Triple

T3030374
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Wilford Brimley E82878 entity
Predicate portrayedCharacter P1668 FINISHED
Object Gus Witherspoon
Gus Witherspoon is the gruff but warm-hearted grandfather and family patriarch played by Wilford Brimley on the 1980s television drama "Our House."
E320496 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: Gus Witherspoon | Statement: [Wilford Brimley, portrayedCharacter, Gus Witherspoon]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gus Witherspoon
Context triple: [Wilford Brimley, portrayedCharacter, Gus Witherspoon]
  • A. Jonathan Banks
    Jonathan Banks is an American character actor best known for his acclaimed portrayal of fixer Mike Ehrmantraut in the television dramas Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.
  • B. Keenan Wynn
    Keenan Wynn was an American character actor known for his prolific film and television career from the 1940s through the 1970s, often playing gruff, comedic, or villainous supporting roles.
  • C. Gus Gerard
    Gus Gerard is a former American professional basketball forward best known for his play in the ABA during the 1970s.
  • D. Bradley Witherspoon
    Bradley Witherspoon is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Witherspoon, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
  • E. Sean Patrick Duke
    Sean Patrick Duke is the birth name of American actor Sean Astin, known for roles in films such as "The Goonies," "Rudy," and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
  • 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: Gus Witherspoon
Triple: [Wilford Brimley, portrayedCharacter, Gus Witherspoon]
Generated description
Gus Witherspoon is the gruff but warm-hearted grandfather and family patriarch played by Wilford Brimley on the 1980s television drama "Our House."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gus Witherspoon
Target entity description: Gus Witherspoon is the gruff but warm-hearted grandfather and family patriarch played by Wilford Brimley on the 1980s television drama "Our House."
  • A. Jonathan Banks
    Jonathan Banks is an American character actor best known for his acclaimed portrayal of fixer Mike Ehrmantraut in the television dramas Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.
  • B. Keenan Wynn
    Keenan Wynn was an American character actor known for his prolific film and television career from the 1940s through the 1970s, often playing gruff, comedic, or villainous supporting roles.
  • C. Gus Gerard
    Gus Gerard is a former American professional basketball forward best known for his play in the ABA during the 1970s.
  • D. Bradley Witherspoon
    Bradley Witherspoon is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Witherspoon, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
  • E. Sean Patrick Duke
    Sean Patrick Duke is the birth name of American actor Sean Astin, known for roles in films such as "The Goonies," "Rudy," and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
  • 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_69ad8b21a62881908ec5dd4fba4a187c completed March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ad9aecd384819085d15f701add7c44 completed March 8, 2026, 3:51 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b1debd245c819081eb2dec470f9156 completed March 11, 2026, 9:29 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b1dfc77c1881909688d5037682fa01 completed March 11, 2026, 9:33 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b1e03121148190840fc48a50c4ec0e completed March 11, 2026, 9:35 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:01 p.m.