Triple
T20662021
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Outsider |
E507780
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Howie Gold
Howie Gold is the central protagonist of the novel "The Outsider," around whom the story’s primary conflicts and developments revolve.
|
E1443673
|
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: Howie Gold | Statement: [The Outsider, mainCharacter, Howie Gold]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howie Gold Context triple: [The Outsider, mainCharacter, Howie Gold]
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A.
Howie Epstein
Howie Epstein was an American bassist and record producer best known for his long tenure with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
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B.
Len Goldstein
Len Goldstein is a television producer known for his executive production work on series such as "The Astronaut Wives Club."
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C.
Howie Dorough
Howie Dorough is an American singer, songwriter, and actor best known as one of the founding members of the pop vocal group Backstreet Boys.
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D.
Cliff Dorfman
Cliff Dorfman is an American screenwriter and filmmaker best known for co-writing the acclaimed sports drama film "Warrior" (2011).
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E.
Greg Grunberg
Greg Grunberg is an American actor best known for his roles in television series such as "Heroes," "Alias," and "Felicity," as well as appearances in major film franchises.
- 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: Howie Gold Triple: [The Outsider, mainCharacter, Howie Gold]
Generated description
Howie Gold is the central protagonist of the novel "The Outsider," around whom the story’s primary conflicts and developments revolve.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howie Gold Target entity description: Howie Gold is the central protagonist of the novel "The Outsider," around whom the story’s primary conflicts and developments revolve.
-
A.
Howie Epstein
Howie Epstein was an American bassist and record producer best known for his long tenure with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
-
B.
Len Goldstein
Len Goldstein is a television producer known for his executive production work on series such as "The Astronaut Wives Club."
-
C.
Howie Dorough
Howie Dorough is an American singer, songwriter, and actor best known as one of the founding members of the pop vocal group Backstreet Boys.
-
D.
Cliff Dorfman
Cliff Dorfman is an American screenwriter and filmmaker best known for co-writing the acclaimed sports drama film "Warrior" (2011).
-
E.
Greg Grunberg
Greg Grunberg is an American actor best known for his roles in television series such as "Heroes," "Alias," and "Felicity," as well as appearances in major film franchises.
- 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_69e0b4c059bc81908ea762cd73ea4424 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6b2f2ee4081908df9ba897c9dfc98 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 11:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a08cd5afe5081909e20b796dd9f0908 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 8:02 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a08d175206c8190b119bb1a2d06462f |
completed | May 16, 2026, 8:20 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a08d28e02fc8190ab694673156ab0c0 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 8:24 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:44 a.m.