Triple

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Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tom Selleck E529996 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Selleck
Selleck is the surname most famously associated with American actor Tom Selleck, known for his roles in "Magnum, P.I." and numerous films and television series.
 E1486110 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: Selleck | Statement: [Tom Selleck, familyName, Selleck]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Selleck
Context triple: [Tom Selleck, familyName, Selleck]
  • A. Selleck
    Selleck is a given name most notably associated with Gold Selleck Silliman, an American lawyer and politician from the 18th century.
  • B. Lee Tergesen
    Lee Tergesen is an American actor best known for his roles in the HBO series "Oz," the film "Wayne's World," and numerous television dramas and miniseries.
  • C. Silas Selleck
    Silas Selleck is the taciturn, morally ambiguous frontiersman who serves as the central protagonist in the 2015 Western film "Slow West."
  • D. Christopher McDonald
    Christopher McDonald is an American character actor best known for his frequent supporting roles in film and television, including his iconic turn as Shooter McGavin in the comedy "Happy Gilmore."
  • E. Charles Quinton Murphy
    Charles Quinton Murphy was an American comedian, actor, and writer best known for his work on "Chappelle's Show" and for being the older brother of Eddie Murphy.
  • 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: Selleck
Triple: [Tom Selleck, familyName, Selleck]
Generated description
Selleck is the surname most famously associated with American actor Tom Selleck, known for his roles in "Magnum, P.I." and numerous films and television series.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Selleck
Target entity description: Selleck is the surname most famously associated with American actor Tom Selleck, known for his roles in "Magnum, P.I." and numerous films and television series.
  • A. Selleck
    Selleck is a given name most notably associated with Gold Selleck Silliman, an American lawyer and politician from the 18th century.
  • B. Lee Tergesen
    Lee Tergesen is an American actor best known for his roles in the HBO series "Oz," the film "Wayne's World," and numerous television dramas and miniseries.
  • C. Silas Selleck
    Silas Selleck is the taciturn, morally ambiguous frontiersman who serves as the central protagonist in the 2015 Western film "Slow West."
  • D. Christopher McDonald
    Christopher McDonald is an American character actor best known for his frequent supporting roles in film and television, including his iconic turn as Shooter McGavin in the comedy "Happy Gilmore."
  • E. Charles Quinton Murphy
    Charles Quinton Murphy was an American comedian, actor, and writer best known for his work on "Chappelle's Show" and for being the older brother of Eddie Murphy.
  • 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_69e0c45acc3881908e38d3f28964152b completed April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e9ea338f988190a3044f8d02a567fe completed April 23, 2026, 9:45 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a09cfff6dec8190ab480491c4a3f641 completed May 17, 2026, 2:26 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a09d0cd3068819094392cc4b7c6d061 completed May 17, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a09d1b4f4748190b5d4edfc298272e4 completed May 17, 2026, 2:33 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:21 p.m.