Triple

T17444051
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Matlock E424732 entity
Predicate character P662 FINISHED
Object Ben Matlock
Ben Matlock is a shrewd, folksy criminal defense attorney and the main character of the television series "Matlock," known for his courtroom brilliance and unassuming Southern charm.
 E1269153 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: Ben Matlock | Statement: [Matlock, character, Ben Matlock]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ben Matlock
Context triple: [Matlock, character, Ben Matlock]
  • A. Ed Masterson
    Ed Masterson was an American lawman and marshal in the Old West, best known for his role in Dodge City, Kansas, and as the brother of famed gunfighter and lawman Bat Masterson.
  • B. Lance Morrow
    Lance Morrow is an American essayist and longtime Time magazine essayist known for his incisive commentary on politics, culture, and public life.
  • C. Dan McCarroll
    Dan McCarroll is an American music executive, producer, and former drummer known for his leadership roles at major record labels such as Capitol Records and Warner Bros. Records.
  • D. Brad Dorros
    Brad Dorros is a film and television producer known for his work on projects such as the thriller "The Fifth Estate."
  • E. Matthew Shoemaker
    Matthew Shoemaker is a Canadian municipal politician serving as the mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
  • 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: Ben Matlock
Triple: [Matlock, character, Ben Matlock]
Generated description
Ben Matlock is a shrewd, folksy criminal defense attorney and the main character of the television series "Matlock," known for his courtroom brilliance and unassuming Southern charm.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ben Matlock
Target entity description: Ben Matlock is a shrewd, folksy criminal defense attorney and the main character of the television series "Matlock," known for his courtroom brilliance and unassuming Southern charm.
  • A. Ed Masterson
    Ed Masterson was an American lawman and marshal in the Old West, best known for his role in Dodge City, Kansas, and as the brother of famed gunfighter and lawman Bat Masterson.
  • B. Lance Morrow
    Lance Morrow is an American essayist and longtime Time magazine essayist known for his incisive commentary on politics, culture, and public life.
  • C. Dan McCarroll
    Dan McCarroll is an American music executive, producer, and former drummer known for his leadership roles at major record labels such as Capitol Records and Warner Bros. Records.
  • D. Brad Dorros
    Brad Dorros is a film and television producer known for his work on projects such as the thriller "The Fifth Estate."
  • E. Matthew Shoemaker
    Matthew Shoemaker is a Canadian municipal politician serving as the mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
  • 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_69d889db0ba481908402409af3b37917 completed April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e44ffa2d84819086474649eba1065c completed April 19, 2026, 3:46 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a01aff63d688190b8fa63c8edafc01c completed May 11, 2026, 10:31 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a01b0a265348190a884a58f3caf54df completed May 11, 2026, 10:34 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a01b1b0553c8190bb76969fe95154ff completed May 11, 2026, 10:38 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:47 a.m.