Triple

T2732252
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Bob Newhart Show E60340 entity
Predicate character P662 FINISHED
Object Howard Borden
Howard Borden is a bumbling yet lovable airline navigator and Bob Hartley's friendly, often clueless neighbor on the classic sitcom "The Bob Newhart Show."
E442687 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: Howard Borden | Statement: [The Bob Newhart Show, character, Howard Borden]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Borden
Context triple: [The Bob Newhart Show, character, Howard Borden]
  • A. Howell Binkley
    Howell Binkley was an acclaimed American lighting designer known for his innovative, expressive work on numerous Broadway productions, including the hit musical "Hamilton."
  • B. George Hively
    George Hively was an American film editor and screenwriter active during the early 20th century, known for his work in Hollywood studio productions.
  • C. William Hornbeck
    William Hornbeck was an influential American film editor known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films and for helping to shape modern editing techniques.
  • D. Edwin Blashfield
    Edwin Blashfield was an American muralist and painter best known for his large-scale allegorical works in prominent public buildings across the United States.
  • E. Louis Hobson
    Louis Hobson is an American musical theatre actor best known for his work on Broadway, including originating a role in the acclaimed rock musical "Next to Normal."
  • 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: Howard Borden
Triple: [The Bob Newhart Show, character, Howard Borden]
Generated description
Howard Borden is a bumbling yet lovable airline navigator and Bob Hartley's friendly, often clueless neighbor on the classic sitcom "The Bob Newhart Show."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Borden
Target entity description: Howard Borden is a bumbling yet lovable airline navigator and Bob Hartley's friendly, often clueless neighbor on the classic sitcom "The Bob Newhart Show."
  • A. Howell Binkley
    Howell Binkley was an acclaimed American lighting designer known for his innovative, expressive work on numerous Broadway productions, including the hit musical "Hamilton."
  • B. George Hively
    George Hively was an American film editor and screenwriter active during the early 20th century, known for his work in Hollywood studio productions.
  • C. William Hornbeck
    William Hornbeck was an influential American film editor known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films and for helping to shape modern editing techniques.
  • D. Edwin Blashfield
    Edwin Blashfield was an American muralist and painter best known for his large-scale allegorical works in prominent public buildings across the United States.
  • E. Louis Hobson
    Louis Hobson is an American musical theatre actor best known for his work on Broadway, including originating a role in the acclaimed rock musical "Next to Normal."
  • 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_69ab4b75cd908190b691ef0d1801acda completed March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abdaf011548190beb9c3feee7b743f completed March 7, 2026, 7:59 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b62788456c8190a484826e5d915d9a completed March 15, 2026, 3:29 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b628fe10908190978dd0361628f54f completed March 15, 2026, 3:35 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b629ab52c881909f7fbef6f77b5bc4 completed March 15, 2026, 3:38 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:56 p.m.