fictional character in Multatuli’s novel "Max Havelaar," serving as an alter ego and narrative device to expose colonial abuses in the Dutch East Indies.
-
D.
Smedby
Smedby is a residential locality in Sweden situated within Upplands Väsby Municipality, north of Stockholm.
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E.
Smidovich
Smidovich is an urban-type settlement in Russia’s Jewish Autonomous Oblast, serving as a local administrative and population center in the region.
- 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_69a49918e1f88190ba610f9dc8114578 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c3bf7f0c8190aee96818de6ff4a5 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ace5770ea08190ac91b47a4ed5bf35 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:56 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ace62a94e88190883d25cdb748e8c1 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:59 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ace68ab3788190bc3b55dd9a0fe267 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:01 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.