Triple

T9211099
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Richard Mulligan E221117 entity
Predicate characterRole P268 FINISHED
Object Dr. Harry Weston in Empty Nest
Dr. Harry Weston is the widowed pediatrician and caring father at the center of the sitcom "Empty Nest," known for his gentle humor and close relationship with his adult daughters.
E785348 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: Dr. Harry Weston in Empty Nest | Statement: [Richard Mulligan, characterRole, Dr. Harry Weston in Empty Nest]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dr. Harry Weston in Empty Nest
Context triple: [Richard Mulligan, characterRole, Dr. Harry Weston in Empty Nest]
  • A. Sheldon Hawkes
    Sheldon Hawkes is a brilliant former surgeon turned forensic pathologist and crime scene investigator on the television series CSI: NY.
  • B. Dr. Foster
    Dr. Foster is a fictional character in Toni Morrison’s novel "Song of Solomon," known primarily as the father of Ruth Foster Dead.
  • C. Dr. Jack Morrison in St. Elsewhere
    Dr. Jack Morrison is a central, idealistic young physician on the 1980s medical drama series "St. Elsewhere," known for his personal and professional struggles at the chaotic St. Eligius hospital.
  • D. Dr. Harper
    Dr. Harper is a character in the horror film "The Boogeyman," serving as a key figure in the story’s unfolding supernatural terror.
  • E. Dr. Peter Benton
    Dr. Peter Benton is a driven and highly skilled trauma surgeon on the television series "ER," known for his intense personality, ambition, and complex personal and professional relationships.
  • 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: Dr. Harry Weston in Empty Nest
Triple: [Richard Mulligan, characterRole, Dr. Harry Weston in Empty Nest]
Generated description
Dr. Harry Weston is the widowed pediatrician and caring father at the center of the sitcom "Empty Nest," known for his gentle humor and close relationship with his adult daughters.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dr. Harry Weston in Empty Nest
Target entity description: Dr. Harry Weston is the widowed pediatrician and caring father at the center of the sitcom "Empty Nest," known for his gentle humor and close relationship with his adult daughters.
  • A. Sheldon Hawkes
    Sheldon Hawkes is a brilliant former surgeon turned forensic pathologist and crime scene investigator on the television series CSI: NY.
  • B. Dr. Foster
    Dr. Foster is a fictional character in Toni Morrison’s novel "Song of Solomon," known primarily as the father of Ruth Foster Dead.
  • C. Dr. Jack Morrison in St. Elsewhere
    Dr. Jack Morrison is a central, idealistic young physician on the 1980s medical drama series "St. Elsewhere," known for his personal and professional struggles at the chaotic St. Eligius hospital.
  • D. Dr. Harper
    Dr. Harper is a character in the horror film "The Boogeyman," serving as a key figure in the story’s unfolding supernatural terror.
  • E. Dr. Peter Benton
    Dr. Peter Benton is a driven and highly skilled trauma surgeon on the television series "ER," known for his intense personality, ambition, and complex personal and professional relationships.
  • 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_69ca83e9d0e081908bdb71097201a06c completed March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ccd9b54520819087030148dadd6385 completed April 1, 2026, 8:39 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d065efcb64819097d4624bd9e423d2 completed April 4, 2026, 1:14 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d06770ccf08190b00bf35c16a80071 completed April 4, 2026, 1:20 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d06864b8c48190b8e08ab9c1c85c9a completed April 4, 2026, 1:24 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:27 p.m.