Triple
T5589240
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | NYPD Blue |
E146833
|
entity |
| Predicate | starredActor |
P5563
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James McDaniel
James McDaniel is an American actor best known for his role as Lt. Arthur Fancy on the television drama series "NYPD Blue."
|
E583631
|
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 McDaniel | Statement: [NYPD Blue, starredActor, James McDaniel]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James McDaniel Context triple: [NYPD Blue, starredActor, James McDaniel]
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A.
Michael Dorman
Michael Dorman is an Australian actor known for his roles in television series such as "For All Mankind," "Patriot," and "The Secret Life of Us."
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B.
Jack B. Sowards
Jack B. Sowards was an American screenwriter best known for writing the screenplay for the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
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C.
Anthony McHenry
Anthony McHenry is an American professional basketball player best known for his long, successful career in Japan’s B.League, particularly as a key contributor to the Ryukyu Golden Kings.
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D.
Marc McClure
Marc McClure is an American actor best known for playing Jimmy Olsen in the Superman film series and Dave McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy.
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E.
John McEntire
John McEntire is an American drummer, producer, and recording engineer best known for his work with experimental and post-rock bands such as Tortoise and The Sea and Cake.
- 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 McDaniel Triple: [NYPD Blue, starredActor, James McDaniel]
Generated description
James McDaniel is an American actor best known for his role as Lt. Arthur Fancy on the television drama series "NYPD Blue."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James McDaniel Target entity description: James McDaniel is an American actor best known for his role as Lt. Arthur Fancy on the television drama series "NYPD Blue."
-
A.
Michael Dorman
Michael Dorman is an Australian actor known for his roles in television series such as "For All Mankind," "Patriot," and "The Secret Life of Us."
-
B.
Jack B. Sowards
Jack B. Sowards was an American screenwriter best known for writing the screenplay for the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
-
C.
Anthony McHenry
Anthony McHenry is an American professional basketball player best known for his long, successful career in Japan’s B.League, particularly as a key contributor to the Ryukyu Golden Kings.
-
D.
Marc McClure
Marc McClure is an American actor best known for playing Jimmy Olsen in the Superman film series and Dave McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy.
-
E.
John McEntire
John McEntire is an American drummer, producer, and recording engineer best known for his work with experimental and post-rock bands such as Tortoise and The Sea and Cake.
- 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_69c009036c408190981a8d690b679b67 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c0209ff5d88190843b6d134390ab71 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:02 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c5e38ae278819096aefcfbf98873dd |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:55 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c5e4af6b28819088158c50de820297 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c5e5abb4408190a2a54a26e1479851 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:04 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:38 p.m.