Triple
T12364154
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Men of a Certain Age |
E294817
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Owen Thoreau Jr.
Owen Thoreau Jr. is a central character in the dramedy series "Men of a Certain Age," portrayed as a middle-aged, mild-mannered family man navigating personal and professional challenges.
|
E977765
|
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: Owen Thoreau Jr. | Statement: [Men of a Certain Age, mainCharacter, Owen Thoreau Jr.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Owen Thoreau Jr. Context triple: [Men of a Certain Age, mainCharacter, Owen Thoreau Jr.]
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A.
William Garrett Walden
William Garrett Walden is an individual whose specific public background or notable achievements are not clearly identifiable from the given information.
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B.
William Garrett Walden
William Garrett Walden is an American musician and composer best known for creating the scores for numerous popular television series, including "The West Wing," "Thirtysomething," and "Friday Night Lights."
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C.
Tobias Alcott
Tobias Alcott is a fictional character from the film "The Man from Elysian Fields," involved in the story’s exploration of morality, relationships, and the escort business.
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D.
Amos Niven Wilder
Amos Niven Wilder was an American theologian, literary critic, and New Testament scholar known for his influential work on the relationship between religion and literature.
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E.
Ralph Emerson
Ralph Emerson was an American actor active during the silent and early sound film era, known for roles in late 1920s motion pictures.
- 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: Owen Thoreau Jr. Triple: [Men of a Certain Age, mainCharacter, Owen Thoreau Jr.]
Generated description
Owen Thoreau Jr. is a central character in the dramedy series "Men of a Certain Age," portrayed as a middle-aged, mild-mannered family man navigating personal and professional challenges.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Owen Thoreau Jr. Target entity description: Owen Thoreau Jr. is a central character in the dramedy series "Men of a Certain Age," portrayed as a middle-aged, mild-mannered family man navigating personal and professional challenges.
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A.
William Garrett Walden
William Garrett Walden is an individual whose specific public background or notable achievements are not clearly identifiable from the given information.
-
B.
William Garrett Walden
William Garrett Walden is an American musician and composer best known for creating the scores for numerous popular television series, including "The West Wing," "Thirtysomething," and "Friday Night Lights."
-
C.
Tobias Alcott
Tobias Alcott is a fictional character from the film "The Man from Elysian Fields," involved in the story’s exploration of morality, relationships, and the escort business.
-
D.
Amos Niven Wilder
Amos Niven Wilder was an American theologian, literary critic, and New Testament scholar known for his influential work on the relationship between religion and literature.
-
E.
Ralph Emerson
Ralph Emerson was an American actor active during the silent and early sound film era, known for roles in late 1920s motion pictures.
- 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_69d6ab6d8a4081908636601e69ddf262 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d93fa3f958819080555bcae9958a53 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 6:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f62abbaaec8190b388d9dff999da8d |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:47 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f62c569a6c8190aecf8a4c627d8893 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:54 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f62d0c2568819083e66c8ae484d30d |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:57 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:54 p.m.