Triple
T5110754
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | B. J. Novak as Robert B. Sherman |
E115207
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrayedBy |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object | B. J. Novak |
E146718
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: B. J. Novak | Statement: [B. J. Novak as Robert B. Sherman, portrayedBy, B. J. Novak]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: B. J. Novak Context triple: [B. J. Novak as Robert B. Sherman, portrayedBy, B. J. Novak]
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A.
B. J. Novak
chosen
B. J. Novak is an American actor, writer, comedian, and director best known for his work on the U.S. version of "The Office."
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B.
Nick Kroll
Nick Kroll is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer known for his sketch series "Kroll Show," his work on "The League," and co-creating and voicing characters in the animated series "Big Mouth."
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C.
Patton Oswalt
Patton Oswalt is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer known for his sharp observational humor and roles in film and television, including voicing Remy in Pixar's "Ratatouille."
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D.
Scott Adsit
Scott Adsit is an American actor and comedian best known for his role as producer Pete Hornberger on the television series "30 Rock."
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E.
Joel McHale
Joel McHale is an American actor, comedian, and television host best known for leading the satirical series "The Soup" and starring on the sitcom "Community."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69bd4441d1648190a54a533895041987 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:57 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd75ad362c8190b9cbded390aaea3c |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:28 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bed915418c819083b6f304b7dd31db |
completed | March 21, 2026, 5:44 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:41 p.m.