Triple
T2458651
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hill Street Blues |
E54480
|
entity |
| Predicate | castMember |
P1668
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Michael Conrad
Michael Conrad was an American character actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as Sgt. Phil Esterhaus on the television series "Hill Street Blues."
|
E269486
|
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: Michael Conrad | Statement: [Hill Street Blues, castMember, Michael Conrad]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Conrad Context triple: [Hill Street Blues, castMember, Michael Conrad]
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A.
Michael Condrey
Michael Condrey is a video game developer best known as the co-founder of Sledgehammer Games and for his work on the Call of Duty franchise.
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B.
Michael Graydon
Michael Graydon is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer who served as a leading commander of British fighter aviation during the late 20th century.
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C.
Conrad Riggs
Conrad Riggs is a television producer best known for his executive production work on major reality TV franchises, including "The Apprentice."
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D.
Joel Aldrich Matteson
Joel Aldrich Matteson was a 19th-century American politician who served as governor of Illinois.
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E.
Michael Rogers
Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
- 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: Michael Conrad Triple: [Hill Street Blues, castMember, Michael Conrad]
Generated description
Michael Conrad was an American character actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as Sgt. Phil Esterhaus on the television series "Hill Street Blues."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Conrad Target entity description: Michael Conrad was an American character actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as Sgt. Phil Esterhaus on the television series "Hill Street Blues."
-
A.
Michael Condrey
Michael Condrey is a video game developer best known as the co-founder of Sledgehammer Games and for his work on the Call of Duty franchise.
-
B.
Michael Graydon
Michael Graydon is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer who served as a leading commander of British fighter aviation during the late 20th century.
-
C.
Conrad Riggs
Conrad Riggs is a television producer best known for his executive production work on major reality TV franchises, including "The Apprentice."
-
D.
Joel Aldrich Matteson
Joel Aldrich Matteson was a 19th-century American politician who served as governor of Illinois.
-
E.
Michael Rogers
Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
- 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_69ab49dee84c819096b50a0049c347ac |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd10a35f88190b102a2cb5c88146e |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:17 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af179665d081909f9a761fa50c44e7 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69af185baf5c8190b8aa3dc672f2e1be |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:58 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69af18d8ab0881908ecd027080f96e0e |
completed | March 9, 2026, 7 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m.