Triple

T1407975
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Steve Smith E31738 entity
Predicate closeFriend P8712 FINISHED
Object Barry Robinson
Barry Robinson is a recurring character from the animated TV series "American Dad!", known as one of Steve Smith’s nerdy yet unpredictably dangerous friends.
 E218036 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: Barry Robinson | Statement: [Steve Smith, closeFriend, Barry Robinson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Barry Robinson
Context triple: [Steve Smith, closeFriend, Barry Robinson]
  • A. Barry Parker
    Barry Parker was an influential English architect and urban planner known for co-designing early garden suburbs and helping shape the Garden City movement in the early 20th century.
  • B. Gus Gerard
    Gus Gerard is a former American professional basketball forward best known for his play in the ABA during the 1970s.
  • C. Ian Black
    Ian Black is a name shared by several notable individuals, including a British journalist and author known for his work on Middle Eastern affairs.
  • D. Richard Marden
    Richard Marden was a British film editor known for his work on notable mid-20th-century films, including adaptations of classic literature.
  • E. Garth Adam
    Garth Adam is an Australian musician best known as the bassist for Russell Crowe’s rock band 30 Odd Foot of Grunts.
  • 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: Barry Robinson
Triple: [Steve Smith, closeFriend, Barry Robinson]
Generated description
Barry Robinson is a recurring character from the animated TV series "American Dad!", known as one of Steve Smith’s nerdy yet unpredictably dangerous friends.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Barry Robinson
Target entity description: Barry Robinson is a recurring character from the animated TV series "American Dad!", known as one of Steve Smith’s nerdy yet unpredictably dangerous friends.
  • A. Barry Parker
    Barry Parker was an influential English architect and urban planner known for co-designing early garden suburbs and helping shape the Garden City movement in the early 20th century.
  • B. Gus Gerard
    Gus Gerard is a former American professional basketball forward best known for his play in the ABA during the 1970s.
  • C. Ian Black
    Ian Black is a name shared by several notable individuals, including a British journalist and author known for his work on Middle Eastern affairs.
  • D. Richard Marden
    Richard Marden was a British film editor known for his work on notable mid-20th-century films, including adaptations of classic literature.
  • E. Garth Adam
    Garth Adam is an Australian musician best known as the bassist for Russell Crowe’s rock band 30 Odd Foot of Grunts.
  • 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_69a49918e1f88190ba610f9dc8114578 completed March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c3bf7f0c8190aee96818de6ff4a5 completed March 1, 2026, 10:54 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69adfb8a58ec81908b2bb5c27283bafa completed March 8, 2026, 10:43 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69adfc6aa96c81909ae3cff6c7ab7f79 completed March 8, 2026, 10:47 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69adfcebbc808190a74f9082636bce11 completed March 8, 2026, 10:49 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.