Triple
T9854205
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series) |
E239543
|
entity |
| Predicate | composer |
P1361
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Merl Saunders |
E567311
|
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: Merl Saunders | Statement: [The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series), composer, Merl Saunders]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merl Saunders Context triple: [The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series), composer, Merl Saunders]
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A.
Merl Saunders
chosen
Merl Saunders was an American keyboardist and composer best known for his soulful collaborations with Jerry Garcia that blended rock, jazz, and R&B.
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B.
Marty Roe
Marty Roe is an American country music singer best known as the lead vocalist of the band Diamond Rio.
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C.
Donald Blye
Donald Blye is a character in the television series "NCIS: Los Angeles," known primarily as the father of Special Agent Kensi Blye and a former Marine whose mysterious past plays a key role in her backstory.
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D.
Dale Eunson
Dale Eunson was an American writer and magazine editor best known for his short stories and screenwriting work in mid-20th-century Hollywood.
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E.
Ernie McCracken
Ernie McCracken is the flamboyantly villainous professional bowler and main antagonist portrayed by Bill Murray in the comedy film "Kingpin."
- 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_69ca84e4fdc08190a624425bcef98665 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdb3960fb481909c90d6d6cafc6222 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d269b54d04819096ddc9f16a6db17b |
completed | April 5, 2026, 1:55 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:34 p.m.