Triple

T3248808
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject A Different World E68126 entity
Predicate portrayedBy P1507 FINISHED
Object Darryl M. Bell
Darryl M. Bell is an American actor best known for his role as Ron Johnson Jr. on the television sitcom "A Different World."
E340789 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: Darryl M. Bell | Statement: [A Different World, portrayedBy, Darryl M. Bell]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Darryl M. Bell
Context triple: [A Different World, portrayedBy, Darryl M. Bell]
  • A. Ronald J. Williams
    Ronald J. Williams is a computer scientist known for his influential contributions to neural networks and machine learning, particularly in the development of backpropagation and reinforcement learning algorithms.
  • B. Arland D. Williams Jr.
    Arland D. Williams Jr. was an American passenger who became known for his heroic self-sacrifice during the 1982 Air Florida Flight 90 crash in Washington, D.C., repeatedly passing rescue lines to others before drowning.
  • C. William R. Wilkerson
    William R. Wilkerson was an American entrepreneur and publisher best known for founding The Hollywood Reporter and initiating the development of the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
  • D. Roland B. Dixon
    Roland B. Dixon was an American anthropologist and linguist known for his influential work on Native American languages and cultures, particularly in early 20th-century classification efforts.
  • E. Michael C. Butler
    Michael C. Butler is a cinematographer best known for his work on the blockbuster sequel film "Jaws 2."
  • 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: Darryl M. Bell
Triple: [A Different World, portrayedBy, Darryl M. Bell]
Generated description
Darryl M. Bell is an American actor best known for his role as Ron Johnson Jr. on the television sitcom "A Different World."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Darryl M. Bell
Target entity description: Darryl M. Bell is an American actor best known for his role as Ron Johnson Jr. on the television sitcom "A Different World."
  • A. Ronald J. Williams
    Ronald J. Williams is a computer scientist known for his influential contributions to neural networks and machine learning, particularly in the development of backpropagation and reinforcement learning algorithms.
  • B. Arland D. Williams Jr.
    Arland D. Williams Jr. was an American passenger who became known for his heroic self-sacrifice during the 1982 Air Florida Flight 90 crash in Washington, D.C., repeatedly passing rescue lines to others before drowning.
  • C. William R. Wilkerson
    William R. Wilkerson was an American entrepreneur and publisher best known for founding The Hollywood Reporter and initiating the development of the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
  • D. Roland B. Dixon
    Roland B. Dixon was an American anthropologist and linguist known for his influential work on Native American languages and cultures, particularly in early 20th-century classification efforts.
  • E. Michael C. Butler
    Michael C. Butler is a cinematographer best known for his work on the blockbuster sequel film "Jaws 2."
  • 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_69ad858e4c708190aa31d486cfee8a6a completed March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adaf3fc3c8819080ac95974581ca0e completed March 8, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b2776934108190ac405ba5ebd47084 completed March 12, 2026, 8:20 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b27c2c16188190af03674ead3944de completed March 12, 2026, 8:41 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b27ca63b1c8190ac6f67aef6d2c7e1 completed March 12, 2026, 8:43 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:09 p.m.