Triple
T10460571
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Waylon Smithers |
E246660
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableEpisode |
P2757
|
FINISHED |
| Object | "Smithers" |
E865042
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: "Smithers" | Statement: [Waylon Smithers, notableEpisode, "Smithers"]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Smithers" Context triple: [Waylon Smithers, notableEpisode, "Smithers"]
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A.
Smithers
chosen
Smithers is a fictional surname most famously associated with Waylon Smithers, the loyal assistant to Mr. Burns on the animated television series "The Simpsons."
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B.
William Smithers
William Smithers is an American actor best known for his character roles in film and television, including appearances in 1970s crime dramas and the prime-time soap opera "Dallas."
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C.
Skimbleshanks
Skimbleshanks is a fictional railway cat character from T. S. Eliot’s poetry, best known from *Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats* and its musical adaptation *Cats*.
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D.
Penny Wheep
Penny Wheep is a poetry collection by Scottish modernist writer Hugh MacDiarmid that reflects his innovative use of Scots language and exploration of national and social themes.
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E.
Peter Smithers
Peter Smithers was a British Conservative politician, diplomat, and former intelligence officer who notably served as Secretary General of the Council of Europe in the 1960s.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d381c04fe08190957c26c526a3b05a |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d50882eb0c8190a4311634b867eab1 |
completed | April 7, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d8dc4fbc3481909b214137f26e243b |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:17 a.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:18 p.m.