Triple

T22026666
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tommy Rettig E543983 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object Thomas Noel Rettig
Thomas Noel Rettig was an American child actor and later computer software engineer best known for his role as Jeff Miller in the early seasons of the television series "Lassie."
E1519203 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: Thomas Noel Rettig | Statement: [Tommy Rettig, birthName, Thomas Noel Rettig]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Noel Rettig
Context triple: [Tommy Rettig, birthName, Thomas Noel Rettig]
  • A. Brian Roettinger
    Brian Roettinger is an American graphic designer and art director known for his innovative work in music packaging and visual identities for prominent artists and brands.
  • B. Charles Rettig
    Charles Rettig is an American tax attorney who served as the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from 2018 to 2022.
  • C. Richard Rieke
    Richard Rieke is a scholar and author known for his work on argumentation and critical thinking, particularly through his influential textbook "An Introduction to Reasoning."
  • D. Ross Riege
    Ross Riege is a cinematographer known for his work on independent films and television, including the coming-of-age comedy-drama "The Kings of Summer."
  • E. John Tillinger
    John Tillinger is a theatre director and actor known for his work on contemporary American plays, including acclaimed productions both on and off Broadway.
  • 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: Thomas Noel Rettig
Triple: [Tommy Rettig, birthName, Thomas Noel Rettig]
Generated description
Thomas Noel Rettig was an American child actor and later computer software engineer best known for his role as Jeff Miller in the early seasons of the television series "Lassie."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Noel Rettig
Target entity description: Thomas Noel Rettig was an American child actor and later computer software engineer best known for his role as Jeff Miller in the early seasons of the television series "Lassie."
  • A. Brian Roettinger
    Brian Roettinger is an American graphic designer and art director known for his innovative work in music packaging and visual identities for prominent artists and brands.
  • B. Charles Rettig
    Charles Rettig is an American tax attorney who served as the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from 2018 to 2022.
  • C. Richard Rieke
    Richard Rieke is a scholar and author known for his work on argumentation and critical thinking, particularly through his influential textbook "An Introduction to Reasoning."
  • D. Ross Riege
    Ross Riege is a cinematographer known for his work on independent films and television, including the coming-of-age comedy-drama "The Kings of Summer."
  • E. John Tillinger
    John Tillinger is a theatre director and actor known for his work on contemporary American plays, including acclaimed productions both on and off Broadway.
  • 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_69e11e2e8ea4819084210fe06d3a1b8d completed April 16, 2026, 5:36 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f127ccc2ec8190a94d69530d00c06c completed April 28, 2026, 9:34 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0a8f0b39108190838cd65a53225b4c completed May 18, 2026, 4:01 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0a900214248190a0363f8afc43140b completed May 18, 2026, 4:05 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0a905a4f2881909c1e7776d6e268cb completed May 18, 2026, 4:06 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:24 p.m.