Triple
T7257110
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Malcolm in the Middle |
E157748
|
entity |
| Predicate | characterPortrayedBy |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Francis – Christopher Masterson
Francis, portrayed by Christopher Masterson, is the rebellious and troublemaking eldest brother in the television sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle."
|
E652221
|
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: Francis – Christopher Masterson | Statement: [Malcolm in the Middle, characterPortrayedBy, Francis – Christopher Masterson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Francis – Christopher Masterson Context triple: [Malcolm in the Middle, characterPortrayedBy, Francis – Christopher Masterson]
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A.
Francis
Francis is the given first name of Daley Thompson, the celebrated British decathlete and double Olympic gold medalist.
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B.
Francis
Francis is the given first name of British journalist and author Claud Cockburn.
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C.
Francis
Francis was a German nobleman who served as Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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D.
Francis
Francis is the given name of Frank Sheeran, the American labor union official and alleged mob hitman whose life inspired the film "The Irishman."
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E.
Francis
Francis is the given name of American singer and conductor Frank Sinatra Jr., son of legendary entertainer Frank Sinatra.
- 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: Francis – Christopher Masterson Triple: [Malcolm in the Middle, characterPortrayedBy, Francis – Christopher Masterson]
Generated description
Francis, portrayed by Christopher Masterson, is the rebellious and troublemaking eldest brother in the television sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Francis – Christopher Masterson Target entity description: Francis, portrayed by Christopher Masterson, is the rebellious and troublemaking eldest brother in the television sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle."
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A.
Francis
Francis is the given first name of Daley Thompson, the celebrated British decathlete and double Olympic gold medalist.
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B.
Francis
Francis is the given first name of British journalist and author Claud Cockburn.
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C.
Francis
Francis is the papal name of the current head of the Roman Catholic Church, known for his emphasis on humility, social justice, and interfaith dialogue.
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D.
Francis
Francis is a masculine given name of Latin origin, commonly used in English-speaking countries and associated with figures such as Saint Francis of Assisi and numerous historical and contemporary personalities.
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E.
Francis
Francis was a German nobleman who served as Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
- 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.