Triple
T4459517
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
E98216
|
entity |
| Predicate | stars |
P1956
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Marsters
James Marsters is an American actor and musician best known for his iconic role as the vampire Spike in the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
|
E443450
|
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: James Marsters | Statement: [Buffy the Vampire Slayer, stars, James Marsters]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Marsters Context triple: [Buffy the Vampire Slayer, stars, James Marsters]
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A.
Nathan Fillion
Nathan Fillion is a Canadian-American actor best known for his leading roles in the television series "Firefly" and "Castle," as well as numerous voice acting performances in animation and video games.
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B.
Alexis Denisof
Alexis Denisof is an American actor best known for his role as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and its spin-off "Angel."
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C.
Tim Daly
Tim Daly is an American actor best known for his roles in television series such as "Wings" and "Madam Secretary," as well as his voice work as Superman in animated DC productions.
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D.
David Boreanaz
David Boreanaz is an American actor best known for starring in the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," its spin-off "Angel," and the crime procedural "Bones."
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E.
Barry Corbin
Barry Corbin is an American character actor known for his roles in films like Urban Cowboy and WarGames and TV series such as Northern Exposure.
- 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: James Marsters Triple: [Buffy the Vampire Slayer, stars, James Marsters]
Generated description
James Marsters is an American actor and musician best known for his iconic role as the vampire Spike in the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Marsters Target entity description: James Marsters is an American actor and musician best known for his iconic role as the vampire Spike in the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
-
A.
Nathan Fillion
Nathan Fillion is a Canadian-American actor best known for his leading roles in the television series "Firefly" and "Castle," as well as numerous voice acting performances in animation and video games.
-
B.
Alexis Denisof
Alexis Denisof is an American actor best known for his role as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and its spin-off "Angel."
-
C.
Tim Daly
Tim Daly is an American actor best known for his roles in television series such as "Wings" and "Madam Secretary," as well as his voice work as Superman in animated DC productions.
-
D.
David Boreanaz
David Boreanaz is an American actor best known for starring in the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," its spin-off "Angel," and the crime procedural "Bones."
-
E.
Barry Corbin
Barry Corbin is an American character actor known for his roles in films like Urban Cowboy and WarGames and TV series such as Northern Exposure.
- 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_69b3454a7c608190944f5455c8031d73 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b3567184f481908a2787e4ac9bb345 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b63767f8d08190a58cc441471adf90 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 4:36 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b63823c30c8190af727acae00da9d3 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 4:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b638a398f88190bd0f041e9494aeba |
completed | March 15, 2026, 4:42 a.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:33 p.m.