Triple

T13699873
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject A Scanner Darkly E328487 entity
Predicate mainCharacter P1183 FINISHED
Object Bob Arctor
Bob Arctor is the drug-addicted undercover narcotics agent whose fragmented identity drives the dystopian psychological narrative of Philip K. Dick’s novel *A Scanner Darkly*.
E1056068 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: Bob Arctor | Statement: [A Scanner Darkly, mainCharacter, Bob Arctor]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bob Arctor
Context triple: [A Scanner Darkly, mainCharacter, Bob Arctor]
  • A. Wayne Hoyt
    Wayne Hoyt is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the Hoyt surname.
  • B. Jimmy Haskell
    Jimmy Haskell was an American composer, arranger, and record producer known for his work across pop, rock, and film music, including collaborations with major artists in the mid-20th century.
  • C. Jerry Ragovoy
    Jerry Ragovoy was an American songwriter and record producer best known for his influential soul and R&B compositions recorded by artists such as the Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, and Lorraine Ellison.
  • D. Lennie Niehaus
    Lennie Niehaus was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and longtime film scorer best known for his frequent collaborations with director Clint Eastwood.
  • E. Jack Telnack
    Jack Telnack is an influential American automotive designer best known for leading Ford’s global design direction in the late 20th century, including several groundbreaking aerodynamic production cars.
  • 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: Bob Arctor
Triple: [A Scanner Darkly, mainCharacter, Bob Arctor]
Generated description
Bob Arctor is the drug-addicted undercover narcotics agent whose fragmented identity drives the dystopian psychological narrative of Philip K. Dick’s novel *A Scanner Darkly*.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bob Arctor
Target entity description: Bob Arctor is the drug-addicted undercover narcotics agent whose fragmented identity drives the dystopian psychological narrative of Philip K. Dick’s novel *A Scanner Darkly*.
  • A. Wayne Hoyt
    Wayne Hoyt is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the Hoyt surname.
  • B. Jimmy Haskell
    Jimmy Haskell was an American composer, arranger, and record producer known for his work across pop, rock, and film music, including collaborations with major artists in the mid-20th century.
  • C. Jerry Ragovoy
    Jerry Ragovoy was an American songwriter and record producer best known for his influential soul and R&B compositions recorded by artists such as the Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, and Lorraine Ellison.
  • D. Lennie Niehaus
    Lennie Niehaus was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and longtime film scorer best known for his frequent collaborations with director Clint Eastwood.
  • E. Jack Telnack
    Jack Telnack is an influential American automotive designer best known for leading Ford’s global design direction in the late 20th century, including several groundbreaking aerodynamic production cars.
  • 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_69d8076ff62081908a7bd79889edd7a0 completed April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69dbc879adc88190b03f1cf815b71061 completed April 12, 2026, 4:29 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f794559e9c81909ef8a6d9b9f480b3 completed May 3, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f798aab9c48190acaa78864e89411f completed May 3, 2026, 6:49 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f79943e4f4819098fa82cb6a32e08a completed May 3, 2026, 6:51 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:54 p.m.