Triple

T7257100
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Malcolm in the Middle E157748 entity
Predicate character P662 FINISHED
Object Lois
Lois is the strict, sharp-tongued, and overworked mother of the chaotic family at the center of the sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle."
 E652215 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: Lois | Statement: [Malcolm in the Middle, character, Lois]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Lois
Context triple: [Malcolm in the Middle, character, Lois]
  • A. Lois
    Lois is the grandmother of Saint Timothy mentioned in the New Testament, noted for her sincere faith and role in nurturing Timothy’s Christian upbringing.
  • B. Lois
    Lois is a central character in Alison Bechdel’s long-running comic strip "Dykes to Watch Out For," known for her outspoken, politically engaged, and often radical lesbian feminist persona.
  • C. Lois
    Lois is the given first name of the American actress Maureen Stapleton, known for her acclaimed work on stage and screen.
  • D. Lois
    Lois is an indie pop singer-songwriter associated with the Olympia, Washington–based label K Records, known for her intimate, lo-fi recordings in the 1990s.
  • E. Lois
    Lois is a feminine given name of Old German origin, commonly used in English-speaking countries.
  • 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: Lois
Triple: [Malcolm in the Middle, character, Lois]
Generated description
Lois is the strict, sharp-tongued, and overworked mother of the chaotic family at the center of the sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Lois
Target entity description: Lois is the strict, sharp-tongued, and overworked mother of the chaotic family at the center of the sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle."
  • A. Lois
    Lois is the grandmother of Saint Timothy mentioned in the New Testament, noted for her sincere faith and role in nurturing Timothy’s Christian upbringing.
  • B. Lois
    Lois is the given first name of the American actress Maureen Stapleton, known for her acclaimed work on stage and screen.
  • C. Lois
    Lois is an indie pop singer-songwriter associated with the Olympia, Washington–based label K Records, known for her intimate, lo-fi recordings in the 1990s.
  • D. Lois
    Lois is a central character in Alison Bechdel’s long-running comic strip "Dykes to Watch Out For," known for her outspoken, politically engaged, and often radical lesbian feminist persona.
  • E. Lois
    Lois is a feminine given name of Old German origin, commonly used in English-speaking countries.
  • 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_69c6882d81d4819085f7ff862951ee4f completed March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6eaa274bc8190b017b71583711453 completed March 27, 2026, 8:37 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c7d3b541708190b66233813b167453 completed March 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c7d44e67848190ac52eca99ef18f28 completed March 28, 2026, 1:14 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c7d4fc837c81909827352be19f64b4 completed March 28, 2026, 1:17 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:57 p.m.