Triple
T22975597
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Apple "Mac vs. PC" campaign |
E571307
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrayedBy |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object | John Hodgman |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: John Hodgman | Statement: [Apple "Mac vs. PC" campaign, portrayedBy, John Hodgman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Hodgman Context triple: [Apple "Mac vs. PC" campaign, portrayedBy, John Hodgman]
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A.
Steve Kipner
Steve Kipner is an Australian-American songwriter and producer best known for co-writing major pop hits such as Christina Aguilera’s “Genie in a Bottle.”
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B.
Kurt Braunohler
Kurt Braunohler is an American comedian, actor, and podcaster known for his absurdist stand-up, television appearances, and roles in indie comedy films.
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C.
Michael J. Nelson
Michael J. Nelson is an American writer, comedian, and actor best known as the head writer and host of the cult television series "Mystery Science Theater 3000."
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D.
Derek Desatnik
Derek Desatnik is known as the husband of filmmaker and actress Domenica Cameron-Scorsese, daughter of director Martin Scorsese.
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E.
Jerry Stahl
Jerry Stahl is an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his darkly comic, autobiographical work, including the addiction memoir "Permanent Midnight."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Hodgman Target entity description: John Hodgman is an American humorist, author, and actor best known for his deadpan comedic persona and his role as the PC in Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising campaign.
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A.
Steve Kipner
Steve Kipner is an Australian-American songwriter and producer best known for co-writing major pop hits such as Christina Aguilera’s “Genie in a Bottle.”
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B.
Kurt Braunohler
Kurt Braunohler is an American comedian, actor, and podcaster known for his absurdist stand-up, television appearances, and roles in indie comedy films.
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C.
Michael J. Nelson
Michael J. Nelson is an American writer, comedian, and actor best known as the head writer and host of the cult television series "Mystery Science Theater 3000."
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D.
Derek Desatnik
Derek Desatnik is known as the husband of filmmaker and actress Domenica Cameron-Scorsese, daughter of director Martin Scorsese.
-
E.
Jerry Stahl
Jerry Stahl is an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his darkly comic, autobiographical work, including the addiction memoir "Permanent Midnight."
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69e245b2c6548190a0e4c7f2f7df2d48 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f18235de508190ab9675d005870ff6 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 3:59 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:48 p.m.