Triple
T6271479
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Will & Grace |
E140543
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Jack McFarland
Jack McFarland is a flamboyant, aspiring actor and Will Truman’s exuberant best friend on the sitcom "Will & Grace," known for his over-the-top personality and comedic antics.
|
E585552
|
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: Jack McFarland | Statement: [Will & Grace, mainCharacter, Jack McFarland]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jack McFarland Context triple: [Will & Grace, mainCharacter, Jack McFarland]
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A.
Chris MacFarland
Chris MacFarland is an NHL executive who serves as the general manager of the Colorado Avalanche, overseeing the team's hockey operations and roster decisions.
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B.
Jack McVea
Jack McVea was an American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist and bandleader best known for his work in the 1940s jump blues scene and for co-writing the hit song "Open the Door, Richard."
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C.
Marc McClure
Marc McClure is an American actor best known for playing Jimmy Olsen in the Superman film series and Dave McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy.
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D.
Brian Masterson
Brian Masterson is an Irish recording engineer and producer best known for his influential work in the music industry and for co-founding Dublin’s renowned Windmill Lane Studios.
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E.
Leland McKenzie
Leland McKenzie is a senior partner and authoritative yet principled lawyer at the fictional Los Angeles law firm in the television series "L.A. Law."
- 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: Jack McFarland Triple: [Will & Grace, mainCharacter, Jack McFarland]
Generated description
Jack McFarland is a flamboyant, aspiring actor and Will Truman’s exuberant best friend on the sitcom "Will & Grace," known for his over-the-top personality and comedic antics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jack McFarland Target entity description: Jack McFarland is a flamboyant, aspiring actor and Will Truman’s exuberant best friend on the sitcom "Will & Grace," known for his over-the-top personality and comedic antics.
-
A.
Chris MacFarland
Chris MacFarland is an NHL executive who serves as the general manager of the Colorado Avalanche, overseeing the team's hockey operations and roster decisions.
-
B.
Jack McVea
Jack McVea was an American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist and bandleader best known for his work in the 1940s jump blues scene and for co-writing the hit song "Open the Door, Richard."
-
C.
Marc McClure
Marc McClure is an American actor best known for playing Jimmy Olsen in the Superman film series and Dave McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy.
-
D.
Brian Masterson
Brian Masterson is an Irish recording engineer and producer best known for his influential work in the music industry and for co-founding Dublin’s renowned Windmill Lane Studios.
-
E.
Leland McKenzie
Leland McKenzie is a senior partner and authoritative yet principled lawyer at the fictional Los Angeles law firm in the television series "L.A. Law."
- 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_69c008cabc4081909723e2547c9d6cc0 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c063bb340c8190ab81b249cefa91ca |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c603ee891481909f640f54b70f9d60 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 4:13 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c604a08f688190a34f0c3e37f50b3a |
completed | March 27, 2026, 4:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c604f75848819094d2fb8d9faaa27e |
completed | March 27, 2026, 4:17 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:25 p.m.