Triple

T13645235
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Waldorf E326084 entity
Predicate portrayedBy P1507 FINISHED
Object Steve Whitmire
Steve Whitmire is an American puppeteer best known for his long-running work with the Muppets, including performing iconic characters such as Kermit the Frog after Jim Henson's death.
 E1053712 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: Steve Whitmire | Statement: [Waldorf, portrayedBy, Steve Whitmire]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Steve Whitmire
Context triple: [Waldorf, portrayedBy, Steve Whitmire]
  • A. Will Murray
    Will Murray is an American writer best known for his extensive work continuing classic pulp fiction series, particularly the Doc Savage novels.
  • B. Paul F. Tompkins
    Paul F. Tompkins is an American comedian, actor, and writer known for his stand-up, podcast appearances, and character roles in television and film.
  • C. Rob Paulsen
    Rob Paulsen is an American voice actor best known for his prolific work in animation, including iconic roles such as Yakko Warner in Animaniacs and Pinky in Pinky and the Brain.
  • D. Michael Ian Black
    Michael Ian Black is an American comedian, actor, writer, and director known for his work on "The State," "Stella," and numerous stand-up and television appearances.
  • E. Dan Quagmire
    Dan Quagmire is a minor character in the animated television series "Family Guy," known primarily as the father of Glenn Quagmire.
  • 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: Steve Whitmire
Triple: [Waldorf, portrayedBy, Steve Whitmire]
Generated description
Steve Whitmire is an American puppeteer best known for his long-running work with the Muppets, including performing iconic characters such as Kermit the Frog after Jim Henson's death.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Steve Whitmire
Target entity description: Steve Whitmire is an American puppeteer best known for his long-running work with the Muppets, including performing iconic characters such as Kermit the Frog after Jim Henson's death.
  • A. Will Murray
    Will Murray is an American writer best known for his extensive work continuing classic pulp fiction series, particularly the Doc Savage novels.
  • B. Paul F. Tompkins
    Paul F. Tompkins is an American comedian, actor, and writer known for his stand-up, podcast appearances, and character roles in television and film.
  • C. Rob Paulsen
    Rob Paulsen is an American voice actor best known for his prolific work in animation, including iconic roles such as Yakko Warner in Animaniacs and Pinky in Pinky and the Brain.
  • D. Michael Ian Black
    Michael Ian Black is an American comedian, actor, writer, and director known for his work on "The State," "Stella," and numerous stand-up and television appearances.
  • E. Dan Quagmire
    Dan Quagmire is a minor character in the animated television series "Family Guy," known primarily as the father of Glenn Quagmire.
  • 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_69d8076beddc8190a53156f5bea77f5e completed April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69dbc60635d08190899806fe8936f02a completed April 12, 2026, 4:19 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f78af948408190bca7f2e46863391e completed May 3, 2026, 5:50 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f78bd52b748190ab483ec7634a6549 completed May 3, 2026, 5:54 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f78d277c5c8190970cb3cd0fd32905 completed May 3, 2026, 6 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:51 p.m.