Triple
T8817999
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Willett |
E209828
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Michael Willett
Michael Willett is an American actor and singer best known for his roles in the TV series "United States of Tara" and MTV's "Faking It."
|
E788456
|
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: Michael Willett | Statement: [Willett, hasNotableBearer, Michael Willett]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Willett Context triple: [Willett, hasNotableBearer, Michael Willett]
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A.
John Willett
John Willett is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Willett.
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B.
Edward Willett
Edward Willett is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy author known for novels such as "Marseguro" and for hosting "The Worldshapers" podcast.
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C.
Mark Stothert
Mark Stothert is a music producer best known for his work with the artist Edie.
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D.
Glenn Williamson
Glenn Williamson is a film producer known for his work on independent and character-driven movies, including the dark comedy-drama "Sunshine Cleaning."
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E.
Allan Willett
Allan Willett is a notable individual recognized for his prominence associated with the Willett surname.
- 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: Michael Willett Triple: [Willett, hasNotableBearer, Michael Willett]
Generated description
Michael Willett is an American actor and singer best known for his roles in the TV series "United States of Tara" and MTV's "Faking It."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Willett Target entity description: Michael Willett is an American actor and singer best known for his roles in the TV series "United States of Tara" and MTV's "Faking It."
-
A.
John Willett
John Willett is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Willett.
-
B.
Edward Willett
Edward Willett is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy author known for novels such as "Marseguro" and for hosting "The Worldshapers" podcast.
-
C.
Mark Stothert
Mark Stothert is a music producer best known for his work with the artist Edie.
-
D.
Glenn Williamson
Glenn Williamson is a film producer known for his work on independent and character-driven movies, including the dark comedy-drama "Sunshine Cleaning."
-
E.
Allan Willett
Allan Willett is a notable individual recognized for his prominence associated with the Willett surname.
- 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_69ca8364e13081909c85fe80f44fe86f |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc600d267c81909e145e58af08e523 |
completed | April 1, 2026, midnight |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d09b3a8a248190aa32981bdcbe570d |
completed | April 4, 2026, 5:01 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d09ca202f88190b21b89e61b1596ff |
completed | April 4, 2026, 5:07 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d09d914d688190af609c4485c746cc |
completed | April 4, 2026, 5:11 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:46 p.m.