Triple
T6628223
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Mentalist |
E149855
|
entity |
| Predicate | leadActor |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Tim Kang
Tim Kang is an American actor best known for his role as stoic CBI agent Kimball Cho on the television series "The Mentalist."
|
E600953
|
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: Tim Kang | Statement: [The Mentalist, leadActor, Tim Kang]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tim Kang Context triple: [The Mentalist, leadActor, Tim Kang]
-
A.
Michael Kang
Michael Kang is an American musician best known as a multi-instrumentalist and prominent member of the jam band The String Cheese Incident.
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B.
Ryan Chan
Ryan Chan is a film editor known for his work on the 2020 adaptation of "The Witches."
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C.
Christopher Chung
Christopher Chung is an actor known for his role in the British spy drama series "Slow Horses."
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D.
Johnny Chiang
Johnny Chiang is a Taiwanese politician who has served as a prominent leader within the Kuomintang (KMT) party and as a legislator in Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan.
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E.
Michael Chan
Michael Chan is a common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, business, and entertainment.
- 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: Tim Kang Triple: [The Mentalist, leadActor, Tim Kang]
Generated description
Tim Kang is an American actor best known for his role as stoic CBI agent Kimball Cho on the television series "The Mentalist."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tim Kang Target entity description: Tim Kang is an American actor best known for his role as stoic CBI agent Kimball Cho on the television series "The Mentalist."
-
A.
Michael Kang
Michael Kang is an American musician best known as a multi-instrumentalist and prominent member of the jam band The String Cheese Incident.
-
B.
Ryan Chan
Ryan Chan is a film editor known for his work on the 2020 adaptation of "The Witches."
-
C.
Christopher Chung
Christopher Chung is an actor known for his role in the British spy drama series "Slow Horses."
-
D.
Johnny Chiang
Johnny Chiang is a Taiwanese politician who has served as a prominent leader within the Kuomintang (KMT) party and as a legislator in Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan.
-
E.
Michael Chan
Michael Chan is a common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, business, and entertainment.
- 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_69c687ee50048190aa151765bef16193 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6afa2e4a48190ba3c70013bab14f2 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 4:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c6cbeb04348190957b8e5f098b72bf |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:26 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c6cd0a98908190a5725c49bad7589d |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:31 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c6cdcf14508190876faa73f5eec884 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 1:59 p.m.