Triple
T5602094
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Oliver |
E147142
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrayedCharacter |
P1668
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ian Duncan
Ian Duncan is a neurotic and often ineffectual psychology professor on the sitcom "Community," portrayed by comedian John Oliver.
|
E545861
|
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 Duncan | Statement: [John Oliver, portrayedCharacter, Ian Duncan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ian Duncan Context triple: [John Oliver, portrayedCharacter, Ian Duncan]
-
A.
Andrew Duncan
Andrew Duncan was a British industrialist and politician who served as the United Kingdom’s Minister of Supply during the Second World War.
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B.
Jonathan Duncan
Jonathan Duncan was a British colonial administrator and reformer best known for his tenure as Governor of Bombay in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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C.
Angus McKie
Angus McKie is a British illustrator and colorist known for his detailed science fiction artwork and influential contributions to comic book coloring.
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D.
Duncan Stewart
Duncan Stewart is a music producer best known for his work on U2’s album "Songs of Surrender."
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E.
Duncan Reid
Duncan Reid is a musician best known as the former bassist and vocalist for the UK punk band The Boys and for his solo work with Duncan Reid and the Big Heads.
- 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 Duncan Triple: [John Oliver, portrayedCharacter, Ian Duncan]
Generated description
Ian Duncan is a neurotic and often ineffectual psychology professor on the sitcom "Community," portrayed by comedian John Oliver.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ian Duncan Target entity description: Ian Duncan is a neurotic and often ineffectual psychology professor on the sitcom "Community," portrayed by comedian John Oliver.
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A.
Andrew Duncan
Andrew Duncan was a British industrialist and politician who served as the United Kingdom’s Minister of Supply during the Second World War.
-
B.
Jonathan Duncan
Jonathan Duncan was a British colonial administrator and reformer best known for his tenure as Governor of Bombay in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
-
C.
Angus McKie
Angus McKie is a British illustrator and colorist known for his detailed science fiction artwork and influential contributions to comic book coloring.
-
D.
Duncan Stewart
Duncan Stewart is a music producer best known for his work on U2’s album "Songs of Surrender."
-
E.
Duncan Reid
Duncan Reid is a musician best known as the former bassist and vocalist for the UK punk band The Boys and for his solo work with Duncan Reid and the Big Heads.
- 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_69c009043d648190a7af89698ccf1e3e |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c020dbd6dc8190ba011876c205754e |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:03 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c07d931c2c819081ee41a633436d7d |
completed | March 22, 2026, 11:38 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c08c6a7d10819084ec17299ec0df69 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 12:42 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c08cc71a9c8190ac3aa082cb7bf0fc |
completed | March 23, 2026, 12:43 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:39 p.m.