Triple

T8441513
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Garry Shandling E199360 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Shandling
Shandling is the surname of Garry Shandling, the influential American stand-up comedian, actor, and creator of groundbreaking television comedies.
E734510 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: Shandling | Statement: [Garry Shandling, familyName, Shandling]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shandling
Context triple: [Garry Shandling, familyName, Shandling]
  • A. Michael Klingensmith
    Michael Klingensmith is an American media executive best known for helping launch and lead major magazine brands, including playing a key role in the creation of Entertainment Weekly.
  • B. Tom Scharpling
    Tom Scharpling is an American comedian, writer, producer, and radio host best known for his long-running show "The Best Show" and his voice acting and television writing work.
  • C. Michael Daves
    Michael Daves is an American bluegrass and roots musician known for his high-energy vocal style and collaborations with prominent artists such as mandolinist Chris Thile.
  • D. Ken Kaufman
    Ken Kaufman is an American screenwriter known for his work on major studio films, including the Western thriller "The Missing."
  • E. Paul Rudnick
    Paul Rudnick is an American playwright, novelist, and screenwriter known for his sharp wit and contributions to both stage and film comedies.
  • 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: Shandling
Triple: [Garry Shandling, familyName, Shandling]
Generated description
Shandling is the surname of Garry Shandling, the influential American stand-up comedian, actor, and creator of groundbreaking television comedies.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shandling
Target entity description: Shandling is the surname of Garry Shandling, the influential American stand-up comedian, actor, and creator of groundbreaking television comedies.
  • A. Michael Klingensmith
    Michael Klingensmith is an American media executive best known for helping launch and lead major magazine brands, including playing a key role in the creation of Entertainment Weekly.
  • B. Tom Scharpling
    Tom Scharpling is an American comedian, writer, producer, and radio host best known for his long-running show "The Best Show" and his voice acting and television writing work.
  • C. Michael Daves
    Michael Daves is an American bluegrass and roots musician known for his high-energy vocal style and collaborations with prominent artists such as mandolinist Chris Thile.
  • D. Ken Kaufman
    Ken Kaufman is an American screenwriter known for his work on major studio films, including the Western thriller "The Missing."
  • E. Paul Rudnick
    Paul Rudnick is an American playwright, novelist, and screenwriter known for his sharp wit and contributions to both stage and film comedies.
  • 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_69ca8314cd6c8190a6b8c2a1096e18f3 completed March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cbe138a94081908e306d22aaa39b24 completed March 31, 2026, 2:59 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ce1d9ab3a88190ada7741cf054fc1b completed April 2, 2026, 7:41 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ce203a4c9481909292f540521644cb completed April 2, 2026, 7:52 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ce20bcf5b48190b2b60b88566d5d1c completed April 2, 2026, 7:54 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:08 p.m.