Triple
T7257112
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Malcolm in the Middle |
E157748
|
entity |
| Predicate | characterPortrayedBy |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Dewey – Erik Per Sullivan
Dewey, played by Erik Per Sullivan, is the quirky and musically gifted youngest brother known for his deadpan humor and unexpected wisdom in the sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle."
|
E652223
|
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: Dewey – Erik Per Sullivan | Statement: [Malcolm in the Middle, characterPortrayedBy, Dewey – Erik Per Sullivan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dewey – Erik Per Sullivan Context triple: [Malcolm in the Middle, characterPortrayedBy, Dewey – Erik Per Sullivan]
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A.
Dewey
Dewey is the main town and administrative center of the island-municipality of Culebra, Puerto Rico.
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B.
Dewey
Dewey is one of the small service robots featured in the 1972 science fiction film "Silent Running," known for its endearing, almost childlike behavior and emotional bond with the protagonist.
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C.
Dewey
Dewey is a surname most famously associated with George Dewey, the U.S. naval officer celebrated for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
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D.
Dewey Phillip
Dewey Phillip is the full given name of Phil Bryant, the American politician who served as the 64th governor of Mississippi.
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E.
Don and Dewey
Don and Dewey were an American rock and roll and rhythm and blues duo active in the 1950s and 1960s, known for their energetic performances and influential recordings that were later covered by numerous artists.
- 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: Dewey – Erik Per Sullivan Triple: [Malcolm in the Middle, characterPortrayedBy, Dewey – Erik Per Sullivan]
Generated description
Dewey, played by Erik Per Sullivan, is the quirky and musically gifted youngest brother known for his deadpan humor and unexpected wisdom in the sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dewey – Erik Per Sullivan Target entity description: Dewey, played by Erik Per Sullivan, is the quirky and musically gifted youngest brother known for his deadpan humor and unexpected wisdom in the sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle."
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A.
Dewey
Dewey is the main town and administrative center of the island-municipality of Culebra, Puerto Rico.
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B.
Dewey
Dewey is a surname most famously associated with George Dewey, the U.S. naval officer celebrated for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
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C.
Dewey
Dewey is one of the small service robots featured in the 1972 science fiction film "Silent Running," known for its endearing, almost childlike behavior and emotional bond with the protagonist.
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D.
Dewey Phillip
Dewey Phillip is the full given name of Phil Bryant, the American politician who served as the 64th governor of Mississippi.
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E.
Don and Dewey
Don and Dewey were an American rock and roll and rhythm and blues duo active in the 1950s and 1960s, known for their energetic performances and influential recordings that were later covered by numerous artists.
- 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.