Triple
T13008843
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | For Better or For Worse |
E322354
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Michael Patterson
Michael Patterson is a central character in Lynn Johnston’s long-running comic strip "For Better or For Worse," depicted as the eldest child of the Patterson family whose life is followed from childhood into adulthood.
|
E1026816
|
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 Patterson | Statement: [For Better or For Worse, mainCharacter, Michael Patterson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Patterson Context triple: [For Better or For Worse, mainCharacter, Michael Patterson]
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A.
Michael Patterson
Michael Patterson is a music video director best known for his work on the socially conscious hit "Where Is the Love?" by The Black Eyed Peas.
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B.
David Naughton
David Naughton is an American actor and singer best known for his lead role in the horror-comedy film "An American Werewolf in London" and for his work in 1970s and 1980s film and television.
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C.
Daniel Baldwin
Daniel Baldwin is an American actor and member of the Baldwin family of performers, known for his roles in film and television as well as his appearances on reality TV.
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D.
Timothy Busfield
Timothy Busfield is an American actor and director best known for his roles in television series such as "thirtysomething," "The West Wing," and various film and stage productions.
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E.
George Sowards
George Sowards is an actor known for his role in the film "Shotgun."
- 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 Patterson Triple: [For Better or For Worse, mainCharacter, Michael Patterson]
Generated description
Michael Patterson is a central character in Lynn Johnston’s long-running comic strip "For Better or For Worse," depicted as the eldest child of the Patterson family whose life is followed from childhood into adulthood.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Patterson Target entity description: Michael Patterson is a central character in Lynn Johnston’s long-running comic strip "For Better or For Worse," depicted as the eldest child of the Patterson family whose life is followed from childhood into adulthood.
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A.
Michael Patterson
Michael Patterson is a music video director best known for his work on the socially conscious hit "Where Is the Love?" by The Black Eyed Peas.
-
B.
David Naughton
David Naughton is an American actor and singer best known for his lead role in the horror-comedy film "An American Werewolf in London" and for his work in 1970s and 1980s film and television.
-
C.
Daniel Baldwin
Daniel Baldwin is an American actor and member of the Baldwin family of performers, known for his roles in film and television as well as his appearances on reality TV.
-
D.
Timothy Busfield
Timothy Busfield is an American actor and director best known for his roles in television series such as "thirtysomething," "The West Wing," and various film and stage productions.
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E.
George Sowards
George Sowards is an actor known for his role in the film "Shotgun."
- 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_69d807657e8c8190bd9435ee2f823845 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d97e9cf0108190b02f498c6ccc91f8 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6f5c5155c8190b2c4e5bbcdaadc47 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 7:14 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6f76ade3c8190b46655f104a1ceaa |
completed | May 3, 2026, 7:21 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6f85149cc8190adf68387475d3286 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 7:25 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 8:48 p.m.