Triple

T14861546
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Gardner Fox E349502 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Starman (Ted Knight)
Starman (Ted Knight) is a Golden Age DC Comics superhero and astronomer who wields a gravity-manipulating Cosmic Rod to fight crime in Opal City.
E1123711 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: Starman (Ted Knight) | Statement: [Gardner Fox, notableWork, Starman (Ted Knight)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Starman (Ted Knight)
Context triple: [Gardner Fox, notableWork, Starman (Ted Knight)]
  • A. Marv Tarplin
    Marv Tarplin was an American guitarist and songwriter best known for crafting the signature guitar riffs and co-writing many of the classic hits of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles.
  • B. Mr. Spacely
    Mr. Spacely is the short-tempered, demanding boss of George Jetson and owner of Spacely Space Sprockets in the animated television series "The Jetsons."
  • C. Albert Finney as Kilgore Trout
    Albert Finney as Kilgore Trout refers to the acclaimed British actor’s portrayal of Kurt Vonnegut’s eccentric, down-on-his-luck science fiction writer Kilgore Trout in the film adaptation of "Breakfast of Champions."
  • D. Charles Rocket
    Charles Rocket was an American actor and comedian best known for his work on Saturday Night Live and roles in films such as Dumb and Dumber.
  • E. Johnny Messner
    Johnny Messner is an American actor known for his tough-guy roles in action films and television series such as "Tears of the Sun" and "Spartan."
  • 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: Starman (Ted Knight)
Triple: [Gardner Fox, notableWork, Starman (Ted Knight)]
Generated description
Starman (Ted Knight) is a Golden Age DC Comics superhero and astronomer who wields a gravity-manipulating Cosmic Rod to fight crime in Opal City.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Starman (Ted Knight)
Target entity description: Starman (Ted Knight) is a Golden Age DC Comics superhero and astronomer who wields a gravity-manipulating Cosmic Rod to fight crime in Opal City.
  • A. Marv Tarplin
    Marv Tarplin was an American guitarist and songwriter best known for crafting the signature guitar riffs and co-writing many of the classic hits of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles.
  • B. Mr. Spacely
    Mr. Spacely is the short-tempered, demanding boss of George Jetson and owner of Spacely Space Sprockets in the animated television series "The Jetsons."
  • C. Albert Finney as Kilgore Trout
    Albert Finney as Kilgore Trout refers to the acclaimed British actor’s portrayal of Kurt Vonnegut’s eccentric, down-on-his-luck science fiction writer Kilgore Trout in the film adaptation of "Breakfast of Champions."
  • D. Charles Rocket
    Charles Rocket was an American actor and comedian best known for his work on Saturday Night Live and roles in films such as Dumb and Dumber.
  • E. Johnny Messner
    Johnny Messner is an American actor known for his tough-guy roles in action films and television series such as "Tears of the Sun" and "Spartan."
  • 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_69d822ed7e1881909b90fca143ad7e34 completed April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ded573cba881908d6d9ac570a64e5f completed April 15, 2026, 12:01 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fe650c41b081909cdadbaec472eee3 completed May 8, 2026, 10:34 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fe66218cb88190b8c86b359abaa14c completed May 8, 2026, 10:39 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fe66de57cc8190935d764d399f56f5 completed May 8, 2026, 10:42 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:54 a.m.