Triple

T9999894
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mekhi Phifer E197297 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Phifer
Phifer is a surname most notably associated with American actor Mekhi Phifer, known for his roles in film and television such as ER and 8 Mile.
E833932 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: Phifer | Statement: [Mekhi Phifer, familyName, Phifer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Phifer
Context triple: [Mekhi Phifer, familyName, Phifer]
  • A. Griffin Dunne
    Griffin Dunne is an American actor, director, and producer known for roles in films like "An American Werewolf in London" and "After Hours."
  • B. Edi Patterson
    Edi Patterson is an American actress and comedian known for her offbeat, scene-stealing roles in film and television, including series like "The Righteous Gemstones" and "Vice Principals."
  • C. Andrew Dorff
    Andrew Dorff was an American country music songwriter known for penning hits for artists such as Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, and Rascal Flatts.
  • D. Rusty Schwimmer
    Rusty Schwimmer is an American character actress known for her work in film and television, often portraying strong, memorable supporting roles.
  • E. Kip Raines
    Kip Raines is a young car thief and the younger brother of master booster Randall "Memphis" Raines in the action film "Gone in 60 Seconds" (2000).
  • 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: Phifer
Triple: [Mekhi Phifer, familyName, Phifer]
Generated description
Phifer is a surname most notably associated with American actor Mekhi Phifer, known for his roles in film and television such as ER and 8 Mile.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Phifer
Target entity description: Phifer is a surname most notably associated with American actor Mekhi Phifer, known for his roles in film and television such as ER and 8 Mile.
  • A. Griffin Dunne
    Griffin Dunne is an American actor, director, and producer known for roles in films like "An American Werewolf in London" and "After Hours."
  • B. Edi Patterson
    Edi Patterson is an American actress and comedian known for her offbeat, scene-stealing roles in film and television, including series like "The Righteous Gemstones" and "Vice Principals."
  • C. Andrew Dorff
    Andrew Dorff was an American country music songwriter known for penning hits for artists such as Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, and Rascal Flatts.
  • D. Rusty Schwimmer
    Rusty Schwimmer is an American character actress known for her work in film and television, often portraying strong, memorable supporting roles.
  • E. Kip Raines
    Kip Raines is a young car thief and the younger brother of master booster Randall "Memphis" Raines in the action film "Gone in 60 Seconds" (2000).
  • 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_69ca82f3b61c81908ecc2c1c96dbc2e4 completed March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cdcc8dc9c081909b6d20909ada09cf completed April 2, 2026, 1:55 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d2584bd6cc8190841353847dd2f00c completed April 5, 2026, 12:40 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d259016fb08190aadf9d4cee0b42d7 completed April 5, 2026, 12:43 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d259a2e48481908bd8e4829f676618 completed April 5, 2026, 12:46 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:51 p.m.