Triple
T3096409
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Changeling |
E64603
|
entity |
| Predicate | originalSeriesLeadActor |
P5563
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Shatner
William Shatner is a Canadian actor best known for his iconic role as Captain James T. Kirk in the original Star Trek television series and films.
|
E327465
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: William Shatner | Statement: [The Changeling, originalSeriesLeadActor, William Shatner]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Shatner Context triple: [The Changeling, originalSeriesLeadActor, William Shatner]
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A.
Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Nimoy was an American actor, director, and author best known for originating the iconic role of Spock in the Star Trek franchise.
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B.
Walter Koenig
Walter Koenig is an American actor best known for playing Ensign Pavel Chekov in the original Star Trek television series and films.
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C.
David Hedison
David Hedison was an American film and television actor best known for his role as Captain Lee Crane in the 1960s sci-fi series "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" and for appearing in two James Bond films.
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D.
Chris Hargensen
Chris Hargensen is a central antagonist in Stephen King’s novel "Carrie," known as a cruel high school bully whose actions help trigger the story’s catastrophic climax.
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E.
Robert MacNeil
Robert MacNeil is a Canadian-American journalist and author best known for co-creating and co-anchoring the long-running public television news program that became PBS NewsHour.
- 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: William Shatner Triple: [The Changeling, originalSeriesLeadActor, William Shatner]
Generated description
William Shatner is a Canadian actor best known for his iconic role as Captain James T. Kirk in the original Star Trek television series and films.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Shatner Target entity description: William Shatner is a Canadian actor best known for his iconic role as Captain James T. Kirk in the original Star Trek television series and films.
-
A.
Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Nimoy was an American actor, director, and author best known for originating the iconic role of Spock in the Star Trek franchise.
-
B.
Walter Koenig
Walter Koenig is an American actor best known for playing Ensign Pavel Chekov in the original Star Trek television series and films.
-
C.
David Hedison
David Hedison was an American film and television actor best known for his role as Captain Lee Crane in the 1960s sci-fi series "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" and for appearing in two James Bond films.
-
D.
Chris Hargensen
Chris Hargensen is a central antagonist in Stephen King’s novel "Carrie," known as a cruel high school bully whose actions help trigger the story’s catastrophic climax.
-
E.
Robert MacNeil
Robert MacNeil is a Canadian-American journalist and author best known for co-creating and co-anchoring the long-running public television news program that became PBS NewsHour.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: originalSeriesLeadActor Context triple: [The Changeling, originalSeriesLeadActor, William Shatner]
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A.
playedBy
Indicates that a role, character, or performance is portrayed or executed by a specific person or agent.
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B.
starredActor
chosen
Indicates that an actor performed a leading or significant role in a particular production or work.
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C.
leadActorNominee
Indicates that an entity was nominated for a lead acting role in relation to a particular work or award.
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D.
leadActress
Indicates that the subject is the primary female performer in the specified film, show, or production.
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E.
oftenPlayedBy
Indicates that one entity frequently performs, portrays, or executes another entity, such as a role, character, or piece of music.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69ad857dc98481909e585dc3372e3ed5 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ada23cbe3c8190b7ec5cfd464a1ca8 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b2037483fc8190b8343faa58fb9893 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 12:06 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b204a8c5348190a2cb102b08fd6fa5 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 12:11 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b205bdf5c881908bc6ef7c3c30df65 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 12:15 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69ad9df06ed88190809f0683122caa5a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:04 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:03 p.m.