Triple

T17903106
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sam Merlotte E447631 entity
Predicate biologicalFamily P28764 FINISHED
Object Melinda Mickens
Melinda Mickens is a character from the "True Blood" series, known as a member of the troubled Mickens family connected to shapeshifter Sam Merlotte.
E1303868 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: Melinda Mickens | Statement: [Sam Merlotte, biologicalFamily, Melinda Mickens]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Melinda Mickens
Context triple: [Sam Merlotte, biologicalFamily, Melinda Mickens]
  • A. Myrlinda Haynes
    Myrlinda Haynes is the woman whose affair with Carol Anne Bond’s husband led to the high-profile criminal case Bond v. United States.
  • B. Melinda Washington
    Melinda Washington is the child of Joshua Washington, known primarily in relation to him.
  • C. Saundra McClain
    Saundra McClain is an American actress known for her work in film, television, and theater.
  • D. Sandra Searles
    Sandra Searles is an American-born British actress best known for her work in film, television, and voice acting, particularly in the UK.
  • E. Keisha Jackson
    Keisha Jackson is an American R&B singer and the daughter of soul legend Millie Jackson.
  • 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: Melinda Mickens
Triple: [Sam Merlotte, biologicalFamily, Melinda Mickens]
Generated description
Melinda Mickens is a character from the "True Blood" series, known as a member of the troubled Mickens family connected to shapeshifter Sam Merlotte.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Melinda Mickens
Target entity description: Melinda Mickens is a character from the "True Blood" series, known as a member of the troubled Mickens family connected to shapeshifter Sam Merlotte.
  • A. Myrlinda Haynes
    Myrlinda Haynes is the woman whose affair with Carol Anne Bond’s husband led to the high-profile criminal case Bond v. United States.
  • B. Melinda Washington
    Melinda Washington is the child of Joshua Washington, known primarily in relation to him.
  • C. Saundra McClain
    Saundra McClain is an American actress known for her work in film, television, and theater.
  • D. Sandra Searles
    Sandra Searles is an American-born British actress best known for her work in film, television, and voice acting, particularly in the UK.
  • E. Keisha Jackson
    Keisha Jackson is an American R&B singer and the daughter of soul legend Millie Jackson.
  • 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_69e49e99c3188190aead24cd3d48c7a7 completed April 19, 2026, 9:21 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a03565564b0819090eac67302810d50 completed May 12, 2026, 4:33 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a035737f0688190a5aee60a4e63b367 completed May 12, 2026, 4:37 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a03580bf97881909a4f7eb028362eef completed May 12, 2026, 4:40 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:19 a.m.