Triple
T14013621
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Shadow |
E337149
|
entity |
| Predicate | titleCharacterVoiceActor |
P13156
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bill Johnstone
Bill Johnstone was an American radio actor best known for portraying the mysterious crime-fighter in the classic radio drama series "The Shadow" during the late 1930s and early 1940s.
|
E1107994
|
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: Bill Johnstone | Statement: [The Shadow, titleCharacterVoiceActor, Bill Johnstone]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Johnstone Context triple: [The Shadow, titleCharacterVoiceActor, Bill Johnstone]
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A.
James Johnstone
James Johnstone was a British newspaper proprietor best known for establishing the London daily newspaper that became the Evening Standard.
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B.
Billy Johnston
Billy Johnston is a musician best known as a member of the Scottish alternative rock band Beecake.
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C.
Graham Jessop
Graham Jessop is a British marine archaeologist and shipwreck hunter known for his work on deep-sea salvage and underwater exploration projects.
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D.
Joel Johnstone
Joel Johnstone is an American actor known for his work in television comedies and dramas, including notable roles on series such as Getting On and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
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E.
Christopher Jessop
Christopher Jessop is a person notable enough to be recorded as a distinct individual, though specific widely known public details about him are not provided in this context.
- 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: Bill Johnstone Triple: [The Shadow, titleCharacterVoiceActor, Bill Johnstone]
Generated description
Bill Johnstone was an American radio actor best known for portraying the mysterious crime-fighter in the classic radio drama series "The Shadow" during the late 1930s and early 1940s.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Johnstone Target entity description: Bill Johnstone was an American radio actor best known for portraying the mysterious crime-fighter in the classic radio drama series "The Shadow" during the late 1930s and early 1940s.
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A.
James Johnstone
James Johnstone was a British newspaper proprietor best known for establishing the London daily newspaper that became the Evening Standard.
-
B.
Billy Johnston
Billy Johnston is a musician best known as a member of the Scottish alternative rock band Beecake.
-
C.
Graham Jessop
Graham Jessop is a British marine archaeologist and shipwreck hunter known for his work on deep-sea salvage and underwater exploration projects.
-
D.
Joel Johnstone
Joel Johnstone is an American actor known for his work in television comedies and dramas, including notable roles on series such as Getting On and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
-
E.
Christopher Jessop
Christopher Jessop is a person notable enough to be recorded as a distinct individual, though specific widely known public details about him are not provided in this context.
- 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_69d81c645c5c8190b1fd16a285a1b78a |
completed | April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de2f37d11481909159bdb9e1e8d38e |
completed | April 14, 2026, 12:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fd949b9fc481908c7717c412e05fac |
completed | May 8, 2026, 7:45 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fd97010630819095fb229f77387865 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 7:55 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fd97e5b2e08190b6f3a6c1584be95d |
completed | May 8, 2026, 7:59 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:19 p.m.