Triple
T4170163
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Fawlty Towers |
E84543
|
entity |
| Predicate | starring |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Andrew Sachs
Andrew Sachs was a British actor best known for his comedic role as the hapless waiter Manuel in the classic sitcom "Fawlty Towers."
|
E417860
|
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: Andrew Sachs | Statement: [Fawlty Towers, starring, Andrew Sachs]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andrew Sachs Context triple: [Fawlty Towers, starring, Andrew Sachs]
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A.
Clifford Stein
Clifford Stein is a computer scientist and professor best known for his contributions to algorithms and operations research, including co-authoring the widely used textbook "Introduction to Algorithms."
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B.
Teddy Schwarzman
Teddy Schwarzman is an American film producer and founder of Black Bear Pictures, known for backing acclaimed films such as "The Imitation Game."
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C.
Andrew Saks
Andrew Saks was an American businessman and retailer best known as the founder of the luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue.
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D.
Michael I. Sovern
Michael I. Sovern was an influential American legal scholar and academic leader who served as president of Columbia University and was known for his work on labor law and higher education policy.
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E.
Tom Wambsgans
Tom Wambsgans is a central character in the television series "Succession," known as Shiv Roy’s ambitious, often obsequious husband who navigates the ruthless corporate and family politics of Waystar Royco.
- 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: Andrew Sachs Triple: [Fawlty Towers, starring, Andrew Sachs]
Generated description
Andrew Sachs was a British actor best known for his comedic role as the hapless waiter Manuel in the classic sitcom "Fawlty Towers."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andrew Sachs Target entity description: Andrew Sachs was a British actor best known for his comedic role as the hapless waiter Manuel in the classic sitcom "Fawlty Towers."
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A.
Clifford Stein
Clifford Stein is a computer scientist and professor best known for his contributions to algorithms and operations research, including co-authoring the widely used textbook "Introduction to Algorithms."
-
B.
Teddy Schwarzman
Teddy Schwarzman is an American film producer and founder of Black Bear Pictures, known for backing acclaimed films such as "The Imitation Game."
-
C.
Andrew Saks
Andrew Saks was an American businessman and retailer best known as the founder of the luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue.
-
D.
Michael I. Sovern
Michael I. Sovern was an influential American legal scholar and academic leader who served as president of Columbia University and was known for his work on labor law and higher education policy.
-
E.
Tom Wambsgans
Tom Wambsgans is a central character in the television series "Succession," known as Shiv Roy’s ambitious, often obsequious husband who navigates the ruthless corporate and family politics of Waystar Royco.
- 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_69aed932cab48190b80ffe35f7029ae1 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69af02c87cc88190a9ec3712db18a8a7 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b57f4ef1a08190a232ed94595a86e8 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 3:31 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b580e08e888190b48ddae4435c984a |
completed | March 14, 2026, 3:38 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5817b52bc8190aba6863a9ef05acf |
completed | March 14, 2026, 3:40 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:44 p.m.