Triple
T20241921
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Babylon 5 |
E498316
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Stephen Franklin
Stephen Franklin is the chief medical officer on the space station in the science fiction television series Babylon 5, known for his strong ethics and dedication to his patients.
|
E1420449
|
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: Stephen Franklin | Statement: [Babylon 5, mainCharacter, Stephen Franklin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephen Franklin Context triple: [Babylon 5, mainCharacter, Stephen Franklin]
-
A.
Ron Jefferson
Ron Jefferson was an American jazz drummer known for his work in the hard bop era and collaborations with prominent jazz artists.
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B.
Lucius Jenkins
Lucius Jenkins is a charismatic, self-styled born-again serial killer whose intense moral and spiritual debates drive much of the drama in Stephen Adly Guirgis’s play "Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train."
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C.
Melvin Franklin
Melvin Franklin was an American bass singer best known as a founding and longtime member of the Motown vocal group The Temptations.
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D.
Emmett Washington
Emmett Washington is a central character on the television drama "The Chi," known for his journey from a carefree young father to a more responsible and entrepreneurial figure on Chicago’s South Side.
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E.
Joseph Rivers
Joseph Rivers is a fictional character known as the supportive father of Tish Rivers in James Baldwin’s novel "If Beale Street Could Talk."
- 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: Stephen Franklin Triple: [Babylon 5, mainCharacter, Stephen Franklin]
Generated description
Stephen Franklin is the chief medical officer on the space station in the science fiction television series Babylon 5, known for his strong ethics and dedication to his patients.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephen Franklin Target entity description: Stephen Franklin is the chief medical officer on the space station in the science fiction television series Babylon 5, known for his strong ethics and dedication to his patients.
-
A.
Ron Jefferson
Ron Jefferson was an American jazz drummer known for his work in the hard bop era and collaborations with prominent jazz artists.
-
B.
Lucius Jenkins
Lucius Jenkins is a charismatic, self-styled born-again serial killer whose intense moral and spiritual debates drive much of the drama in Stephen Adly Guirgis’s play "Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train."
-
C.
Melvin Franklin
Melvin Franklin was an American bass singer best known as a founding and longtime member of the Motown vocal group The Temptations.
-
D.
Emmett Washington
Emmett Washington is a central character on the television drama "The Chi," known for his journey from a carefree young father to a more responsible and entrepreneurial figure on Chicago’s South Side.
-
E.
Joseph Rivers
Joseph Rivers is a fictional character known as the supportive father of Tish Rivers in James Baldwin’s novel "If Beale Street Could Talk."
- 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_69da6274c58c81909c646eabed6f4f30 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6716f9d248190a145f6883827ebbe |
completed | April 20, 2026, 6:33 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0855222ac88190b8e950fcc12418e7 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 11:29 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0855d7d87481908ff14d53a2ac94f7 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 11:32 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0856e66c808190b5ef994f1cbc5f3e |
completed | May 16, 2026, 11:37 a.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:40 p.m.