Triple
T18372957
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | WKRP in Cincinnati |
E446231
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCastMember |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Richard Sanders
Richard Sanders is an American actor and screenwriter best known for playing the quirky news reporter Les Nessman on the sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati."
|
E1321202
|
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: Richard Sanders | Statement: [WKRP in Cincinnati, hasCastMember, Richard Sanders]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Sanders Context triple: [WKRP in Cincinnati, hasCastMember, Richard Sanders]
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A.
Richard McDonald
Richard McDonald was an American entrepreneur who, with his brother Maurice, created the original McDonald’s restaurant concept that evolved into the global fast-food chain.
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B.
Danny Saunders
Danny Saunders is a brilliant Hasidic Jewish teenager whose complex relationship with his father and best friend explores faith, identity, and tradition in Chaim Potok’s novel "The Chosen."
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C.
William Lundigan
William Lundigan was an American film and television actor active from the 1930s through the 1960s, known for roles in dramas, war films, and early TV series.
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D.
James Ritz
James Ritz is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the 1977 action-comedy film "Grand Theft Auto," one of Ron Howard’s early directing projects.
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E.
Jerry Eeten
Jerry Eeten is a screenwriter best known for writing the story for the comedy film "Identity Thief."
- 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: Richard Sanders Triple: [WKRP in Cincinnati, hasCastMember, Richard Sanders]
Generated description
Richard Sanders is an American actor and screenwriter best known for playing the quirky news reporter Les Nessman on the sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Sanders Target entity description: Richard Sanders is an American actor and screenwriter best known for playing the quirky news reporter Les Nessman on the sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati."
-
A.
Richard McDonald
Richard McDonald was an American entrepreneur who, with his brother Maurice, created the original McDonald’s restaurant concept that evolved into the global fast-food chain.
-
B.
Danny Saunders
Danny Saunders is a brilliant Hasidic Jewish teenager whose complex relationship with his father and best friend explores faith, identity, and tradition in Chaim Potok’s novel "The Chosen."
-
C.
William Lundigan
William Lundigan was an American film and television actor active from the 1930s through the 1960s, known for roles in dramas, war films, and early TV series.
-
D.
James Ritz
James Ritz is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the 1977 action-comedy film "Grand Theft Auto," one of Ron Howard’s early directing projects.
-
E.
Jerry Eeten
Jerry Eeten is a screenwriter best known for writing the story for the comedy film "Identity Thief."
- 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_69d8b9f370b88190b1e5081c2c238e7f |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e517561edc8190b5d2834707ab662b |
completed | April 19, 2026, 5:56 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a03d77aa5788190bd1db34041de4966 |
completed | May 13, 2026, 1:44 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a03d83fe9a08190b18b9f61ee606372 |
completed | May 13, 2026, 1:47 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a03d915215c819090023094f1fc47f1 |
completed | May 13, 2026, 1:51 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:45 a.m.