Triple
T23444665
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Where the Buffalo Roam |
E565501
|
entity |
| Predicate | castMember |
P1668
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Mark Metcalf |
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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: Mark Metcalf | Statement: [Where the Buffalo Roam, castMember, Mark Metcalf]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mark Metcalf Context triple: [Where the Buffalo Roam, castMember, Mark Metcalf]
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A.
Mark Metcalf
chosen
Mark Metcalf is an American actor best known for his villainous roles in films and television, including memorable parts in "Animal House" and the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" series.
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B.
Ben Shattuck
Ben Shattuck is an American writer, painter, and curator known for his essays, short stories, and work in the New England art and literary community.
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C.
Roger Healey
Roger Healey is a comedic, bumbling yet loyal Air Force captain and astronaut who serves as Major Tony Nelson’s best friend and sidekick in the classic 1960s sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie."
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D.
James McDermott
James McDermott is a character in Margaret Atwood’s novel *Alias Grace*, depicted as a fellow servant whose murder becomes central to the story’s infamous crime.
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E.
John McGowan
John McGowan was a writer whose work served as the basis for the 1943 musical film "Girl Crazy."
- 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_69e24584f9488190bb32730bd2ce023e |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1a647d6208190ba891252c8443fd4 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 6:33 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 5:51 p.m.