Triple
T8845305
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Gary Dourdan |
E210489
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Gary Robert Durdin
Gary Robert Durdin, known professionally as Gary Dourdan, is an American actor and musician best known for his role as Warrick Brown on the television series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation."
|
E770502
|
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: Gary Robert Durdin | Statement: [Gary Dourdan, birthName, Gary Robert Durdin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gary Robert Durdin Context triple: [Gary Dourdan, birthName, Gary Robert Durdin]
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A.
David Durkan
David Durkan is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Durkan, though specific widely known public details about him are not clearly established.
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B.
William Ronald Durnan
William Ronald Durnan was a Hall of Fame Canadian goaltender who starred for the Montreal Canadiens in the 1940s, winning multiple Vezina Trophies and Stanley Cups.
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C.
James Durkan
James Durkan is a notable individual recognized as a prominent bearer of the Durkan surname.
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D.
Gary Grice
Gary Grice, better known by his stage name GZA, is an American rapper, lyricist, and founding member of the influential hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan.
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E.
Gary Waldhorn
Gary Waldhorn was a British actor best known for his comedic and character roles on television and stage, particularly in popular UK sitcoms.
- 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: Gary Robert Durdin Triple: [Gary Dourdan, birthName, Gary Robert Durdin]
Generated description
Gary Robert Durdin, known professionally as Gary Dourdan, is an American actor and musician best known for his role as Warrick Brown on the television series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gary Robert Durdin Target entity description: Gary Robert Durdin, known professionally as Gary Dourdan, is an American actor and musician best known for his role as Warrick Brown on the television series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation."
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A.
David Durkan
David Durkan is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Durkan, though specific widely known public details about him are not clearly established.
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B.
William Ronald Durnan
William Ronald Durnan was a Hall of Fame Canadian goaltender who starred for the Montreal Canadiens in the 1940s, winning multiple Vezina Trophies and Stanley Cups.
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C.
James Durkan
James Durkan is a notable individual recognized as a prominent bearer of the Durkan surname.
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D.
Gary Grice
Gary Grice, better known by his stage name GZA, is an American rapper, lyricist, and founding member of the influential hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan.
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E.
Gary Waldhorn
Gary Waldhorn was a British actor best known for his comedic and character roles on television and stage, particularly in popular UK sitcoms.
- 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_69ca838967bc8190b46c3c80a2887ea4 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc60a6623c8190ba43545544f58633 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:02 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfd07d7214819083eb74a5a1a4af2a |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:36 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfd127272c81908584aefa699311bd |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:39 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfd194fee481908c7251a1c0ebece4 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:41 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:48 p.m.