Triple
T3066424
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Object of My Affection |
E62113
|
entity |
| Predicate | starring |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Pankow
John Pankow is an American actor best known for his role as Ira Buchman on the television sitcom "Mad About You" and for numerous supporting roles in film and theater.
|
E324407
|
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: John Pankow | Statement: [The Object of My Affection, starring, John Pankow]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Pankow Context triple: [The Object of My Affection, starring, John Pankow]
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A.
Bill Pankow
Bill Pankow is an American film editor known for his work on numerous feature films, including crime and thriller dramas.
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B.
Hal Bidlack
Hal Bidlack is an American political science professor, retired U.S. Air Force officer, and public speaker known for his work in skepticism and secular humanism.
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C.
Sam Jaffe
Sam Jaffe was an American actor and character performer known for memorable roles in classic films such as "Gunga Din," "The Asphalt Jungle," and "Ben-Hur."
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D.
Bill Marshall
Bill Marshall was a Canadian film producer and cultural entrepreneur best known for co-founding and helping establish the Toronto International Film Festival as a major global cinema event.
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E.
Jeff Buchanan
Jeff Buchanan is a professional editor, likely working in publishing or media, known for collaborating on written content such as articles or manuscripts.
- 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: John Pankow Triple: [The Object of My Affection, starring, John Pankow]
Generated description
John Pankow is an American actor best known for his role as Ira Buchman on the television sitcom "Mad About You" and for numerous supporting roles in film and theater.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Pankow Target entity description: John Pankow is an American actor best known for his role as Ira Buchman on the television sitcom "Mad About You" and for numerous supporting roles in film and theater.
-
A.
Bill Pankow
Bill Pankow is an American film editor known for his work on numerous feature films, including crime and thriller dramas.
-
B.
Hal Bidlack
Hal Bidlack is an American political science professor, retired U.S. Air Force officer, and public speaker known for his work in skepticism and secular humanism.
-
C.
Sam Jaffe
Sam Jaffe was an American actor and character performer known for memorable roles in classic films such as "Gunga Din," "The Asphalt Jungle," and "Ben-Hur."
-
D.
Bill Marshall
Bill Marshall was a Canadian film producer and cultural entrepreneur best known for co-founding and helping establish the Toronto International Film Festival as a major global cinema event.
-
E.
Jeff Buchanan
Jeff Buchanan is a professional editor, likely working in publishing or media, known for collaborating on written content such as articles or manuscripts.
- 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_69ad85793e5c8190a358049bc4a98d8c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ada0fd87308190918e7b616f033faa |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b1f87bec6c8190ae928fc7c4467859 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 11:19 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b1f9151ce4819092f2c4b5ccd10b30 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 11:21 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b1f9b88ad481909e8e9e889cd828c6 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 11:24 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:02 p.m.