Triple
T20166905
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Howard Sprague |
E491845
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrayedBy |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Jack Dodson |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Jack Dodson | Statement: [Howard Sprague, portrayedBy, Jack Dodson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jack Dodson Context triple: [Howard Sprague, portrayedBy, Jack Dodson]
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A.
Jack Dodson
chosen
Jack Dodson was an American character actor best known for his role as the mild-mannered county clerk Howard Sprague on "The Andy Griffith Show" and its spin-off "Mayberry R.F.D."
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B.
Neal Dodson
Neal Dodson is an American film producer known for his work on acclaimed independent and genre films, frequently collaborating with director J.C. Chandor.
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C.
Dan Dodson
Dan Dodson is an individual whose specific public role or notability is unclear from the given information.
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D.
Jack Denison
Jack Denison was an American nightclub owner and restaurateur best known as the second husband of actress and singer Dorothy Dandridge.
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E.
Mark Dodson
Mark Dodson is a record producer best known in heavy metal circles for his work with bands like Anthrax and Judas Priest.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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_69da6266c6888190bc1a3ecf24814d34 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 3:01 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e66844e49081909b7e9ec2b65cc61d |
completed | April 20, 2026, 5:54 p.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:35 p.m.