Triple
T8904776
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The State |
E212026
|
entity |
| Predicate | member |
P10
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Michael Showalter
Michael Showalter is an American comedian, writer, actor, and director best known for his work with the sketch comedy troupe The State and for co-creating and starring in "Wet Hot American Summer."
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E766317
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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: Michael Showalter | Statement: [The State, member, Michael Showalter]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Showalter Context triple: [The State, member, Michael Showalter]
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A.
Carl Showalter
Carl Showalter is a talkative, small-time criminal and kidnapper in the Coen brothers' film "Fargo," portrayed by Steve Buscemi.
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B.
William Nathaniel Showalter III
William Nathaniel Showalter III is the American Major League Baseball manager widely known as Buck Showalter, recognized for managing multiple franchises including the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, and New York Mets.
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C.
Shawn Eichman
Shawn Eichman is an American political activist best known as a defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down federal prohibitions on flag desecration as unconstitutional.
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D.
Matthew Shafer
Matthew Shafer is an American writer known for his work on the animated series "Cowboy Bebop" and related projects.
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E.
Matthew Shafer
Matthew Shafer, better known by his stage name Uncle Kracker, is an American singer-songwriter and musician recognized for his blend of rock, country, and pop influences.
- 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: Michael Showalter Triple: [The State, member, Michael Showalter]
Generated description
Michael Showalter is an American comedian, writer, actor, and director best known for his work with the sketch comedy troupe The State and for co-creating and starring in "Wet Hot American Summer."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Showalter Target entity description: Michael Showalter is an American comedian, writer, actor, and director best known for his work with the sketch comedy troupe The State and for co-creating and starring in "Wet Hot American Summer."
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A.
Carl Showalter
Carl Showalter is a talkative, small-time criminal and kidnapper in the Coen brothers' film "Fargo," portrayed by Steve Buscemi.
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B.
William Nathaniel Showalter III
William Nathaniel Showalter III is the American Major League Baseball manager widely known as Buck Showalter, recognized for managing multiple franchises including the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, and New York Mets.
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C.
Shawn Eichman
Shawn Eichman is an American political activist best known as a defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down federal prohibitions on flag desecration as unconstitutional.
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D.
Matthew Shafer
Matthew Shafer is an American writer known for his work on the animated series "Cowboy Bebop" and related projects.
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E.
Matthew Shafer
Matthew Shafer, better known by his stage name Uncle Kracker, is an American singer-songwriter and musician recognized for his blend of rock, country, and pop influences.
- 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_69ca839255248190b43984294abd92ae |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc64c2509881908fb692522d348e96 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:20 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfba2cb5e48190813e9c08198149b0 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 1:01 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfbaf8aa4c8190821ace3f0f53a9b3 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfbb9585688190b3aa3d817bafba51 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 1:07 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:55 p.m.