Triple

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Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kojak E120046 entity
Predicate hasFictionalDetective P63938 FINISHED
Object Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Lieutenant Theo Kojak is a tough, lollipop-licking New York City police detective from the 1970s television series "Kojak," known for his bald head, sharp wit, and unorthodox methods.
E511267 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Lieutenant Theo Kojak | Statement: [Kojak, hasFictionalDetective, Lieutenant Theo Kojak]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Context triple: [Kojak, hasFictionalDetective, Lieutenant Theo Kojak]
  • A. David Starsky
    David Starsky is a fictional, streetwise and energetic undercover detective from the 1970s television series "Starsky & Hutch," known for his close partnership with Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson and their iconic red Ford Gran Torino.
  • B. Don Flack
    Don Flack is a tough, street-smart NYPD homicide detective featured as a central character in the television series CSI: NY.
  • C. Detective Keith Frazier
    Detective Keith Frazier is the determined NYPD hostage negotiator portrayed by Denzel Washington in the heist thriller film "Inside Man."
  • D. LAPD Sergeant Joe Friday
    LAPD Sergeant Joe Friday is the no-nonsense, methodical detective protagonist of the classic police procedural series "Dragnet," known for his deadpan delivery and focus on factual investigation.
  • E. Dick Tracy
    Dick Tracy is a classic American comic-strip detective character known for his distinctive yellow trench coat, two-way wrist radio, and crime-fighting adventures against colorful villains.
  • 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: Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Triple: [Kojak, hasFictionalDetective, Lieutenant Theo Kojak]
Generated description
Lieutenant Theo Kojak is a tough, lollipop-licking New York City police detective from the 1970s television series "Kojak," known for his bald head, sharp wit, and unorthodox methods.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Target entity description: Lieutenant Theo Kojak is a tough, lollipop-licking New York City police detective from the 1970s television series "Kojak," known for his bald head, sharp wit, and unorthodox methods.
  • A. David Starsky
    David Starsky is a fictional, streetwise and energetic undercover detective from the 1970s television series "Starsky & Hutch," known for his close partnership with Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson and their iconic red Ford Gran Torino.
  • B. Don Flack
    Don Flack is a tough, street-smart NYPD homicide detective featured as a central character in the television series CSI: NY.
  • C. Detective Keith Frazier
    Detective Keith Frazier is the determined NYPD hostage negotiator portrayed by Denzel Washington in the heist thriller film "Inside Man."
  • D. LAPD Sergeant Joe Friday
    LAPD Sergeant Joe Friday is the no-nonsense, methodical detective protagonist of the classic police procedural series "Dragnet," known for his deadpan delivery and focus on factual investigation.
  • E. Dick Tracy
    Dick Tracy is a classic American comic-strip detective character known for his distinctive yellow trench coat, two-way wrist radio, and crime-fighting adventures against colorful villains.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasFictionalDetective
Context triple: [Kojak, hasFictionalDetective, Lieutenant Theo Kojak]
  • A. fictionalDetective
    Indicates that the subject is a detective character who exists only in fiction rather than in real life.
  • B. featuresDetectiveDuo
    Indicates that the subject involves or centers around a pair of detectives working together as a team.
  • C. hasFictionalWork
    Indicates that one entity is the creator, owner, or source of a fictional work associated with another entity.
  • D. hasFictionalProperty
    Indicates that an entity possesses a property, attribute, or characteristic that exists only in a fictional or imaginary context.
  • E. fictionalCharacter
    Indicates that one entity is a fictional character that appears within the narrative world of another entity (such as a work, series, or franchise).
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 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_69bd44704be88190acdb2ac481b0ff55 completed March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd8e44e7c881909b241b2fec366038 completed March 20, 2026, 6:13 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bf18869a188190a0588783244c9964 completed March 21, 2026, 10:15 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bf193b28f48190a05ffe35496fe2a7 completed March 21, 2026, 10:18 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bf198795d48190a554d83758c6b781 completed March 21, 2026, 10:19 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69bd845097ac81909678624c4907fda4 completed March 20, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69bd8e43c4c88190bb72b9bf56c99425 completed March 20, 2026, 6:13 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:53 p.m.