Triple
T6152996
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | thirtysomething |
E137250
|
entity |
| Predicate | featuresCharacter |
P626
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Gary Shepherd
Gary Shepherd is a central character in the late-1980s TV drama "thirtysomething," known as a sensitive, idealistic academic and close friend within the show's core group.
|
E581387
|
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: Gary Shepherd | Statement: [thirtysomething, featuresCharacter, Gary Shepherd]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gary Shepherd Context triple: [thirtysomething, featuresCharacter, Gary Shepherd]
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A.
Scott Shepherd
Scott Shepherd is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including a prominent role in the historical drama "Bridge of Spies."
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B.
Greg Shephard
Greg Shephard is a television producer best known for his executive production work on the true-crime drama series "The Act."
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C.
Ben Shepherd
Ben Shepherd is an American musician best known as the longtime bassist for the influential grunge band Soundgarden.
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D.
Jonathan Speirs
Jonathan Speirs was a renowned Scottish architectural lighting designer known for co-founding influential lighting design practices and shaping the illumination of landmark buildings worldwide.
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E.
Stephen Langridge
Stephen Langridge is a British opera and theatre director known for leading major European opera institutions and for his innovative, often socially engaged productions.
- 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: Gary Shepherd Triple: [thirtysomething, featuresCharacter, Gary Shepherd]
Generated description
Gary Shepherd is a central character in the late-1980s TV drama "thirtysomething," known as a sensitive, idealistic academic and close friend within the show's core group.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gary Shepherd Target entity description: Gary Shepherd is a central character in the late-1980s TV drama "thirtysomething," known as a sensitive, idealistic academic and close friend within the show's core group.
-
A.
Scott Shepherd
Scott Shepherd is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including a prominent role in the historical drama "Bridge of Spies."
-
B.
Greg Shephard
Greg Shephard is a television producer best known for his executive production work on the true-crime drama series "The Act."
-
C.
Ben Shepherd
Ben Shepherd is an American musician best known as the longtime bassist for the influential grunge band Soundgarden.
-
D.
Jonathan Speirs
Jonathan Speirs was a renowned Scottish architectural lighting designer known for co-founding influential lighting design practices and shaping the illumination of landmark buildings worldwide.
-
E.
Stephen Langridge
Stephen Langridge is a British opera and theatre director known for leading major European opera institutions and for his innovative, often socially engaged productions.
- 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_69c008a45d008190832a9e19f5d63406 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c05cfe20408190b5ec9b987e1a4206 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c518e697088190b47a610783baa7ea |
completed | March 26, 2026, 11:30 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c51e1f031c819099eeec59da88bae9 |
completed | March 26, 2026, 11:53 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c51eacb37c819080f139b8f4f2f38c |
completed | March 26, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:16 p.m.