Triple

T18731650
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject I Know This Much Is True (TV series) E458047 entity
Predicate mainCharacter P1183 FINISHED
Object Thomas Birdsey NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: Thomas Birdsey | Statement: [I Know This Much Is True (TV series), mainCharacter, Thomas Birdsey]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Birdsey
Context triple: [I Know This Much Is True (TV series), mainCharacter, Thomas Birdsey]
  • A. Martin Franklin
    Martin Franklin is a British-born entrepreneur and investor best known for founding Jarden Corporation and leading numerous successful consumer-brands and SPAC ventures.
  • B. George Barnes
    George Barnes was an American cinematographer renowned for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films from the silent era through the 1950s, earning multiple Academy Award nominations and one win.
  • C. James Sibley
    James Sibley was a benefactor whose contributions to healthcare led to a major Washington, D.C. hospital being named in his honor.
  • D. William Mapother
    William Mapother is an American character actor known for his intense supporting roles in film and television, including a notable performance in the drama "In the Bedroom."
  • E. George W. Featherstonhaugh
    George W. Featherstonhaugh was a 19th-century British-American geologist, explorer, and writer known for his pioneering geological surveys in the United States.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Birdsey
Target entity description: Thomas Birdsey is a troubled, mentally ill twin whose life and relationship with his brother drive the emotional core of the miniseries "I Know This Much Is True."
  • A. Martin Franklin
    Martin Franklin is a British-born entrepreneur and investor best known for founding Jarden Corporation and leading numerous successful consumer-brands and SPAC ventures.
  • B. George Barnes
    George Barnes was an American cinematographer renowned for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films from the silent era through the 1950s, earning multiple Academy Award nominations and one win.
  • C. James Sibley
    James Sibley was a benefactor whose contributions to healthcare led to a major Washington, D.C. hospital being named in his honor.
  • D. William Mapother
    William Mapother is an American character actor known for his intense supporting roles in film and television, including a notable performance in the drama "In the Bedroom."
  • E. George W. Featherstonhaugh
    George W. Featherstonhaugh was a 19th-century British-American geologist, explorer, and writer known for his pioneering geological surveys in the United States.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 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_69d8d393ba9c8190a8b03b04ddbb0a09 completed April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e56d7854748190b66c4aaadfd67f29 completed April 20, 2026, 12:04 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:51 a.m.