Triple
T17015378
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | UHF |
E412806
|
entity |
| Predicate | characterPortrayedBy |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object | George Newman – "Weird Al" Yankovic |
E128219
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: George Newman – "Weird Al" Yankovic | Statement: [UHF, characterPortrayedBy, George Newman – "Weird Al" Yankovic]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George Newman – "Weird Al" Yankovic Context triple: [UHF, characterPortrayedBy, George Newman – "Weird Al" Yankovic]
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A.
Weird Al Yankovic
chosen
Weird Al Yankovic is an American musical comedian and satirist known for his parody songs and humorous music videos that spoof popular culture and hit singles.
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B.
Ray Stevens
Ray Stevens is an American country and pop singer-songwriter and comedian best known for his novelty hits like "The Streak" and "Gitarzan."
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C.
Billy West
Billy West is an American voice actor best known for his work on animated series such as Futurama and various Looney Tunes characters.
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D.
Frank Spungen
Frank Spungen was the father of Nancy Spungen, the American woman best known for her tumultuous relationship with Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious.
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E.
Dr. Demento
Dr. Demento is an American radio broadcaster and music historian best known for his long-running novelty and comedy music show that helped launch the career of "Weird Al" Yankovic.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d886cc4170819093deddc7b8b4b6a7 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3d47f198c8190b0473f638101f606 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:59 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a011b4ba2a88190a49d355836ff1dcf |
completed | May 10, 2026, 11:56 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:33 a.m.