Triple

T3585090
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John Lithgow E75889 entity
Predicate hasChild P369 FINISHED
Object Ian Lithgow
Ian Lithgow is an American actor and psychotherapist best known for his recurring role as Leon on the sitcom "3rd Rock from the Sun."
E377010 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: Ian Lithgow | Statement: [John Lithgow, hasChild, Ian Lithgow]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ian Lithgow
Context triple: [John Lithgow, hasChild, Ian Lithgow]
  • A. John Lithgow
    John Lithgow is an American actor acclaimed for his versatile performances in film, television, and theater, known for roles ranging from the sitcom "3rd Rock from the Sun" to dramatic turns in works like "The Crown" and "Dexter."
  • B. Robert Wuhl
    Robert Wuhl is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known for his roles in films like "Bull Durham" and "Batman" and for creating and starring in the HBO series "Arliss."
  • C. Peter Ustinov
    Peter Ustinov was a British actor, writer, and director renowned for his wit, versatility, and memorable character roles in film and television.
  • D. Peter Boyle
    Peter Boyle was an American character actor best known for his roles in films like "Young Frankenstein" and "Taxi Driver" and the TV series "Everybody Loves Raymond."
  • E. Peter Boyle
    Peter Boyle is a film editor known for his work on acclaimed movies such as "The Hours."
  • 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: Ian Lithgow
Triple: [John Lithgow, hasChild, Ian Lithgow]
Generated description
Ian Lithgow is an American actor and psychotherapist best known for his recurring role as Leon on the sitcom "3rd Rock from the Sun."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ian Lithgow
Target entity description: Ian Lithgow is an American actor and psychotherapist best known for his recurring role as Leon on the sitcom "3rd Rock from the Sun."
  • A. John Lithgow
    John Lithgow is an American actor acclaimed for his versatile performances in film, television, and theater, known for roles ranging from the sitcom "3rd Rock from the Sun" to dramatic turns in works like "The Crown" and "Dexter."
  • B. Robert Wuhl
    Robert Wuhl is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known for his roles in films like "Bull Durham" and "Batman" and for creating and starring in the HBO series "Arliss."
  • C. Peter Ustinov
    Peter Ustinov was a British actor, writer, and director renowned for his wit, versatility, and memorable character roles in film and television.
  • D. Peter Boyle
    Peter Boyle was an American character actor best known for his roles in films like "Young Frankenstein" and "Taxi Driver" and the TV series "Everybody Loves Raymond."
  • E. Peter Boyle
    Peter Boyle is a film editor known for his work on acclaimed movies such as "The Hours."
  • 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_69ad85d6dc3c8190b491b79b83e25461 completed March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adc135ee3481908ef8dc41af632710 completed March 8, 2026, 6:34 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b4882803e481908bc716c8beda3c73 completed March 13, 2026, 9:56 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b48a9a55fc8190bc7de7c2c1e9bf76 completed March 13, 2026, 10:07 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b4a3d9377481909bc0392a1176601b completed March 13, 2026, 11:55 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:22 p.m.