Triple

T8905341
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Michael Ian Black E212042 entity
Predicate hasRole P161 FINISHED
Object Bill Towner in They Came Together
Bill Towner in "They Came Together" is a supporting character in the satirical romantic comedy, portrayed with Michael Ian Black’s signature deadpan, self-aware humor.
E766344 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: Bill Towner in They Came Together | Statement: [Michael Ian Black, hasRole, Bill Towner in They Came Together]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Towner in They Came Together
Context triple: [Michael Ian Black, hasRole, Bill Towner in They Came Together]
  • A. Dennis Yost and the Classics IV
    Dennis Yost and the Classics IV was an American soft rock and pop band best known for late-1960s hits like "Spooky," "Stormy," and "Traces."
  • B. Tuck & Patti
    Tuck & Patti are an American jazz duo known for their intimate guitar-and-vocal arrangements and soulful, improvisational interpretations of standards and original songs.
  • C. Martin and Lewis
    Martin and Lewis was a hugely popular American comedy duo of the 1940s and 1950s, consisting of singer Dean Martin and comedian Jerry Lewis, known for their nightclub acts, radio shows, films, and television appearances.
  • D. Burns and Allen
    Burns and Allen was a popular American comedy duo and radio and television show featuring the husband-and-wife team of George Burns and Gracie Allen, known for their witty banter and Allen’s ditzy, surreal persona.
  • E. Lee Curtis and the All-Stars
    Lee Curtis and the All-Stars were a 1960s Liverpool beat group known on the Merseybeat scene, notable for featuring former Beatles drummer Pete Best.
  • 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: Bill Towner in They Came Together
Triple: [Michael Ian Black, hasRole, Bill Towner in They Came Together]
Generated description
Bill Towner in "They Came Together" is a supporting character in the satirical romantic comedy, portrayed with Michael Ian Black’s signature deadpan, self-aware humor.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Towner in They Came Together
Target entity description: Bill Towner in "They Came Together" is a supporting character in the satirical romantic comedy, portrayed with Michael Ian Black’s signature deadpan, self-aware humor.
  • A. Dennis Yost and the Classics IV
    Dennis Yost and the Classics IV was an American soft rock and pop band best known for late-1960s hits like "Spooky," "Stormy," and "Traces."
  • B. Tuck & Patti
    Tuck & Patti are an American jazz duo known for their intimate guitar-and-vocal arrangements and soulful, improvisational interpretations of standards and original songs.
  • C. Martin and Lewis
    Martin and Lewis was a hugely popular American comedy duo of the 1940s and 1950s, consisting of singer Dean Martin and comedian Jerry Lewis, known for their nightclub acts, radio shows, films, and television appearances.
  • D. Burns and Allen
    Burns and Allen was a popular American comedy duo and radio and television show featuring the husband-and-wife team of George Burns and Gracie Allen, known for their witty banter and Allen’s ditzy, surreal persona.
  • E. Lee Curtis and the All-Stars
    Lee Curtis and the All-Stars were a 1960s Liverpool beat group known on the Merseybeat scene, notable for featuring former Beatles drummer Pete Best.
  • 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_69ca839255248190b43984294abd92ae completed March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc64c3d83081909f181bfd601eaf99 completed April 1, 2026, 12:20 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cfba2cb5e48190813e9c08198149b0 completed April 3, 2026, 1:01 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cfbaf8aa4c8190821ace3f0f53a9b3 completed April 3, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cfbb9585688190b3aa3d817bafba51 completed April 3, 2026, 1:07 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:55 p.m.