Triple

T1042010
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Falling Skies E22488 entity
Predicate mainCharacter P1183 FINISHED
Object Hal Mason
Hal Mason is a central resistance fighter and the eldest son of Tom Mason in the post-apocalyptic science fiction TV series "Falling Skies."
 E135547 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: Hal Mason | Statement: [Falling Skies, mainCharacter, Hal Mason]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Hal Mason
Context triple: [Falling Skies, mainCharacter, Hal Mason]
  • A. Hugh Herbert
    Hugh Herbert was an American comedian, character actor, and screenwriter best known for his eccentric, fluttery persona in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films.
  • B. George L. Dahl
    George L. Dahl was a prominent 20th-century American architect known for shaping much of Dallas’s skyline and major civic landmarks.
  • C. Homer Brightman
    Homer Brightman was an American screenwriter best known for his work on classic Disney animated films, including contributing to the screenplay of the 1950 feature "Cinderella."
  • D. Michael Maddox
    Michael Maddox was an English theatrical entrepreneur who played a key role in developing Russian theatre in the late 18th century, notably helping establish what became the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
  • E. John Sparks
    John Sparks was a 19th-century American politician who served as the 10th Governor of Nevada.
  • 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: Hal Mason
Triple: [Falling Skies, mainCharacter, Hal Mason]
Generated description
Hal Mason is a central resistance fighter and the eldest son of Tom Mason in the post-apocalyptic science fiction TV series "Falling Skies."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Hal Mason
Target entity description: Hal Mason is a central resistance fighter and the eldest son of Tom Mason in the post-apocalyptic science fiction TV series "Falling Skies."
  • A. Hugh Herbert
    Hugh Herbert was an American comedian, character actor, and screenwriter best known for his eccentric, fluttery persona in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films.
  • B. George L. Dahl
    George L. Dahl was a prominent 20th-century American architect known for shaping much of Dallas’s skyline and major civic landmarks.
  • C. Homer Brightman
    Homer Brightman was an American screenwriter best known for his work on classic Disney animated films, including contributing to the screenplay of the 1950 feature "Cinderella."
  • D. Michael Maddox
    Michael Maddox was an English theatrical entrepreneur who played a key role in developing Russian theatre in the late 18th century, notably helping establish what became the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
  • E. John Sparks
    John Sparks was a 19th-century American politician who served as the 10th Governor of Nevada.
  • 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_69a493d91478819094cc01fb65564bc1 completed March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4b82f6c14819080277443ea4722dd completed March 1, 2026, 10:05 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac6f0a15e48190a011c4aff5c285af completed March 7, 2026, 6:31 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac6ffe62dc81909c6e3e4da630fea2 completed March 7, 2026, 6:35 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac70592c5c8190a1f86378ec5f70a9 completed March 7, 2026, 6:37 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:42 p.m.