Triple
T11387266
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Billy West |
E269742
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Richard Werstine
William Richard Werstine, better known as Billy West, is an American voice actor and comedian renowned for his work on animated series such as Futurama and various Looney Tunes and Ren & Stimpy characters.
|
E975366
|
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: William Richard Werstine | Statement: [Billy West, birthName, William Richard Werstine]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Richard Werstine Context triple: [Billy West, birthName, William Richard Werstine]
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A.
Fred M. Wilcox
Fred M. Wilcox was an American film director best known for the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and the family film "Lassie Come Home."
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B.
Robert N. Davoren
Robert N. Davoren was a notable figure in New York City's correctional system, commemorated by having a Rikers Island jail facility named in his honor.
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C.
Arthur C. Wahl
Arthur C. Wahl was an American chemist best known as one of the co-discoverers of the element plutonium and a key contributor to early nuclear chemistry research.
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D.
Charles B. Wessler
Charles B. Wessler is an American film producer best known for his work on the Academy Award–winning film "Green Book" and various successful comedies.
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E.
Robert N. Fitch
Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
- 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: William Richard Werstine Triple: [Billy West, birthName, William Richard Werstine]
Generated description
William Richard Werstine, better known as Billy West, is an American voice actor and comedian renowned for his work on animated series such as Futurama and various Looney Tunes and Ren & Stimpy characters.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Richard Werstine Target entity description: William Richard Werstine, better known as Billy West, is an American voice actor and comedian renowned for his work on animated series such as Futurama and various Looney Tunes and Ren & Stimpy characters.
-
A.
Fred M. Wilcox
Fred M. Wilcox was an American film director best known for the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and the family film "Lassie Come Home."
-
B.
Robert N. Davoren
Robert N. Davoren was a notable figure in New York City's correctional system, commemorated by having a Rikers Island jail facility named in his honor.
-
C.
Arthur C. Wahl
Arthur C. Wahl was an American chemist best known as one of the co-discoverers of the element plutonium and a key contributor to early nuclear chemistry research.
-
D.
Charles B. Wessler
Charles B. Wessler is an American film producer best known for his work on the Academy Award–winning film "Green Book" and various successful comedies.
-
E.
Robert N. Fitch
Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
- 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_69d6aacdbc6c8190af6dc3d5f5d22836 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d7fc389d4c81909515a5c8b0099c36 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f61e3185fc81908c1b838e6883de2f |
completed | May 2, 2026, 3:54 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f61f5b107c819082094791fcf7c5f4 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 3:59 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f62009766c8190985fafe9ba53ae7b |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:02 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:34 p.m.