Triple

T23052958
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject David Clennon E574070 entity
Predicate notableRole P22 FINISHED
Object Gary Shepherd in Thirtysomething
Gary Shepherd in Thirtysomething is a central character on the late-1980s TV drama Thirtysomething, portrayed as an idealistic, bearded academic and close friend of the show's main couple.
E1568581 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: Gary Shepherd in Thirtysomething | Statement: [David Clennon, notableRole, Gary Shepherd in Thirtysomething]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gary Shepherd in Thirtysomething
Context triple: [David Clennon, notableRole, Gary Shepherd in Thirtysomething]
  • A. Terry McCann in Minder
    Terry McCann in *Minder* is the streetwise yet good-hearted ex-boxer and bodyguard who works as the long-suffering “minder” to wheeler-dealer Arthur Daley in the British television series.
  • B. David Sutton in Turner & Hooch
    David Sutton in Turner & Hooch is the amiable, by-the-book police chief who serves as a supportive authority figure and occasional comic foil to Tom Hanks’s character in the 1989 buddy-cop comedy film.
  • C. Bill Lister
    Bill Lister is a character appearing in the "Full Moon" story, likely involved in its central events or themes.
  • D. Gary Ewing
    Gary Ewing is a central fictional character from the American television series "Knots Landing," known as the troubled middle son of the Ewing family whose personal and marital struggles drive much of the show's drama.
  • E. Terry Richards
    Terry Richards was a British actor and stuntman best known for his work in film and television, including notable roles in action and crime dramas.
  • 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: Gary Shepherd in Thirtysomething
Triple: [David Clennon, notableRole, Gary Shepherd in Thirtysomething]
Generated description
Gary Shepherd in Thirtysomething is a central character on the late-1980s TV drama Thirtysomething, portrayed as an idealistic, bearded academic and close friend of the show's main couple.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gary Shepherd in Thirtysomething
Target entity description: Gary Shepherd in Thirtysomething is a central character on the late-1980s TV drama Thirtysomething, portrayed as an idealistic, bearded academic and close friend of the show's main couple.
  • A. Terry McCann in Minder
    Terry McCann in *Minder* is the streetwise yet good-hearted ex-boxer and bodyguard who works as the long-suffering “minder” to wheeler-dealer Arthur Daley in the British television series.
  • B. David Sutton in Turner & Hooch
    David Sutton in Turner & Hooch is the amiable, by-the-book police chief who serves as a supportive authority figure and occasional comic foil to Tom Hanks’s character in the 1989 buddy-cop comedy film.
  • C. Bill Lister
    Bill Lister is a character appearing in the "Full Moon" story, likely involved in its central events or themes.
  • D. Gary Ewing
    Gary Ewing is a central fictional character from the American television series "Knots Landing," known as the troubled middle son of the Ewing family whose personal and marital struggles drive much of the show's drama.
  • E. Terry Richards
    Terry Richards was a British actor and stuntman best known for his work in film and television, including notable roles in action and crime dramas.
  • 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_69e245ba7ae48190be606dbc54120e39 completed April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f1867dfac48190bf300f85d2907854 completed April 29, 2026, 4:18 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0c0ae036908190a6cdcb74e0d28f82 completed May 19, 2026, 7:01 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0c0e2dd7908190afa879304ef3ed17 completed May 19, 2026, 7:15 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0c0eaa7f8c81908110341d34d92537 completed May 19, 2026, 7:18 a.m.
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:54 p.m.