Triple
T22947841
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Herman's Head |
E569922
|
entity |
| Predicate | character |
P662
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Jay Nichols |
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|
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: Jay Nichols | Statement: [Herman's Head, character, Jay Nichols]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jay Nichols Context triple: [Herman's Head, character, Jay Nichols]
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A.
Austin Nichols
Austin Nichols is an American actor best known for his roles on the television series "One Tree Hill" and "Ray Donovan."
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B.
Sam Nichols
Sam Nichols is a relatively obscure individual whose specific public achievements or biographical details are not widely documented.
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C.
Brian Nickels
Brian Nickels was a British stunt performer and coordinator known for his work on numerous film and television productions.
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D.
Tim Nichols
Tim Nichols is an American country music songwriter best known for penning numerous hit songs for major artists, including the Grammy-winning Tim McGraw single "Live Like You Were Dying."
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E.
Ben Nichols
Ben Nichols is an American singer-songwriter best known as the frontman of the alt-country/rock band Lucero.
- 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: Jay Nichols Target entity description: Jay Nichols is a main character on the 1990s sitcom "Herman's Head," portrayed as Herman's easygoing, womanizing best friend and coworker.
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A.
Austin Nichols
Austin Nichols is an American actor best known for his roles on the television series "One Tree Hill" and "Ray Donovan."
-
B.
Sam Nichols
Sam Nichols is a relatively obscure individual whose specific public achievements or biographical details are not widely documented.
-
C.
Brian Nickels
Brian Nickels was a British stunt performer and coordinator known for his work on numerous film and television productions.
-
D.
Tim Nichols
Tim Nichols is an American country music songwriter best known for penning numerous hit songs for major artists, including the Grammy-winning Tim McGraw single "Live Like You Were Dying."
-
E.
Ben Nichols
Ben Nichols is an American singer-songwriter best known as the frontman of the alt-country/rock band Lucero.
- 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_69e2459199d08190a8184ee2aa935842 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1819fbf8c8190ad80c93f1507aa73 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 3:57 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:46 p.m.