Triple
T20928252
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Life & Times of Michael K |
E515401
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Michael K
Michael K is the introspective, physically deformed protagonist of J.M. Coetzee’s novel, whose solitary journey across a war-torn South Africa explores themes of freedom, dignity, and survival.
|
E1457316
|
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: Michael K | Statement: [Life & Times of Michael K, mainCharacter, Michael K]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael K Context triple: [Life & Times of Michael K, mainCharacter, Michael K]
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A.
Mike K
Mike K is a musician best known as a member of the punk rock band F.Y.P (Five Year Plan).
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B.
Michael David
Michael David is an actor known for his role in the classic 1958 film "The Inn of the Sixth Happiness."
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C.
Michael David
Michael David is a theatrical producer best known for his work on the hit Broadway musical comedy "Spamalot."
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D.
Michael Christ
Michael Christ is a mathematician known for his contributions to harmonic analysis and partial differential equations, and for being a student of Elias Stein.
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E.
Michael Michele
Michael Michele is an American actress best known for her roles in films like "New Jack City" and television series such as "ER" and "Homicide: Life on the Street."
- 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: Michael K Triple: [Life & Times of Michael K, mainCharacter, Michael K]
Generated description
Michael K is the introspective, physically deformed protagonist of J.M. Coetzee’s novel, whose solitary journey across a war-torn South Africa explores themes of freedom, dignity, and survival.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael K Target entity description: Michael K is the introspective, physically deformed protagonist of J.M. Coetzee’s novel, whose solitary journey across a war-torn South Africa explores themes of freedom, dignity, and survival.
-
A.
Mike K
Mike K is a musician best known as a member of the punk rock band F.Y.P (Five Year Plan).
-
B.
Michael David
Michael David is an actor known for his role in the classic 1958 film "The Inn of the Sixth Happiness."
-
C.
Michael David
Michael David is a theatrical producer best known for his work on the hit Broadway musical comedy "Spamalot."
-
D.
Michael Christ
Michael Christ is a mathematician known for his contributions to harmonic analysis and partial differential equations, and for being a student of Elias Stein.
-
E.
Michael Michele
Michael Michele is an American actress best known for her roles in films like "New Jack City" and television series such as "ER" and "Homicide: Life on the Street."
- 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_69e0b4fb431c8190b9d40e6a72f0cc87 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6f653a25c8190adb46f5d764afba7 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 4 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a091fce6b148190b2dcf07d95696744 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 1:54 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a09206824148190881bef138312d37f |
completed | May 17, 2026, 1:56 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0920d752888190bffcfa7ce75cd2ad |
completed | May 17, 2026, 1:58 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:49 p.m.