Triple

T3786332
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lost E85538 entity
Predicate notableCharacter P1481 FINISHED
Object Benjamin Linus
Benjamin Linus is a central, manipulative, and enigmatic leader figure in the television series "Lost," known for his complex morality and intricate schemes.
E388254 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: Benjamin Linus | Statement: [Lost, notableCharacter, Benjamin Linus]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benjamin Linus
Context triple: [Lost, notableCharacter, Benjamin Linus]
  • A. Ben Mears
    Ben Mears is a novelist and the protagonist of Stephen King’s horror novel "Salem’s Lot," who returns to his childhood town only to confront a spreading vampire infestation.
  • B. Sam Winchester
    Sam Winchester is a central character in the television series "Supernatural," known as a compassionate and intelligent hunter of paranormal creatures who battles alongside his brother Dean.
  • C. Nathan Dane
    Nathan Dane was an American lawyer and statesman best known for drafting the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, which shaped the early expansion and governance of the United States.
  • D. Jack Shephard
    Jack Shephard is the central spinal surgeon and reluctant leader of the crash survivors in the television series "Lost."
  • E. Will Byers
    Will Byers is a central character in the sci-fi horror series "Stranger Things," known for his mysterious disappearance into the Upside Down and its lasting supernatural effects on him and his friends.
  • 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: Benjamin Linus
Triple: [Lost, notableCharacter, Benjamin Linus]
Generated description
Benjamin Linus is a central, manipulative, and enigmatic leader figure in the television series "Lost," known for his complex morality and intricate schemes.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benjamin Linus
Target entity description: Benjamin Linus is a central, manipulative, and enigmatic leader figure in the television series "Lost," known for his complex morality and intricate schemes.
  • A. Ben Mears
    Ben Mears is a novelist and the protagonist of Stephen King’s horror novel "Salem’s Lot," who returns to his childhood town only to confront a spreading vampire infestation.
  • B. Sam Winchester
    Sam Winchester is a central character in the television series "Supernatural," known as a compassionate and intelligent hunter of paranormal creatures who battles alongside his brother Dean.
  • C. Nathan Dane
    Nathan Dane was an American lawyer and statesman best known for drafting the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, which shaped the early expansion and governance of the United States.
  • D. Jack Shephard
    Jack Shephard is the central spinal surgeon and reluctant leader of the crash survivors in the television series "Lost."
  • E. Will Byers
    Will Byers is a central character in the sci-fi horror series "Stranger Things," known for his mysterious disappearance into the Upside Down and its lasting supernatural effects on him and his friends.
  • 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_69aed937fa8881908208ef3801060826 completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aee42d2bc88190ab85529fcd1aa20a completed March 9, 2026, 3:15 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b4f04ceea881909c3f0d1da9b538ae completed March 14, 2026, 5:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b4f1730bbc8190a2f5f70ebc5a528a completed March 14, 2026, 5:26 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b4f2538eac81908a6c85ddab4e2356 completed March 14, 2026, 5:29 a.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:13 p.m.