Triple

T17880401
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject A Touch of Class E447067 entity
Predicate character P662 FINISHED
Object Steve Blackburn
Steve Blackburn is a fictional character from the British sitcom "A Touch of Class," known for his involvement in the show's comedic and often socially awkward situations.
E1293210 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: Steve Blackburn | Statement: [A Touch of Class, character, Steve Blackburn]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steve Blackburn
Context triple: [A Touch of Class, character, Steve Blackburn]
  • A. Bill Blackburn
    Bill Blackburn was an American actor and stand-in best known for his recurring background roles and work as a stand-in on the original Star Trek television series.
  • B. Paul Blackburn
    Paul Blackburn was an American poet and translator associated with mid-20th-century avant-garde movements, noted for his innovative verse and support of contemporary poetry through readings and recordings.
  • C. Steve Blackman
    Steve Blackman is a television writer and producer best known for developing and showrunning the Netflix superhero series "The Umbrella Academy."
  • D. Alan Black
    Alan Black is a Northern Irish man known for being the sole survivor of the 1976 Kingsmill massacre during the Troubles.
  • E. Neil Black
    Neil Black was a distinguished British oboist renowned for his solo performances, chamber music collaborations, and influential recordings in the mid-20th century.
  • 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: Steve Blackburn
Triple: [A Touch of Class, character, Steve Blackburn]
Generated description
Steve Blackburn is a fictional character from the British sitcom "A Touch of Class," known for his involvement in the show's comedic and often socially awkward situations.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steve Blackburn
Target entity description: Steve Blackburn is a fictional character from the British sitcom "A Touch of Class," known for his involvement in the show's comedic and often socially awkward situations.
  • A. Bill Blackburn
    Bill Blackburn was an American actor and stand-in best known for his recurring background roles and work as a stand-in on the original Star Trek television series.
  • B. Paul Blackburn
    Paul Blackburn was an American poet and translator associated with mid-20th-century avant-garde movements, noted for his innovative verse and support of contemporary poetry through readings and recordings.
  • C. Steve Blackman
    Steve Blackman is a television writer and producer best known for developing and showrunning the Netflix superhero series "The Umbrella Academy."
  • D. Alan Black
    Alan Black is a Northern Irish man known for being the sole survivor of the 1976 Kingsmill massacre during the Troubles.
  • E. Neil Black
    Neil Black was a distinguished British oboist renowned for his solo performances, chamber music collaborations, and influential recordings in the mid-20th century.
  • 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_69d8b9f4c22c819093c2680434472894 completed April 10, 2026, 8:51 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e49c0e56bc819097649377b520de63 completed April 19, 2026, 9:10 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0313d3dba88190a5dd60d1d4ac63f0 completed May 12, 2026, 11:49 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0314c062388190807c3a40f3693b89 completed May 12, 2026, 11:53 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a03158595708190bdfa0391a829fbc3 completed May 12, 2026, 11:56 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:18 a.m.