Triple
T9801949
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Jensen Ackles |
E237858
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrayed |
P1668
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alec McDowell
Alec McDowell is a genetically enhanced super-soldier and central character from the sci-fi TV series "Dark Angel," known for his rebellious charm and complex moral journey.
|
E824645
|
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: Alec McDowell | Statement: [Jensen Ackles, portrayed, Alec McDowell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alec McDowell Context triple: [Jensen Ackles, portrayed, Alec McDowell]
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A.
Alec Newbury
Alec Newbury is a central member of the post-college friend group in the 1985 film "St. Elmo's Fire," whose personal and professional struggles reflect the challenges of young adulthood.
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B.
Alec Kellaway
Alec Kellaway was an Australian actor known for his work in early 20th-century theatre and film, and as the brother of character actor Cecil Kellaway.
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C.
Alec Troup
Alec Troup was a Scottish professional footballer known for playing as a winger in the early 20th century.
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D.
Alec Busch
Alec Busch is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Busch, though specific widely known public details about him are not readily available.
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E.
Michael McDowell
Michael McDowell was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his Southern Gothic horror fiction and for writing the screenplay for the film "Beetlejuice."
- 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: Alec McDowell Triple: [Jensen Ackles, portrayed, Alec McDowell]
Generated description
Alec McDowell is a genetically enhanced super-soldier and central character from the sci-fi TV series "Dark Angel," known for his rebellious charm and complex moral journey.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alec McDowell Target entity description: Alec McDowell is a genetically enhanced super-soldier and central character from the sci-fi TV series "Dark Angel," known for his rebellious charm and complex moral journey.
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A.
Alec Newbury
Alec Newbury is a central member of the post-college friend group in the 1985 film "St. Elmo's Fire," whose personal and professional struggles reflect the challenges of young adulthood.
-
B.
Alec Kellaway
Alec Kellaway was an Australian actor known for his work in early 20th-century theatre and film, and as the brother of character actor Cecil Kellaway.
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C.
Alec Troup
Alec Troup was a Scottish professional footballer known for playing as a winger in the early 20th century.
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D.
Alec Busch
Alec Busch is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Busch, though specific widely known public details about him are not readily available.
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E.
Michael McDowell
Michael McDowell was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his Southern Gothic horror fiction and for writing the screenplay for the film "Beetlejuice."
- 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_69d1d5aecdec81909fae349945406c6c |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:23 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1d6463fe481908e5d3f3fd22cffa4 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d1d6dc0bd8819082a5ad417ca87a76 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:28 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:29 p.m.