Triple
T274159
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Black |
E5209
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Michael Ian Black
Michael Ian Black is an American comedian, actor, writer, and director known for his work on "The State," "Stella," and numerous stand-up and television appearances.
|
E38090
|
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: Michael Ian Black | Statement: [Black, hasNotableBearer, Michael Ian Black]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Ian Black Context triple: [Black, hasNotableBearer, Michael Ian Black]
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A.
Rick Leary
Rick Leary is a Canadian public transit executive who serves as the chief executive officer of the Toronto Transit Commission, overseeing the city’s bus, streetcar, and subway operations.
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B.
Lewis Black
Lewis Black is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and author best known for his angry, rant-filled style of political and social commentary.
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C.
Seth Green
Seth Green is an American actor, comedian, and producer best known for his voice work on "Family Guy" and for creating and starring in the stop-motion series "Robot Chicken."
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D.
Charlie Day
Charlie Day is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer best known for his manic, high-energy performances in projects like the sitcom "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and various film comedies.
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E.
Mike Henry
Mike Henry is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known for voicing characters such as Cleveland Brown on the animated television series Family Guy and its spin-off The Cleveland Show.
- 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: Michael Ian Black Triple: [Black, hasNotableBearer, Michael Ian Black]
Generated description
Michael Ian Black is an American comedian, actor, writer, and director known for his work on "The State," "Stella," and numerous stand-up and television appearances.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Ian Black Target entity description: Michael Ian Black is an American comedian, actor, writer, and director known for his work on "The State," "Stella," and numerous stand-up and television appearances.
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A.
Rick Leary
Rick Leary is a Canadian public transit executive who serves as the chief executive officer of the Toronto Transit Commission, overseeing the city’s bus, streetcar, and subway operations.
-
B.
Lewis Black
Lewis Black is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and author best known for his angry, rant-filled style of political and social commentary.
-
C.
Seth Green
Seth Green is an American actor, comedian, and producer best known for his voice work on "Family Guy" and for creating and starring in the stop-motion series "Robot Chicken."
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D.
Charlie Day
Charlie Day is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer best known for his manic, high-energy performances in projects like the sitcom "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and various film comedies.
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E.
Mike Henry
Mike Henry is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known for voicing characters such as Cleveland Brown on the animated television series Family Guy and its spin-off The Cleveland Show.
- 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_69a257e6c8788190987dfe705ca2912a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25dd0a99c819089968a5400c58c5f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:15 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3a5cfc9348190b81b728266aeeb0b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 2:34 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3a6dc065c81908716ce8e8f36bb68 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 2:39 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3a74e9cf48190bdd6c2f287fc54d7 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 2:41 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:59 a.m.