Triple
T4505027
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | True Blood |
E101312
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sam Merlotte
Sam Merlotte is a shapeshifting bar owner and central figure in the supernatural drama series "True Blood."
|
E447631
|
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: Sam Merlotte | Statement: [True Blood, mainCharacter, Sam Merlotte]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sam Merlotte Context triple: [True Blood, mainCharacter, Sam Merlotte]
-
A.
Tim DuBois
Tim DuBois is an American music executive and songwriter best known for his influential role in shaping modern country music and developing major artists in Nashville.
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B.
Gene Lockhart
Gene Lockhart was a Canadian-American character actor known for his prolific work in Hollywood films and on stage during the 1930s and 1940s.
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C.
Adam Ryen
Adam Ryen is a voice actor best known for providing the voice of Cody in Disney's animated film "The Rescuers Down Under."
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D.
Walker Edmiston
Walker Edmiston was an American character actor and voice artist known for his extensive work in television, film, and animation from the 1950s through the 1990s.
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E.
Graydon Carter
Graydon Carter is a Canadian-born journalist and longtime editor of Vanity Fair, known for his influential role in media and culture.
- 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: Sam Merlotte Triple: [True Blood, mainCharacter, Sam Merlotte]
Generated description
Sam Merlotte is a shapeshifting bar owner and central figure in the supernatural drama series "True Blood."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sam Merlotte Target entity description: Sam Merlotte is a shapeshifting bar owner and central figure in the supernatural drama series "True Blood."
-
A.
Tim DuBois
Tim DuBois is an American music executive and songwriter best known for his influential role in shaping modern country music and developing major artists in Nashville.
-
B.
Gene Lockhart
Gene Lockhart was a Canadian-American character actor known for his prolific work in Hollywood films and on stage during the 1930s and 1940s.
-
C.
Adam Ryen
Adam Ryen is a voice actor best known for providing the voice of Cody in Disney's animated film "The Rescuers Down Under."
-
D.
Walker Edmiston
Walker Edmiston was an American character actor and voice artist known for his extensive work in television, film, and animation from the 1950s through the 1990s.
-
E.
Graydon Carter
Graydon Carter is a Canadian-born journalist and longtime editor of Vanity Fair, known for his influential role in media and culture.
- 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_69bd43d175248190894dc58b5b395c26 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd56fe17608190ae5dc27052b7c337 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 2:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bd6f9961ac8190954b2d352d2319fb |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:02 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bd705e0e848190a73e7ddb569f0e37 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:05 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bd71b41664819091bd4f75d4634943 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:11 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:01 p.m.