Triple
T2698203
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency |
E58563
|
entity |
| Predicate | character |
P662
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Richard MacDuff
Richard MacDuff is a central character in Douglas Adams's novel "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency," portrayed as a somewhat hapless but intelligent software engineer entangled in the story's bizarre, time-twisting mysteries.
|
E293501
|
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: Richard MacDuff | Statement: [Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, character, Richard MacDuff]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard MacDuff Context triple: [Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, character, Richard MacDuff]
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A.
Duncan
Duncan is a character in Margaret Atwood's novel "The Edible Woman," serving as an eccentric and introspective figure who reflects the protagonist's psychological turmoil.
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B.
Duncan
Duncan is a small city on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, known for its many totem poles and rich Indigenous heritage.
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C.
1st Marquess of Macduff
The 1st Marquess of Macduff was a Scottish peer from the Duff family who was elevated from Earl Fife and became a prominent aristocrat in the late 19th century.
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D.
James Douglas, Lord of Douglas
James Douglas, Lord of Douglas was a prominent Scottish noble and military leader who became one of Robert the Bruce’s most trusted lieutenants and a key figure in Scotland’s struggle for independence from England.
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E.
Viscount Dundee
Viscount Dundee, also known as John Graham of Claverhouse, was a Scottish nobleman and military leader famed for spearheading the first Jacobite rising in support of James VII and II in 1689.
- 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: Richard MacDuff Triple: [Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, character, Richard MacDuff]
Generated description
Richard MacDuff is a central character in Douglas Adams's novel "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency," portrayed as a somewhat hapless but intelligent software engineer entangled in the story's bizarre, time-twisting mysteries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard MacDuff Target entity description: Richard MacDuff is a central character in Douglas Adams's novel "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency," portrayed as a somewhat hapless but intelligent software engineer entangled in the story's bizarre, time-twisting mysteries.
-
A.
Duncan
Duncan is a character in Margaret Atwood's novel "The Edible Woman," serving as an eccentric and introspective figure who reflects the protagonist's psychological turmoil.
-
B.
Duncan
Duncan is a small city on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, known for its many totem poles and rich Indigenous heritage.
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C.
1st Marquess of Macduff
The 1st Marquess of Macduff was a Scottish peer from the Duff family who was elevated from Earl Fife and became a prominent aristocrat in the late 19th century.
-
D.
James Douglas, Lord of Douglas
James Douglas, Lord of Douglas was a prominent Scottish noble and military leader who became one of Robert the Bruce’s most trusted lieutenants and a key figure in Scotland’s struggle for independence from England.
-
E.
Viscount Dundee
Viscount Dundee, also known as John Graham of Claverhouse, was a Scottish nobleman and military leader famed for spearheading the first Jacobite rising in support of James VII and II in 1689.
- 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_69afb67e21d481908ce4ec01603767bb |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:13 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afb726182081909570e4cb7a364e4d |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afb78f9d08819087d6f31fe1e4e61c |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:17 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:55 p.m.