Triple
T18093913
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner |
E433035
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCharacter |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Van Owen
Van Owen is the mercenary antagonist in Warren Zevon’s song “Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner,” known for betraying and killing the title character.
|
E1305453
|
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: Van Owen | Statement: [Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner, hasCharacter, Van Owen]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Van Owen Context triple: [Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner, hasCharacter, Van Owen]
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A.
Van Owen
Van Owen is the surname of Grace Van Owen, a central character from the television series "L.A. Law."
-
B.
A. W. B. Simpson
A. W. B. Simpson was a prominent British legal historian and scholar known for his influential work on the history and theory of common law.
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C.
Gene Davis
Gene Davis was an American painter best known for his vibrant vertical stripe paintings that became emblematic of the Washington Color School and post-painterly abstraction.
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D.
Gene Davis
Gene Davis was an American actor known for his roles in 1970s and 1980s films and television, often portraying intense or offbeat characters.
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E.
Arthur Fuller
Arthur Fuller is known as the husband of American actress and singer Cynda Williams.
- 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: Van Owen Triple: [Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner, hasCharacter, Van Owen]
Generated description
Van Owen is the mercenary antagonist in Warren Zevon’s song “Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner,” known for betraying and killing the title character.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Van Owen Target entity description: Van Owen is the mercenary antagonist in Warren Zevon’s song “Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner,” known for betraying and killing the title character.
-
A.
Van Owen
Van Owen is the surname of Grace Van Owen, a central character from the television series "L.A. Law."
-
B.
A. W. B. Simpson
A. W. B. Simpson was a prominent British legal historian and scholar known for his influential work on the history and theory of common law.
-
C.
Gene Davis
Gene Davis was an American painter best known for his vibrant vertical stripe paintings that became emblematic of the Washington Color School and post-painterly abstraction.
-
D.
Gene Davis
Gene Davis was an American actor known for his roles in 1970s and 1980s films and television, often portraying intense or offbeat characters.
-
E.
Arthur Fuller
Arthur Fuller is known as the husband of American actress and singer Cynda Williams.
- 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_69d8b907d05c819083cc3bd6021089e6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4dd1a75048190924ebc01da83851b |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a035d9d9cd48190a1f12122701e333e |
completed | May 12, 2026, 5:04 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a036a6df6348190893f97731da817f1 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 5:59 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a036b44c6008190a3b612b9e7d292f0 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 6:02 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:27 a.m.