Triple
T8268140
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Howard Wolowitz |
E193352
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrayedBy |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Simon Helberg |
E195371
|
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: Simon Helberg | Statement: [Howard Wolowitz, portrayedBy, Simon Helberg]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simon Helberg Context triple: [Howard Wolowitz, portrayedBy, Simon Helberg]
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A.
Simon Helberg
chosen
Simon Helberg is an American actor and comedian best known for playing aerospace engineer Howard Wolowitz on the hit sitcom "The Big Bang Theory."
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B.
Andrew Keenan-Bolger
Andrew Keenan-Bolger is an American actor, singer, and director best known for his work in Broadway musicals and for originating memorable roles in Disney stage adaptations.
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C.
Rob McElhenney
Rob McElhenney is an American actor, writer, and producer best known for co-creating and starring as Mac on the long-running sitcom "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
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D.
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."
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E.
Spencer Kaling
Spencer Kaling is the daughter of American actress, writer, and producer Mindy Kaling.
- 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_69ca82e081d48190986beaa51f498ab9 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb794fc4208190b268bc69ff2b28a9 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 7:35 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cd6833065c8190945e88022ad2869d |
completed | April 1, 2026, 6:47 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:50 p.m.