Triple

T17901673
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Jerry Sohl E447594 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object Gerald Allan Sohl Sr.
Gerald Allan Sohl Sr. was an American science fiction author and television writer known for his work on series such as "The Twilight Zone," "Star Trek," and "The Outer Limits."
E1295674 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: Gerald Allan Sohl Sr. | Statement: [Jerry Sohl, birthName, Gerald Allan Sohl Sr.]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gerald Allan Sohl Sr.
Context triple: [Jerry Sohl, birthName, Gerald Allan Sohl Sr.]
  • A. Michael J. Nelson
    Michael J. Nelson is an American writer, comedian, and actor best known as the head writer and host of the cult television series "Mystery Science Theater 3000."
  • B. Dick Tufeld
    Dick Tufeld was an American voice actor best known as the iconic voice of the Robot in the classic television series "Lost in Space."
  • C. Don Frye
    Don Frye is an American mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, and actor known for his tough-guy persona and roles in action and genre films.
  • D. Gary Kellgren
    Gary Kellgren was an influential American recording engineer and producer best known for co-founding the famed Record Plant studios and working with major rock and pop artists in the 1960s and 1970s.
  • E. Ned Paley
    Ned Paley is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Paley, though specific widely known public achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
  • 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: Gerald Allan Sohl Sr.
Triple: [Jerry Sohl, birthName, Gerald Allan Sohl Sr.]
Generated description
Gerald Allan Sohl Sr. was an American science fiction author and television writer known for his work on series such as "The Twilight Zone," "Star Trek," and "The Outer Limits."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gerald Allan Sohl Sr.
Target entity description: Gerald Allan Sohl Sr. was an American science fiction author and television writer known for his work on series such as "The Twilight Zone," "Star Trek," and "The Outer Limits."
  • A. Michael J. Nelson
    Michael J. Nelson is an American writer, comedian, and actor best known as the head writer and host of the cult television series "Mystery Science Theater 3000."
  • B. Dick Tufeld
    Dick Tufeld was an American voice actor best known as the iconic voice of the Robot in the classic television series "Lost in Space."
  • C. Don Frye
    Don Frye is an American mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, and actor known for his tough-guy persona and roles in action and genre films.
  • D. Gary Kellgren
    Gary Kellgren was an influential American recording engineer and producer best known for co-founding the famed Record Plant studios and working with major rock and pop artists in the 1960s and 1970s.
  • E. Ned Paley
    Ned Paley is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Paley, though specific widely known public achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
  • 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_69d8b9f59bd48190a6fc925a855b8bac completed April 10, 2026, 8:51 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e49e98fb688190815ac308e5ed7fde completed April 19, 2026, 9:21 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a031b286b088190b6cf9731da839669 completed May 12, 2026, 12:20 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a031c3658988190b59fa17d616cad9b completed May 12, 2026, 12:25 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a031c9914dc819099da3b2174a5fbc7 completed May 12, 2026, 12:27 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:19 a.m.