Triple

T516407
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject A Million Ways to Die in the West E10718 entity
Predicate starring P1507 FINISHED
Object Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris is an American actor, comedian, and magician best known for his roles in the TV series "How I Met Your Mother" and "Doogie Howser, M.D."
 E66873 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: Neil Patrick Harris | Statement: [A Million Ways to Die in the West, starring, Neil Patrick Harris]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Neil Patrick Harris
Context triple: [A Million Ways to Die in the West, starring, Neil Patrick Harris]
  • A. John Spencer
    John Spencer was an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as White House Chief of Staff Leo McGarry on the television drama "The West Wing."
  • B. Kris Marshall
    Kris Marshall is a British actor best known for his comedic and romantic roles in film and television, including prominent parts in Love Actually and the sitcom My Family.
  • C. Nathan Lane
    Nathan Lane is an American actor and comedian renowned for his work on stage and screen, including acclaimed performances in Broadway musicals like "The Producers" and films such as "The Birdcage."
  • D. Sam Reid
    Sam Reid is an Australian actor known for his work in film and television, including roles in period dramas and literary adaptations.
  • E. Ashton Kutcher
    Ashton Kutcher is an American actor, producer, and entrepreneur known for his roles in television sitcoms like "That '70s Show" and "Two and a Half Men," as well as his work in film and tech investing.
  • 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: Neil Patrick Harris
Triple: [A Million Ways to Die in the West, starring, Neil Patrick Harris]
Generated description
Neil Patrick Harris is an American actor, comedian, and magician best known for his roles in the TV series "How I Met Your Mother" and "Doogie Howser, M.D."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Neil Patrick Harris
Target entity description: Neil Patrick Harris is an American actor, comedian, and magician best known for his roles in the TV series "How I Met Your Mother" and "Doogie Howser, M.D."
  • A. John Spencer
    John Spencer was an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as White House Chief of Staff Leo McGarry on the television drama "The West Wing."
  • B. Kris Marshall
    Kris Marshall is a British actor best known for his comedic and romantic roles in film and television, including prominent parts in Love Actually and the sitcom My Family.
  • C. Nathan Lane
    Nathan Lane is an American actor and comedian renowned for his work on stage and screen, including acclaimed performances in Broadway musicals like "The Producers" and films such as "The Birdcage."
  • D. Sam Reid
    Sam Reid is an Australian actor known for his work in film and television, including roles in period dramas and literary adaptations.
  • E. Ashton Kutcher
    Ashton Kutcher is an American actor, producer, and entrepreneur known for his roles in television sitcoms like "That '70s Show" and "Two and a Half Men," as well as his work in film and tech investing.
  • 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_69a2e84a0d08819087e01863fcd9abf1 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2f184c3a481909bf60bb627b0ea88 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:45 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a4c02c26808190b3078fb04f34572c completed March 1, 2026, 10:39 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a4c0b0868881909e28d253c2971618 completed March 1, 2026, 10:41 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a4c131bd8881909501843d85145979 completed March 1, 2026, 10:44 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.