Triple

T4048343
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Better Call Saul E84121 entity
Predicate hasCastMember P2308 FINISHED
Object Patrick Fabian
Patrick Fabian is an American actor best known for his role as the slick attorney Howard Hamlin on the television series "Better Call Saul."
E408320 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: Patrick Fabian | Statement: [Better Call Saul, hasCastMember, Patrick Fabian]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patrick Fabian
Context triple: [Better Call Saul, hasCastMember, Patrick Fabian]
  • A. Mark Fabiani
    Mark Fabiani is an American political strategist and crisis communications expert known for advising high-profile Democratic campaigns and public figures.
  • B. Patrick Heusinger
    Patrick Heusinger is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "Frances Ha," "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back," and the series "Absentia."
  • C. Chris Brancato
    Chris Brancato is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on crime dramas, including co-creating the acclaimed Netflix series "Narcos."
  • D. Patrick Fischler
    Patrick Fischler is an American character actor known for his memorable supporting roles in film and television, including appearances in projects like Mulholland Drive, Mad Men, and Lost.
  • E. Jason Smilovic
    Jason Smilovic is an American screenwriter and producer best known for creating the TV series "My Own Worst Enemy" and writing the crime film "Lucky Number Slevin."
  • 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: Patrick Fabian
Triple: [Better Call Saul, hasCastMember, Patrick Fabian]
Generated description
Patrick Fabian is an American actor best known for his role as the slick attorney Howard Hamlin on the television series "Better Call Saul."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patrick Fabian
Target entity description: Patrick Fabian is an American actor best known for his role as the slick attorney Howard Hamlin on the television series "Better Call Saul."
  • A. Mark Fabiani
    Mark Fabiani is an American political strategist and crisis communications expert known for advising high-profile Democratic campaigns and public figures.
  • B. Patrick Heusinger
    Patrick Heusinger is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "Frances Ha," "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back," and the series "Absentia."
  • C. Chris Brancato
    Chris Brancato is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on crime dramas, including co-creating the acclaimed Netflix series "Narcos."
  • D. Patrick Fischler
    Patrick Fischler is an American character actor known for his memorable supporting roles in film and television, including appearances in projects like Mulholland Drive, Mad Men, and Lost.
  • E. Jason Smilovic
    Jason Smilovic is an American screenwriter and producer best known for creating the TV series "My Own Worst Enemy" and writing the crime film "Lucky Number Slevin."
  • 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_69aed930bd5c819083e7dcc14fc44f69 completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aefb81040481909b22e4c445ecae0f completed March 9, 2026, 4:55 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5565466648190802a9b8fd88c3572 completed March 14, 2026, 12:36 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b556cdd05081909fea1fb0a58bc7d1 completed March 14, 2026, 12:38 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b557d445d081908f48fe3bd06f786e completed March 14, 2026, 12:43 p.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:37 p.m.