Triple

T9801638
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tim Matheson E237850 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object Timothy Lewis Matthieson
Timothy Lewis Matthieson, better known as Tim Matheson, is an American actor and director recognized for roles in films like "National Lampoon's Animal House" and the TV series "The West Wing."
 E828976 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: Timothy Lewis Matthieson | Statement: [Tim Matheson, birthName, Timothy Lewis Matthieson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Timothy Lewis Matthieson
Context triple: [Tim Matheson, birthName, Timothy Lewis Matthieson]
  • A. Peter Mathieson
    Peter Mathieson is a British nephrologist and academic leader who has served as principal and vice-chancellor of major universities, including the University of Edinburgh and the University of Hong Kong.
  • B. Greg Mathieson
    Greg Mathieson is an American keyboardist, composer, and producer known for his work in jazz, fusion, and pop music, collaborating with numerous prominent artists.
  • C. Alex Mather
    Alex Mather is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of the sports media company The Athletic.
  • D. Matthew J. Lloyd
    Matthew J. Lloyd is a cinematographer known for his work on feature films and television, including serving as director of photography on the 2023 film "Origin."
  • E. Timothy Williamson
    Timothy Williamson is a prominent contemporary British philosopher known for his influential work in epistemology, metaphysics, and the philosophy of language.
  • 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: Timothy Lewis Matthieson
Triple: [Tim Matheson, birthName, Timothy Lewis Matthieson]
Generated description
Timothy Lewis Matthieson, better known as Tim Matheson, is an American actor and director recognized for roles in films like "National Lampoon's Animal House" and the TV series "The West Wing."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Timothy Lewis Matthieson
Target entity description: Timothy Lewis Matthieson, better known as Tim Matheson, is an American actor and director recognized for roles in films like "National Lampoon's Animal House" and the TV series "The West Wing."
  • A. Peter Mathieson
    Peter Mathieson is a British nephrologist and academic leader who has served as principal and vice-chancellor of major universities, including the University of Edinburgh and the University of Hong Kong.
  • B. Greg Mathieson
    Greg Mathieson is an American keyboardist, composer, and producer known for his work in jazz, fusion, and pop music, collaborating with numerous prominent artists.
  • C. Alex Mather
    Alex Mather is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of the sports media company The Athletic.
  • D. Matthew J. Lloyd
    Matthew J. Lloyd is a cinematographer known for his work on feature films and television, including serving as director of photography on the 2023 film "Origin."
  • E. Timothy Williamson
    Timothy Williamson is a prominent contemporary British philosopher known for his influential work in epistemology, metaphysics, and the philosophy of language.
  • 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_69ca84dd4608819097ff4ed00feca280 completed March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cda62b41048190bcef70a7591830c6 completed April 1, 2026, 11:11 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d20d1b170881908954233f927457a0 completed April 5, 2026, 7:19 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d2102beb4481909e88f37384cee4e5 completed April 5, 2026, 7:33 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d210fed02c8190bde2dfa7e81b1ef2 completed April 5, 2026, 7:36 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:29 p.m.