Triple
T9131282
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nelsan Ellis |
E219090
|
entity |
| Predicate | givenName |
P17
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nelsan
Nelsan is the given name of Nelsan Ellis, an American actor best known for his role as Lafayette Reynolds on the television series "True Blood."
|
E778395
|
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: Nelsan | Statement: [Nelsan Ellis, givenName, Nelsan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nelsan Context triple: [Nelsan Ellis, givenName, Nelsan]
-
A.
Noland
Noland is a surname most notably associated with Kenneth Noland, an influential American abstract painter linked to the Color Field movement.
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B.
Olesko
Olesko is a historic town in western Ukraine best known for its medieval castle, which served as the birthplace of Polish King John III Sobieski.
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C.
Kashmore
Kashmore is a town in Pakistan’s Sindh province that serves as a regional hub near the Guddu Barrage on the Indus River.
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D.
Fedje
Fedje is a small island municipality off the western coast of Norway, known for its fishing heritage and scenic North Sea landscapes.
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E.
Tolan
Tolan is a surname most notably associated with American television producer, writer, and director Peter Tolan.
- 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: Nelsan Triple: [Nelsan Ellis, givenName, Nelsan]
Generated description
Nelsan is the given name of Nelsan Ellis, an American actor best known for his role as Lafayette Reynolds on the television series "True Blood."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nelsan Target entity description: Nelsan is the given name of Nelsan Ellis, an American actor best known for his role as Lafayette Reynolds on the television series "True Blood."
-
A.
Noland
Noland is a surname most notably associated with Kenneth Noland, an influential American abstract painter linked to the Color Field movement.
-
B.
Olesko
Olesko is a historic town in western Ukraine best known for its medieval castle, which served as the birthplace of Polish King John III Sobieski.
-
C.
Kashmore
Kashmore is a town in Pakistan’s Sindh province that serves as a regional hub near the Guddu Barrage on the Indus River.
-
D.
Fedje
Fedje is a small island municipality off the western coast of Norway, known for its fishing heritage and scenic North Sea landscapes.
-
E.
Tolan
Tolan is a surname most notably associated with American television producer, writer, and director Peter Tolan.
- 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_69ca83debfc0819095800583e97ab10f |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cca8ceea6c81909f368f12dac1649c |
completed | April 1, 2026, 5:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d030aee3cc81908e883c0bc399fb96 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 9:27 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d0318faa408190bb02838ae0dea710 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 9:30 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d032451450819089949cf4c0039463 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 9:33 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:18 p.m.