Triple
T6271485
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Will & Grace |
E140543
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrayedBy |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Will Truman: Eric McCormack
Will Truman, played by Eric McCormack, is a central character on the sitcom "Will & Grace," known as a witty, neurotic gay lawyer and the best friend and roommate of Grace Adler.
|
E579237
|
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: Will Truman: Eric McCormack | Statement: [Will & Grace, portrayedBy, Will Truman: Eric McCormack]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Will Truman: Eric McCormack Context triple: [Will & Grace, portrayedBy, Will Truman: Eric McCormack]
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A.
Carroll O’Connor
Carroll O’Connor was an American actor best known for his iconic portrayal of Archie Bunker on the groundbreaking television sitcom "All in the Family."
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B.
Joseph Quinn
Joseph Quinn is a British actor best known for his breakout role as Eddie Munson in Stranger Things and for appearing in major film and television productions.
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C.
David Hyde Pierce
David Hyde Pierce is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as Dr. Niles Crane on the television sitcom "Frasier."
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D.
Sean Hayes
Sean Hayes is an American actor and comedian best known for his Emmy-winning role as Jack McFarland on the television sitcom "Will & Grace."
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E.
Patrick J. Sullivan
Patrick J. Sullivan was a notable individual interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C., recognized for his significance to the local community or broader historical record.
- 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: Will Truman: Eric McCormack Triple: [Will & Grace, portrayedBy, Will Truman: Eric McCormack]
Generated description
Will Truman, played by Eric McCormack, is a central character on the sitcom "Will & Grace," known as a witty, neurotic gay lawyer and the best friend and roommate of Grace Adler.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Will Truman: Eric McCormack Target entity description: Will Truman, played by Eric McCormack, is a central character on the sitcom "Will & Grace," known as a witty, neurotic gay lawyer and the best friend and roommate of Grace Adler.
-
A.
Carroll O’Connor
Carroll O’Connor was an American actor best known for his iconic portrayal of Archie Bunker on the groundbreaking television sitcom "All in the Family."
-
B.
Joseph Quinn
Joseph Quinn is a British actor best known for his breakout role as Eddie Munson in Stranger Things and for appearing in major film and television productions.
-
C.
David Hyde Pierce
David Hyde Pierce is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as Dr. Niles Crane on the television sitcom "Frasier."
-
D.
Sean Hayes
Sean Hayes is an American actor and comedian best known for his Emmy-winning role as Jack McFarland on the television sitcom "Will & Grace."
-
E.
Patrick J. Sullivan
Patrick J. Sullivan was a notable individual interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C., recognized for his significance to the local community or broader historical record.
- 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_69c2446629248190945f0f4f4a103bbd |
completed | March 24, 2026, 7:59 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c246b507a08190ab5423c54e2b0eb5 |
completed | March 24, 2026, 8:09 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c2471ce99c8190af2305937dfacc9c |
completed | March 24, 2026, 8:11 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:25 p.m.