Triple

T9781123
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Z Nation E237373 entity
Predicate mainCharacter P1183 FINISHED
Object Mack Thompson
Mack Thompson is a central survivor and skilled fighter in the post-apocalyptic television series "Z Nation."
E825571 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: Mack Thompson | Statement: [Z Nation, mainCharacter, Mack Thompson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mack Thompson
Context triple: [Z Nation, mainCharacter, Mack Thompson]
  • A. Jack McFarland
    Jack McFarland is a flamboyant, aspiring actor and Will Truman’s exuberant best friend on the sitcom "Will & Grace," known for his over-the-top personality and comedic antics.
  • B. Mack McReynolds
    Mack McReynolds is a notable individual who shares the McReynolds surname and has achieved sufficient recognition to be specifically cited as a bearer of the name.
  • C. Mack Gerhardt
    Mack Gerhardt is a central character in the television series "The Unit," known as a tough and highly skilled member of an elite U.S. Army special operations team.
  • D. Frank McLain
    Frank McLain was a 19th-century figure of the American Old West known for his role in the violent political and law-enforcement conflict known as the Dodge City War.
  • E. Leland McKenzie
    Leland McKenzie is a senior partner and authoritative yet principled lawyer at the fictional Los Angeles law firm in the television series "L.A. Law."
  • 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: Mack Thompson
Triple: [Z Nation, mainCharacter, Mack Thompson]
Generated description
Mack Thompson is a central survivor and skilled fighter in the post-apocalyptic television series "Z Nation."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mack Thompson
Target entity description: Mack Thompson is a central survivor and skilled fighter in the post-apocalyptic television series "Z Nation."
  • A. Jack McFarland
    Jack McFarland is a flamboyant, aspiring actor and Will Truman’s exuberant best friend on the sitcom "Will & Grace," known for his over-the-top personality and comedic antics.
  • B. Mack McReynolds
    Mack McReynolds is a notable individual who shares the McReynolds surname and has achieved sufficient recognition to be specifically cited as a bearer of the name.
  • C. Mack Gerhardt
    Mack Gerhardt is a central character in the television series "The Unit," known as a tough and highly skilled member of an elite U.S. Army special operations team.
  • D. Frank McLain
    Frank McLain was a 19th-century figure of the American Old West known for his role in the violent political and law-enforcement conflict known as the Dodge City War.
  • E. Leland McKenzie
    Leland McKenzie is a senior partner and authoritative yet principled lawyer at the fictional Los Angeles law firm in the television series "L.A. Law."
  • 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_69ca84da927881909bda80caecad6010 completed March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cda1b23cb88190b458ab18d5f7f493 completed April 1, 2026, 10:52 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d1e4064c8c8190b18f419135f049a9 completed April 5, 2026, 4:24 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d1e4e60f848190821f505ab6d3c5ca completed April 5, 2026, 4:28 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d1e5580e488190b75138551dd060ab completed April 5, 2026, 4:30 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:27 p.m.