Triple
T18777998
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Top Shelf Productions |
E459180
|
entity |
| Predicate | publisherOf |
P1760
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Derf Backderf
Derf Backderf is an American cartoonist and graphic novelist best known for his autobiographical comic "My Friend Dahmer," which chronicles his teenage acquaintance with future serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
|
E1342978
|
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: Derf Backderf | Statement: [Top Shelf Productions, publisherOf, Derf Backderf]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Derf Backderf Context triple: [Top Shelf Productions, publisherOf, Derf Backderf]
-
A.
Stephan Pastis
Stephan Pastis is an American cartoonist and former lawyer best known as the creator of the comic strip "Pearls Before Swine."
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B.
James Kochalka
James Kochalka is an American cartoonist and musician best known for his influential indie comics, including the long-running diary comic "American Elf" and the all-ages series "Johnny Boo."
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C.
Gregory Santomero
Gregory Santomero is the husband of children's television creator Angela C. Santomero and a private individual about whom relatively little public biographical information is available.
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D.
Keith Szarabajka
Keith Szarabajka is an American actor known for his character roles in film and television, as well as extensive voice work in video games and animation.
-
E.
Doug McKean
Doug McKean is a music producer and engineer known for his work with major rock and alternative artists, including contributions to Dave Matthews Band’s album "Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King."
- 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: Derf Backderf Triple: [Top Shelf Productions, publisherOf, Derf Backderf]
Generated description
Derf Backderf is an American cartoonist and graphic novelist best known for his autobiographical comic "My Friend Dahmer," which chronicles his teenage acquaintance with future serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Derf Backderf Target entity description: Derf Backderf is an American cartoonist and graphic novelist best known for his autobiographical comic "My Friend Dahmer," which chronicles his teenage acquaintance with future serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
-
A.
Stephan Pastis
Stephan Pastis is an American cartoonist and former lawyer best known as the creator of the comic strip "Pearls Before Swine."
-
B.
James Kochalka
James Kochalka is an American cartoonist and musician best known for his influential indie comics, including the long-running diary comic "American Elf" and the all-ages series "Johnny Boo."
-
C.
Gregory Santomero
Gregory Santomero is the husband of children's television creator Angela C. Santomero and a private individual about whom relatively little public biographical information is available.
-
D.
Keith Szarabajka
Keith Szarabajka is an American actor known for his character roles in film and television, as well as extensive voice work in video games and animation.
-
E.
Doug McKean
Doug McKean is a music producer and engineer known for his work with major rock and alternative artists, including contributions to Dave Matthews Band’s album "Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King."
- 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_69d8d396f54c8190ba49db31e8743842 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5933c640081909bb6fbaa1a21d411 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 2:45 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a05471411a88190991c5ed251f515be |
completed | May 14, 2026, 3:52 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a054ad66f608190be441b0cfcf609a4 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 4:08 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a054b952560819090f1b99a87b8a24c |
completed | May 14, 2026, 4:12 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:52 a.m.