Triple
T9565925
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alan Thicke |
E230788
|
entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alan Willis Thicke
Alan Willis Thicke was a Canadian actor, songwriter, and television host best known for his role as Jason Seaver on the sitcom "Growing Pains."
|
E808834
|
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: Alan Willis Thicke | Statement: [Alan Thicke, fullName, Alan Willis Thicke]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan Willis Thicke Context triple: [Alan Thicke, fullName, Alan Willis Thicke]
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A.
Spencer Halloway
Spencer Halloway is a fictional character from the television series "Time of Your Life."
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B.
Kris Allen
Kris Allen is an American singer-songwriter best known as the winner of the eighth season of "American Idol."
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C.
Mark Wells
Mark Wells is an American former ice hockey player best known as a member of the "Miracle on Ice" 1980 U.S. Olympic gold medal-winning team.
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D.
Gene Pitney
Gene Pitney was an American singer-songwriter known for his dramatic pop hits of the 1960s, including "Town Without Pity" and "Only Love Can Break a Heart."
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E.
Julian Fuego Thicke
Julian Fuego Thicke is the son of American singer-songwriter Robin Thicke and actress Paula Patton.
- 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: Alan Willis Thicke Triple: [Alan Thicke, fullName, Alan Willis Thicke]
Generated description
Alan Willis Thicke was a Canadian actor, songwriter, and television host best known for his role as Jason Seaver on the sitcom "Growing Pains."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan Willis Thicke Target entity description: Alan Willis Thicke was a Canadian actor, songwriter, and television host best known for his role as Jason Seaver on the sitcom "Growing Pains."
-
A.
Spencer Halloway
Spencer Halloway is a fictional character from the television series "Time of Your Life."
-
B.
Kris Allen
Kris Allen is an American singer-songwriter best known as the winner of the eighth season of "American Idol."
-
C.
Mark Wells
Mark Wells is an American former ice hockey player best known as a member of the "Miracle on Ice" 1980 U.S. Olympic gold medal-winning team.
-
D.
Gene Pitney
Gene Pitney was an American singer-songwriter known for his dramatic pop hits of the 1960s, including "Town Without Pity" and "Only Love Can Break a Heart."
-
E.
Julian Fuego Thicke
Julian Fuego Thicke is the son of American singer-songwriter Robin Thicke and actress Paula Patton.
- 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_69ca847f22188190a56e4a97625bef22 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd996c0a1081908a8356c454e60f74 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d16149c7808190b476ec06e9780a03 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 7:06 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1621d5dbc81908cf2ecb6b96fb090 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 7:10 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d164f5e2988190a47a3de97e5c74b8 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:04 p.m.