Triple
T18372956
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | WKRP in Cincinnati |
E446231
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCastMember |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Frank Bonner
Frank Bonner was an American actor and director best known for playing the brash sales manager Herb Tarlek on the sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati."
|
E1326431
|
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: Frank Bonner | Statement: [WKRP in Cincinnati, hasCastMember, Frank Bonner]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank Bonner Context triple: [WKRP in Cincinnati, hasCastMember, Frank Bonner]
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A.
Anthony Bonner
Anthony Bonner is a translator best known for his English translations of literary works, including those of Jorge Luis Borges.
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B.
Rick Bonner
Rick Bonner is a recurring character on the TV sitcom "The Facts of Life," known primarily as a romantic partner of Jo Polniaczek.
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C.
Tom W. Bonner
Tom W. Bonner was an American nuclear physicist renowned for his pioneering experimental work in neutron physics and nuclear instrumentation.
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D.
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner was an American singer, guitarist, and frontman best known for his distinctive vocals and leadership in the influential funk band Ohio Players.
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E.
Stanley Kirk Burrell
Stanley Kirk Burrell, better known by his stage name MC Hammer, is an American rapper, dancer, and entertainer who rose to fame in the late 1980s and early 1990s with hits like "U Can't Touch This."
- 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: Frank Bonner Triple: [WKRP in Cincinnati, hasCastMember, Frank Bonner]
Generated description
Frank Bonner was an American actor and director best known for playing the brash sales manager Herb Tarlek on the sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank Bonner Target entity description: Frank Bonner was an American actor and director best known for playing the brash sales manager Herb Tarlek on the sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati."
-
A.
Anthony Bonner
Anthony Bonner is a translator best known for his English translations of literary works, including those of Jorge Luis Borges.
-
B.
Rick Bonner
Rick Bonner is a recurring character on the TV sitcom "The Facts of Life," known primarily as a romantic partner of Jo Polniaczek.
-
C.
Tom W. Bonner
Tom W. Bonner was an American nuclear physicist renowned for his pioneering experimental work in neutron physics and nuclear instrumentation.
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D.
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner was an American singer, guitarist, and frontman best known for his distinctive vocals and leadership in the influential funk band Ohio Players.
-
E.
Stanley Kirk Burrell
Stanley Kirk Burrell, better known by his stage name MC Hammer, is an American rapper, dancer, and entertainer who rose to fame in the late 1980s and early 1990s with hits like "U Can't Touch This."
- 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_69d8b9f370b88190b1e5081c2c238e7f |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e517561edc8190b5d2834707ab662b |
completed | April 19, 2026, 5:56 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a043f1608a481908346a55cea8a06b2 |
completed | May 13, 2026, 9:06 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a044125f3c48190a872c88af616058b |
completed | May 13, 2026, 9:15 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a04417a05008190872c08af21286d4c |
completed | May 13, 2026, 9:16 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:45 a.m.