Triple
T1408716
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Jeffersons |
E31754
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCastMember |
P7010
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sherman Hemsley
Sherman Hemsley was an American actor and comedian best known for his iconic portrayal of George Jefferson on the television sitcoms All in the Family and The Jeffersons.
|
E164742
|
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: Sherman Hemsley | Statement: [The Jeffersons, notableCastMember, Sherman Hemsley]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sherman Hemsley Context triple: [The Jeffersons, notableCastMember, Sherman Hemsley]
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A.
Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx was a pioneering American stand-up comedian and actor known for his raw, boundary-pushing comedy and his iconic role as Fred Sanford on the television sitcom "Sanford and Son."
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B.
Harry Karl
Harry Karl was an American shoe magnate and businessman best known for his high-profile marriages to Hollywood actresses, including Debbie Reynolds.
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C.
Tom Bosley
Tom Bosley was an American actor best known for playing the warm, paternal Howard Cunningham on the classic television sitcom "Happy Days."
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D.
Jim Backus
Jim Backus was an American actor and voice artist best known for voicing the cartoon character Mr. Magoo and portraying Thurston Howell III on the television series "Gilligan's Island."
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E.
Don Knotts
Don Knotts was an American comedic actor best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of the bumbling deputy Barney Fife on the classic television sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show."
- 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: Sherman Hemsley Triple: [The Jeffersons, notableCastMember, Sherman Hemsley]
Generated description
Sherman Hemsley was an American actor and comedian best known for his iconic portrayal of George Jefferson on the television sitcoms All in the Family and The Jeffersons.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sherman Hemsley Target entity description: Sherman Hemsley was an American actor and comedian best known for his iconic portrayal of George Jefferson on the television sitcoms All in the Family and The Jeffersons.
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A.
Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx was a pioneering American stand-up comedian and actor known for his raw, boundary-pushing comedy and his iconic role as Fred Sanford on the television sitcom "Sanford and Son."
-
B.
Harry Karl
Harry Karl was an American shoe magnate and businessman best known for his high-profile marriages to Hollywood actresses, including Debbie Reynolds.
-
C.
Tom Bosley
Tom Bosley was an American actor best known for playing the warm, paternal Howard Cunningham on the classic television sitcom "Happy Days."
-
D.
Jim Backus
Jim Backus was an American actor and voice artist best known for voicing the cartoon character Mr. Magoo and portraying Thurston Howell III on the television series "Gilligan's Island."
-
E.
Don Knotts
Don Knotts was an American comedic actor best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of the bumbling deputy Barney Fife on the classic television sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show."
- 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_69a4c3c10f44819085e1c4601423740d |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad08ae530081909695bde0d9c46d41 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:27 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad0975b0c4819095a36f833e15fdae |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:30 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad0a1df32c81908bf57911901f3f9c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:33 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.