Triple

T14711744
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject What We Do in the Shadows E345562 entity
Predicate executiveProducer P7225 FINISHED
Object Paul Simms
Paul Simms is an American television writer and producer known for his work on acclaimed comedy series such as NewsRadio, Atlanta, and What We Do in the Shadows.
E1127020 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: Paul Simms | Statement: [What We Do in the Shadows, executiveProducer, Paul Simms]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Simms
Context triple: [What We Do in the Shadows, executiveProducer, Paul Simms]
  • A. Paul Simms
    Paul Simms is the central character in the 1970s American sitcom "The Paul Lynde Show," portrayed by comedian Paul Lynde as a harried suburban family man.
  • B. Jay Simms
    Jay Simms was an American screenwriter best known for his work on mid-20th-century science fiction and genre films.
  • C. Jack Simms
    Jack Simms was the discoverer of Mark Twain Cave, a famous show cave in Missouri associated with author Mark Twain and his writings.
  • D. Alexander Sims
    Alexander Sims is a British professional racing driver known for competing in series such as Formula E and sports car racing events like the FIA World Endurance Championship.
  • E. Michael Simmonds
    Michael Simmonds is an American cinematographer known for his work on independent films and collaborations with director Sean Baker.
  • 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: Paul Simms
Triple: [What We Do in the Shadows, executiveProducer, Paul Simms]
Generated description
Paul Simms is an American television writer and producer known for his work on acclaimed comedy series such as NewsRadio, Atlanta, and What We Do in the Shadows.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Simms
Target entity description: Paul Simms is an American television writer and producer known for his work on acclaimed comedy series such as NewsRadio, Atlanta, and What We Do in the Shadows.
  • A. Paul Simms
    Paul Simms is the central character in the 1970s American sitcom "The Paul Lynde Show," portrayed by comedian Paul Lynde as a harried suburban family man.
  • B. Jay Simms
    Jay Simms was an American screenwriter best known for his work on mid-20th-century science fiction and genre films.
  • C. Jack Simms
    Jack Simms was the discoverer of Mark Twain Cave, a famous show cave in Missouri associated with author Mark Twain and his writings.
  • D. Alexander Sims
    Alexander Sims is a British professional racing driver known for competing in series such as Formula E and sports car racing events like the FIA World Endurance Championship.
  • E. Michael Simmonds
    Michael Simmonds is an American cinematographer known for his work on independent films and collaborations with director Sean Baker.
  • 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_69d822e4a8c08190a155df736bb7bc13 completed April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69deb982bf248190881e21a8a0861a3f completed April 14, 2026, 10:02 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fe72a181708190816c391f6a5d06f0 completed May 8, 2026, 11:32 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fe773c861c81908ed25104c52336f1 completed May 8, 2026, 11:52 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fe77907f50819098ad0d1b5d7050ef completed May 8, 2026, 11:53 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:28 a.m.