Triple

T20663755
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ed McBain E507826 entity
Predicate notableCharacter P1481 FINISHED
Object Steve Carella
Steve Carella is a central fictional detective in Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct crime novel series, known for his methodical, compassionate approach to police work.
E1444526 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: Steve Carella | Statement: [Ed McBain, notableCharacter, Steve Carella]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steve Carella
Context triple: [Ed McBain, notableCharacter, Steve Carella]
  • A. John C. Reilly
    John C. Reilly is an American actor known for his versatile performances in both dramatic films and broad comedies, including roles in movies like "Chicago," "Boogie Nights," and "Step Brothers."
  • B. Gil Bellows
    Gil Bellows is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in films like The Shawshank Redemption and the television series Ally McBeal.
  • C. Greg Kinnear
    Greg Kinnear is an American actor and former television host known for his versatile performances in films such as "As Good as It Gets," "Little Miss Sunshine," and numerous romantic comedies.
  • D. Steve Carell
    Steve Carell is an American actor and comedian best known for his role as Michael Scott on the U.S. version of "The Office" and for starring in numerous successful comedy and drama films.
  • E. Edward Burns
    Edward Burns is an American actor and filmmaker known for his roles in films like "Saving Private Ryan" and for writing and directing independent movies such as "The Brothers McMullen."
  • 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: Steve Carella
Triple: [Ed McBain, notableCharacter, Steve Carella]
Generated description
Steve Carella is a central fictional detective in Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct crime novel series, known for his methodical, compassionate approach to police work.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steve Carella
Target entity description: Steve Carella is a central fictional detective in Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct crime novel series, known for his methodical, compassionate approach to police work.
  • A. John C. Reilly
    John C. Reilly is an American actor known for his versatile performances in both dramatic films and broad comedies, including roles in movies like "Chicago," "Boogie Nights," and "Step Brothers."
  • B. Gil Bellows
    Gil Bellows is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in films like The Shawshank Redemption and the television series Ally McBeal.
  • C. Greg Kinnear
    Greg Kinnear is an American actor and former television host known for his versatile performances in films such as "As Good as It Gets," "Little Miss Sunshine," and numerous romantic comedies.
  • D. Steve Carell
    Steve Carell is an American actor and comedian best known for his role as Michael Scott on the U.S. version of "The Office" and for starring in numerous successful comedy and drama films.
  • E. Edward Burns
    Edward Burns is an American actor and filmmaker known for his roles in films like "Saving Private Ryan" and for writing and directing independent movies such as "The Brothers McMullen."
  • 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_69e0b4c059bc81908ea762cd73ea4424 completed April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6b2f541bc8190ac7946b91647f2b0 completed April 20, 2026, 11:12 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a08cd5d0da481909eebd69b8b314503 completed May 16, 2026, 8:02 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a08d175206c8190b119bb1a2d06462f completed May 16, 2026, 8:20 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a08d293523c8190aaa01c6c73c9afd5 completed May 16, 2026, 8:24 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:44 a.m.