Triple
T14745118
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ethan Suplee |
E346446
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrayed |
P1668
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Randy Hickey in My Name Is Earl
Randy Hickey in *My Name Is Earl* is Earl's lovable but dim-witted younger brother, known for his childlike innocence, loyalty, and goofy sense of humor.
|
E1117173
|
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: Randy Hickey in My Name Is Earl | Statement: [Ethan Suplee, portrayed, Randy Hickey in My Name Is Earl]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Randy Hickey in My Name Is Earl Context triple: [Ethan Suplee, portrayed, Randy Hickey in My Name Is Earl]
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A.
David Puddy
David Puddy is a deadpan, dim-witted auto mechanic and Elaine Benes’s on-again, off-again boyfriend on the sitcom "Seinfeld," known for his monotone delivery and quirky obsessions.
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B.
Bill Sampson
Bill Sampson is a successful theater director and the devoted younger lover of aging Broadway star Margo Channing in the classic film "All About Eve."
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C.
Hank Hill
Hank Hill is the straight-laced, propane-selling suburban dad and central character of the animated television series "King of the Hill."
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D.
Hank Foley
Hank Foley is an American academic leader and engineer who has served in top administrative roles at several universities, including as president of the New York Institute of Technology.
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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: Randy Hickey in My Name Is Earl Triple: [Ethan Suplee, portrayed, Randy Hickey in My Name Is Earl]
Generated description
Randy Hickey in *My Name Is Earl* is Earl's lovable but dim-witted younger brother, known for his childlike innocence, loyalty, and goofy sense of humor.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Randy Hickey in My Name Is Earl Target entity description: Randy Hickey in *My Name Is Earl* is Earl's lovable but dim-witted younger brother, known for his childlike innocence, loyalty, and goofy sense of humor.
-
A.
David Puddy
David Puddy is a deadpan, dim-witted auto mechanic and Elaine Benes’s on-again, off-again boyfriend on the sitcom "Seinfeld," known for his monotone delivery and quirky obsessions.
-
B.
Bill Sampson
Bill Sampson is a successful theater director and the devoted younger lover of aging Broadway star Margo Channing in the classic film "All About Eve."
-
C.
Hank Hill
Hank Hill is the straight-laced, propane-selling suburban dad and central character of the animated television series "King of the Hill."
-
D.
Hank Foley
Hank Foley is an American academic leader and engineer who has served in top administrative roles at several universities, including as president of the New York Institute of Technology.
-
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_69d822e6f1c88190bc494d491a907114 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dec7d002708190a32a4a45e96fc389 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 11:03 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fdfb9638648190a2a3eb255ec5ae28 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 3:04 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fdfe5f00b08190ba44acd2eed94333 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 3:16 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fdff32e0a48190acc14ceccea3df17 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:30 a.m.