Triple

T3011986
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject This Is Us E82242 entity
Predicate mainCastMember P5563 FINISHED
Object Ron Cephas Jones
Ron Cephas Jones was an American actor acclaimed for his nuanced, Emmy-winning performances in television and theater, notably for his role as William Hill on the drama series "This Is Us."
E322534 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: Ron Cephas Jones | Statement: [This Is Us, mainCastMember, Ron Cephas Jones]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ron Cephas Jones
Context triple: [This Is Us, mainCastMember, Ron Cephas Jones]
  • A. Troy Garity
    Troy Garity is an American actor known for roles in films such as "Barbershop," "Soldier's Girl," and "Sunshine," as well as for being the son of actress Jane Fonda.
  • B. Joseph LaShelle
    Joseph LaShelle was an American cinematographer renowned for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films and for winning an Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
  • C. Orlando Jones
    Orlando Jones was an early 18th-century Virginia planter and colonial official connected to the prominent Jones and Dandridge families.
  • D. Austin Pendleton
    Austin Pendleton is an American actor, director, and playwright known for his extensive work in theater and film, as well as his influential career as a stage director and teacher.
  • E. Simon Channing Williams
    Simon Channing Williams was a British film producer best known for his long-time collaboration with director Mike Leigh on acclaimed independent films such as "Secrets & Lies" and "Vera Drake."
  • 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: Ron Cephas Jones
Triple: [This Is Us, mainCastMember, Ron Cephas Jones]
Generated description
Ron Cephas Jones was an American actor acclaimed for his nuanced, Emmy-winning performances in television and theater, notably for his role as William Hill on the drama series "This Is Us."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ron Cephas Jones
Target entity description: Ron Cephas Jones was an American actor acclaimed for his nuanced, Emmy-winning performances in television and theater, notably for his role as William Hill on the drama series "This Is Us."
  • A. Troy Garity
    Troy Garity is an American actor known for roles in films such as "Barbershop," "Soldier's Girl," and "Sunshine," as well as for being the son of actress Jane Fonda.
  • B. Joseph LaShelle
    Joseph LaShelle was an American cinematographer renowned for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films and for winning an Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
  • C. Orlando Jones
    Orlando Jones was an early 18th-century Virginia planter and colonial official connected to the prominent Jones and Dandridge families.
  • D. Austin Pendleton
    Austin Pendleton is an American actor, director, and playwright known for his extensive work in theater and film, as well as his influential career as a stage director and teacher.
  • E. Simon Channing Williams
    Simon Channing Williams was a British film producer best known for his long-time collaboration with director Mike Leigh on acclaimed independent films such as "Secrets & Lies" and "Vera Drake."
  • 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_69ad8b1eb53481908c39bbcd1ec104b2 completed March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ad9a66c334819082d1d320c48eca1b completed March 8, 2026, 3:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b1eee74390819087e48b67ed4a9f27 completed March 11, 2026, 10:38 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b1ef5bbec4819082757bb3ddd614ff completed March 11, 2026, 10:40 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b1efdfba0081908e3e30faa8d0f862 completed March 11, 2026, 10:42 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3 p.m.