Triple
T7257109
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Malcolm in the Middle |
E157748
|
entity |
| Predicate | characterPortrayedBy |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Hal – Bryan Cranston |
E395646
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Hal – Bryan Cranston | Statement: [Malcolm in the Middle, characterPortrayedBy, Hal – Bryan Cranston]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hal – Bryan Cranston Context triple: [Malcolm in the Middle, characterPortrayedBy, Hal – Bryan Cranston]
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A.
Hal (Malcolm in the Middle)
chosen
Hal is the well-meaning, eccentric, and often childlike father of the central family in the sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle."
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B.
Edwin Jackson Kyle
Edwin Jackson Kyle was an American educator, diplomat, and longtime Texas A&M agricultural professor and dean whose contributions to the university led to its football stadium being named in his honor.
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C.
Harrelson
Harrelson is the surname of American actor Woody Harrelson, known for his versatile roles in film and television.
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D.
Hal Caine
Hal Caine is a fictional character known primarily as the husband of Charly Baltimore in the film "The Long Kiss Goodnight."
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E.
Jonathan Banks
Jonathan Banks is an American character actor best known for his acclaimed portrayal of fixer Mike Ehrmantraut in the television dramas Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:57 p.m.