Triple
T2698162
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Wonko the Sane |
E58562
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entity |
| Predicate | alsoKnownAs |
P39
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FINISHED |
| Object |
John "Wonko the Sane" Watson
John "Wonko the Sane" Watson is a character from Douglas Adams' "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish," known as an eccentric Californian marine biologist who builds an inside-out house and chooses to go "sane" in a world he believes has gone mad.
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E290608
|
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: John "Wonko the Sane" Watson | Statement: [Wonko the Sane, alsoKnownAs, John "Wonko the Sane" Watson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John "Wonko the Sane" Watson Context triple: [Wonko the Sane, alsoKnownAs, John "Wonko the Sane" Watson]
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A.
Donald Wolfit
Donald Wolfit was a renowned English stage and film actor, particularly celebrated for his Shakespearean performances and his powerful, often larger-than-life acting style.
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B.
Bud Tribble
Bud Tribble is an American software engineer and executive best known as a key member of the original Apple Macintosh team and later a senior leader at both NeXT and Apple.
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C.
Richard Wattis
Richard Wattis was a British character actor known for his dry, officious comedic roles in mid-20th-century films and television.
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D.
Mark Watson
Mark Watson is an American economist known for his influential work on macroeconomic fluctuations and coining the term "Great Moderation" to describe the period of reduced volatility in economic output and inflation.
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E.
Jimmy Hogarth
Jimmy Hogarth is a British record producer and songwriter known for his work with prominent artists across pop, rock, and soul music.
- 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: John "Wonko the Sane" Watson Triple: [Wonko the Sane, alsoKnownAs, John "Wonko the Sane" Watson]
Generated description
John "Wonko the Sane" Watson is a character from Douglas Adams' "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish," known as an eccentric Californian marine biologist who builds an inside-out house and chooses to go "sane" in a world he believes has gone mad.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John "Wonko the Sane" Watson Target entity description: John "Wonko the Sane" Watson is a character from Douglas Adams' "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish," known as an eccentric Californian marine biologist who builds an inside-out house and chooses to go "sane" in a world he believes has gone mad.
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A.
Donald Wolfit
Donald Wolfit was a renowned English stage and film actor, particularly celebrated for his Shakespearean performances and his powerful, often larger-than-life acting style.
-
B.
Bud Tribble
Bud Tribble is an American software engineer and executive best known as a key member of the original Apple Macintosh team and later a senior leader at both NeXT and Apple.
-
C.
Richard Wattis
Richard Wattis was a British character actor known for his dry, officious comedic roles in mid-20th-century films and television.
-
D.
Mark Watson
Mark Watson is an American economist known for his influential work on macroeconomic fluctuations and coining the term "Great Moderation" to describe the period of reduced volatility in economic output and inflation.
-
E.
Jimmy Hogarth
Jimmy Hogarth is a British record producer and songwriter known for his work with prominent artists across pop, rock, and soul music.
- 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_69ab4ac269e481909cb317d79e68b75b |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abda322af48190833b8a3c006db236 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:56 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afaf6d9d9c81908c7c1bcdfb7810f0 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 5:43 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afb01b48508190a9b668a7273ad422 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 5:46 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afb09133788190862d4b24d77facc0 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 5:48 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:55 p.m.