Triple

T4456010
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Alan Arkin E97723 entity
Predicate notableRole P22 FINISHED
Object Norman Newlander in The Kominsky Method
Norman Newlander in *The Kominsky Method* is the sharp-tongued, loyal longtime agent and best friend of aging acting coach Sandy Kominsky, providing much of the show’s acerbic humor and emotional depth.
E325186 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: Norman Newlander in The Kominsky Method | Statement: [Alan Arkin, notableRole, Norman Newlander in The Kominsky Method]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norman Newlander in The Kominsky Method
Context triple: [Alan Arkin, notableRole, Norman Newlander in The Kominsky Method]
  • A. Paul Margulies
    Paul Margulies was an American advertising executive and writer, best known as the father of actress Julianna Margulies.
  • B. Mort Fine
    Mort Fine was an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the groundbreaking 1960s espionage series "I Spy."
  • C. Arye Gross
    Arye Gross is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like the film "For the Boys" and the TV series "Ellen."
  • D. Stephen Frank
    Stephen Frank was an early American pioneer after whom the city of Frankfort, Kentucky, is named.
  • E. Joseph Markovitch
    Joseph Markovitch was the father of French photographer and painter Dora Maar, a key figure in the Surrealist movement and companion of Pablo Picasso.
  • 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: Norman Newlander in The Kominsky Method
Triple: [Alan Arkin, notableRole, Norman Newlander in The Kominsky Method]
Generated description
Norman Newlander in *The Kominsky Method* is the sharp-tongued, loyal longtime agent and best friend of aging acting coach Sandy Kominsky, providing much of the show’s acerbic humor and emotional depth.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norman Newlander in The Kominsky Method
Target entity description: Norman Newlander in *The Kominsky Method* is the sharp-tongued, loyal longtime agent and best friend of aging acting coach Sandy Kominsky, providing much of the show’s acerbic humor and emotional depth.
  • A. Paul Margulies
    Paul Margulies was an American advertising executive and writer, best known as the father of actress Julianna Margulies.
  • B. Mort Fine
    Mort Fine was an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the groundbreaking 1960s espionage series "I Spy."
  • C. Arye Gross chosen
    Arye Gross is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like the film "For the Boys" and the TV series "Ellen."
  • D. Stephen Frank
    Stephen Frank was an early American pioneer after whom the city of Frankfort, Kentucky, is named.
  • E. Joseph Markovitch
    Joseph Markovitch was the father of French photographer and painter Dora Maar, a key figure in the Surrealist movement and companion of Pablo Picasso.
  • F. None of above.

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_69b3454777808190b78aa9047ba1f018 completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b3564216b081908c41109100b36862 completed March 13, 2026, 12:11 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b6282743e08190a2c84f3b80c6d260 completed March 15, 2026, 3:31 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b62af29d3c81908cb82d142c2a55a4 completed March 15, 2026, 3:43 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b62ba4d6c88190b4eaacd09a0b2b66 completed March 15, 2026, 3:46 a.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:33 p.m.