Triple
T2903096
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Inherent Vice |
E62695
|
entity |
| Predicate | protagonist |
P268
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Larry "Doc" Sportello
Larry "Doc" Sportello is a laid-back, marijuana-smoking private investigator navigating a surreal, conspiracy-laden Los Angeles in Thomas Pynchon's novel "Inherent Vice."
|
E309702
|
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: Larry "Doc" Sportello | Statement: [Inherent Vice, protagonist, Larry "Doc" Sportello]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Larry "Doc" Sportello Context triple: [Inherent Vice, protagonist, Larry "Doc" Sportello]
-
A.
Rico Petrocelli
Rico Petrocelli is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and third baseman best known for his long tenure with the Boston Red Sox, including multiple All-Star selections and a standout power-hitting season in 1969.
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B.
Ernie Sabella
Ernie Sabella is an American actor and voice actor best known for voicing the warthog Pumbaa in Disney’s The Lion King franchise.
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C.
Bob Giusti
Bob Giusti is an artist known for creating cover artwork, including the cover for the novel "It."
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D.
Rollie Massimino
Rollie Massimino was an American college basketball coach best known for leading Villanova to a historic upset victory over Georgetown to win the 1985 NCAA championship.
-
E.
Tony Meola
Tony Meola is a former American soccer goalkeeper best known for starring with the U.S. national team in the 1990 and 1994 World Cups and for his standout career in Major League Soccer.
- 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: Larry "Doc" Sportello Triple: [Inherent Vice, protagonist, Larry "Doc" Sportello]
Generated description
Larry "Doc" Sportello is a laid-back, marijuana-smoking private investigator navigating a surreal, conspiracy-laden Los Angeles in Thomas Pynchon's novel "Inherent Vice."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Larry "Doc" Sportello Target entity description: Larry "Doc" Sportello is a laid-back, marijuana-smoking private investigator navigating a surreal, conspiracy-laden Los Angeles in Thomas Pynchon's novel "Inherent Vice."
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A.
Rico Petrocelli
Rico Petrocelli is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and third baseman best known for his long tenure with the Boston Red Sox, including multiple All-Star selections and a standout power-hitting season in 1969.
-
B.
Ernie Sabella
Ernie Sabella is an American actor and voice actor best known for voicing the warthog Pumbaa in Disney’s The Lion King franchise.
-
C.
Bob Giusti
Bob Giusti is an artist known for creating cover artwork, including the cover for the novel "It."
-
D.
Rollie Massimino
Rollie Massimino was an American college basketball coach best known for leading Villanova to a historic upset victory over Georgetown to win the 1985 NCAA championship.
-
E.
Tony Meola
Tony Meola is a former American soccer goalkeeper best known for starring with the U.S. national team in the 1990 and 1994 World Cups and for his standout career in Major League Soccer.
- 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_69ab4c3e070c8190b78d3d2c005876dd |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:50 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abe0b3d20881908cd4f1b465b504af |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:24 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b0560885688190b5bb51f40d555c4d |
completed | March 10, 2026, 5:34 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b0638095b48190b3d7afa5eeef3e7a |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:31 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b063edf4ac8190bbcd430c8b584c95 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:33 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:10 p.m.