Triple
T17217322
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Major Gowen |
E417885
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrayedBy |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Ballard Berkeley |
E1258297
|
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: Ballard Berkeley | Statement: [Major Gowen, portrayedBy, Ballard Berkeley]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ballard Berkeley Context triple: [Major Gowen, portrayedBy, Ballard Berkeley]
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A.
Ballard Berkeley
chosen
Ballard Berkeley was a British actor best known for his role as the bumbling Major Gowen in the classic sitcom "Fawlty Towers."
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B.
Berkley
Berkley is a small rural town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, known for its quiet residential character and proximity to the Taunton River.
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C.
Berkley
Berkley is a surname most notably associated with American actress Elizabeth Berkley, known for her roles in "Saved by the Bell" and "Showgirls."
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D.
Ballard
Ballard is a surname most notably associated with Robert Ballard, the American oceanographer who discovered the wreck of the RMS Titanic.
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E.
Nevin
Nevin is a surname most notably associated with Phil Nevin, a former Major League Baseball player and manager.
- 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_69d886d779488190b131369541c04e7d |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e42dda6e6c81908dd96f653cd2cba0 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:20 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a01793cfaf08190bff9a6efe01d5bea |
completed | May 11, 2026, 6:37 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:38 a.m.