Triple
T3315241
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Names |
E69665
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Axton
James Axton is the American academic-turned-intelligence analyst who narrates and anchors Don DeLillo’s novel *The Names*, exploring themes of language, terrorism, and cultural dislocation in the late 20th century.
|
E346540
|
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: James Axton | Statement: [The Names, mainCharacter, James Axton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Axton Context triple: [The Names, mainCharacter, James Axton]
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A.
Jack Mullaney
Jack Mullaney was an American character actor known for his comedic roles in mid-20th-century film and television.
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B.
Eddie Sawyer
Eddie Sawyer was an American Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Philadelphia Phillies' "Whiz Kids" to the 1950 National League pennant.
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C.
Cliff Booth
Cliff Booth is a fictional World War II veteran and stuntman in Quentin Tarantino's film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," known for his stoic demeanor, combat skills, and loyal partnership with actor Rick Dalton.
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D.
Les Baxter
Les Baxter was an American composer and arranger best known for pioneering the exotica genre and creating lush, atmospheric orchestral pop recordings in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Charles Storrs
Charles Storrs was a benefactor and early supporter of the institution that became the University of Connecticut, for whom the town of Storrs is named.
- 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: James Axton Triple: [The Names, mainCharacter, James Axton]
Generated description
James Axton is the American academic-turned-intelligence analyst who narrates and anchors Don DeLillo’s novel *The Names*, exploring themes of language, terrorism, and cultural dislocation in the late 20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Axton Target entity description: James Axton is the American academic-turned-intelligence analyst who narrates and anchors Don DeLillo’s novel *The Names*, exploring themes of language, terrorism, and cultural dislocation in the late 20th century.
-
A.
Jack Mullaney
Jack Mullaney was an American character actor known for his comedic roles in mid-20th-century film and television.
-
B.
Eddie Sawyer
Eddie Sawyer was an American Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Philadelphia Phillies' "Whiz Kids" to the 1950 National League pennant.
-
C.
Cliff Booth
Cliff Booth is a fictional World War II veteran and stuntman in Quentin Tarantino's film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," known for his stoic demeanor, combat skills, and loyal partnership with actor Rick Dalton.
-
D.
Les Baxter
Les Baxter was an American composer and arranger best known for pioneering the exotica genre and creating lush, atmospheric orchestral pop recordings in the mid-20th century.
-
E.
Charles Storrs
Charles Storrs was a benefactor and early supporter of the institution that became the University of Connecticut, for whom the town of Storrs is named.
- 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_69ad85a0bb048190a5458d2738012d61 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb110b28081909b366623e3b0783d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:25 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b2f3fa347481909432bd0178e7ea57 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 5:12 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b2faf56ca08190b93486c07d94c08e |
completed | March 12, 2026, 5:42 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b312b902fc819081ec01c3d418fae0 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:11 p.m.