Triple

T3332379
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Jimmy Smits E70061 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Smits
Smits is a surname most prominently associated with American actor Jimmy Smits, known for his roles in television dramas such as "L.A. Law," "NYPD Blue," and "The West Wing."
 E348059 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: Smits | Statement: [Jimmy Smits, familyName, Smits]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Smits
Context triple: [Jimmy Smits, familyName, Smits]
  • A. Sjaalman
    Sjaalman is a fictional character in Multatuli’s novel "Max Havelaar," serving as an alter ego and narrative device to expose colonial abuses in the Dutch East Indies.
  • B. Molenaar
    Molenaar is a Dutch occupational surname meaning "miller," referring to someone who operates or works at a mill.
  • C. Jo Willems
    Jo Willems is a Belgian cinematographer known for his work on feature films, including the horror movie "30 Days of Night," as well as music videos and television projects.
  • D. Koops
    Koops is a timid Koopa Troopa character and party member from the video game "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door."
  • E. Michiel
    Michiel is a Dutch given name most famously borne by the 17th-century admiral Michiel de Ruyter.
  • 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: Smits
Triple: [Jimmy Smits, familyName, Smits]
Generated description
Smits is a surname most prominently associated with American actor Jimmy Smits, known for his roles in television dramas such as "L.A. Law," "NYPD Blue," and "The West Wing."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Smits
Target entity description: Smits is a surname most prominently associated with American actor Jimmy Smits, known for his roles in television dramas such as "L.A. Law," "NYPD Blue," and "The West Wing."
  • A. Sjaalman
    Sjaalman is a fictional character in Multatuli’s novel "Max Havelaar," serving as an alter ego and narrative device to expose colonial abuses in the Dutch East Indies.
  • B. Molenaar
    Molenaar is a Dutch occupational surname meaning "miller," referring to someone who operates or works at a mill.
  • C. Jo Willems
    Jo Willems is a Belgian cinematographer known for his work on feature films, including the horror movie "30 Days of Night," as well as music videos and television projects.
  • D. Koops
    Koops is a timid Koopa Troopa character and party member from the video game "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door."
  • E. Michiel
    Michiel is a Dutch given name most famously borne by the 17th-century admiral Michiel de Ruyter.
  • 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_69ad85a24f208190bcf83131bfed3521 completed March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adb19358e48190a503af01b92273a4 completed March 8, 2026, 5:27 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b31a867cac81909ddde955c1752ab8 completed March 12, 2026, 7:56 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b31c37f3a08190823c32e8f933ce82 completed March 12, 2026, 8:04 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b31caa4e188190b4dfd613fdaebdb6 completed March 12, 2026, 8:06 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:12 p.m.