Triple

T14799522
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Brian Kinney E347868 entity
Predicate closeFriendOf P8712 FINISHED
Object Michael Novotny
Michael Novotny is a central character in the television series "Queer as Folk," portrayed as a kind-hearted comic book enthusiast whose long-standing friendship with Brian Kinney shapes much of the show's emotional core.
 E1123132 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: Michael Novotny | Statement: [Brian Kinney, closeFriendOf, Michael Novotny]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Michael Novotny
Context triple: [Brian Kinney, closeFriendOf, Michael Novotny]
  • A. Dave Novotny
    Dave Novotny is a musician best known as a member of the American rock band Saliva.
  • B. Jan Svoboda
    Jan Svoboda is a Czech name shared by several notable individuals, including figures in fields such as photography, science, and sports.
  • C. Norman Jarosik
    Norman Jarosik is an American astrophysicist known for his work on cosmic microwave background experiments, including key contributions to NASA’s Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) mission.
  • D. Tomáš Nosek
    Tomáš Nosek is a Czech professional ice hockey forward who has played in the National Hockey League for teams including the Detroit Red Wings, Vegas Golden Knights, Boston Bruins, and New Jersey Devils.
  • E. Victor Slezak
    Victor Slezak is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including roles in dramas such as "The Bridges of Madison County."
  • 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: Michael Novotny
Triple: [Brian Kinney, closeFriendOf, Michael Novotny]
Generated description
Michael Novotny is a central character in the television series "Queer as Folk," portrayed as a kind-hearted comic book enthusiast whose long-standing friendship with Brian Kinney shapes much of the show's emotional core.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Michael Novotny
Target entity description: Michael Novotny is a central character in the television series "Queer as Folk," portrayed as a kind-hearted comic book enthusiast whose long-standing friendship with Brian Kinney shapes much of the show's emotional core.
  • A. Dave Novotny
    Dave Novotny is a musician best known as a member of the American rock band Saliva.
  • B. Jan Svoboda
    Jan Svoboda is a Czech name shared by several notable individuals, including figures in fields such as photography, science, and sports.
  • C. Norman Jarosik
    Norman Jarosik is an American astrophysicist known for his work on cosmic microwave background experiments, including key contributions to NASA’s Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) mission.
  • D. Tomáš Nosek
    Tomáš Nosek is a Czech professional ice hockey forward who has played in the National Hockey League for teams including the Detroit Red Wings, Vegas Golden Knights, Boston Bruins, and New Jersey Devils.
  • E. Victor Slezak
    Victor Slezak is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including roles in dramas such as "The Bridges of Madison County."
  • 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_69d822ea8b7c819097dfadf3d45545e6 completed April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69decd62c36c81909c2993dc7d1a79ea completed April 14, 2026, 11:27 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fe64f6c6148190941b05d06d4dc54d completed May 8, 2026, 10:34 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fe65c9ad548190917ff40ffbbe38f9 completed May 8, 2026, 10:38 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fe668a00c08190a7b10264d49d097f completed May 8, 2026, 10:41 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:31 a.m.