Triple
T20127856
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | A Hologram for the King |
E490804
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alan Clay
Alan Clay is a struggling American salesman in Dave Eggers' novel "A Hologram for the King," sent to Saudi Arabia to pitch a holographic teleconferencing system while confronting personal and economic failure.
|
E1412428
|
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: Alan Clay | Statement: [A Hologram for the King, mainCharacter, Alan Clay]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan Clay Context triple: [A Hologram for the King, mainCharacter, Alan Clay]
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A.
Patrick Wendell
Patrick Wendell is a co-founder of Databricks and a key contributor to the Apache Spark ecosystem.
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B.
Ian Blume
Ian Blume is a film editor known for his work on the drama feature "Ben Is Back."
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C.
Alan Judd
Alan Judd is a British author and former diplomat known for his acclaimed spy and military novels, including the book that inspired the film "The Exception."
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D.
Don Myrick
Don Myrick was an American saxophonist best known as a key member of Earth, Wind & Fire’s horn section, the Phenix Horns, and for his expressive solos on many of the band’s classic hits.
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E.
Jack Orman
Jack Orman is an American television writer, producer, and director best known for his work on acclaimed drama series such as ER and other network TV shows.
- 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: Alan Clay Triple: [A Hologram for the King, mainCharacter, Alan Clay]
Generated description
Alan Clay is a struggling American salesman in Dave Eggers' novel "A Hologram for the King," sent to Saudi Arabia to pitch a holographic teleconferencing system while confronting personal and economic failure.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan Clay Target entity description: Alan Clay is a struggling American salesman in Dave Eggers' novel "A Hologram for the King," sent to Saudi Arabia to pitch a holographic teleconferencing system while confronting personal and economic failure.
-
A.
Patrick Wendell
Patrick Wendell is a co-founder of Databricks and a key contributor to the Apache Spark ecosystem.
-
B.
Ian Blume
Ian Blume is a film editor known for his work on the drama feature "Ben Is Back."
-
C.
Alan Judd
Alan Judd is a British author and former diplomat known for his acclaimed spy and military novels, including the book that inspired the film "The Exception."
-
D.
Don Myrick
Don Myrick was an American saxophonist best known as a key member of Earth, Wind & Fire’s horn section, the Phenix Horns, and for his expressive solos on many of the band’s classic hits.
-
E.
Jack Orman
Jack Orman is an American television writer, producer, and director best known for his work on acclaimed drama series such as ER and other network TV shows.
- 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_69da62651a0c8190a3e05e95e056a66b |
completed | April 11, 2026, 3:01 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6675fe3d48190b0c20b483a951e68 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 5:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a082ddbae5481908ee89666afa6296e |
completed | May 16, 2026, 8:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a082ed267588190ac209a5f5fcdac16 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 8:46 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a082f5360ac8190bdfe653cb48c6ecb |
completed | May 16, 2026, 8:48 a.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:31 p.m.