Triple

T6267048
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Hermann Hesse E140439 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf is a 1927 novel by Hermann Hesse that explores themes of duality, alienation, and spiritual crisis through the inner life of a man torn between his human and wolf-like natures.
E581170 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: Steppenwolf | Statement: [Hermann Hesse, notableWork, Steppenwolf]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steppenwolf
Context triple: [Hermann Hesse, notableWork, Steppenwolf]
  • A. Steppenwolf
    Steppenwolf is a powerful New God warlord from Apokolips who serves as a primary antagonist in DC Comics and its film adaptations, notably battling the Justice League.
  • B. Steppenwolf
    Steppenwolf is a Canadian-American rock band best known for their late-1960s hits like "Born to Be Wild" and "Magic Carpet Ride," which became iconic anthems of counterculture and motorcycle culture.
  • C. Night Dreamer
    Night Dreamer is a landmark 1964 hard bop/post-bop jazz album by saxophonist Wayne Shorter, noted for its atmospheric compositions and influential role in shaping modern jazz.
  • D. Native Son
    Native Son is a landmark 1940 novel by Richard Wright that powerfully explores race, class, and systemic oppression in the United States through the tragic story of a young Black man in Chicago.
  • E. Irrational Man
    Irrational Man is a 2015 philosophical drama film written and directed by Woody Allen, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone, about a disillusioned professor whose life changes after a morally fraught decision.
  • 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: Steppenwolf
Triple: [Hermann Hesse, notableWork, Steppenwolf]
Generated description
Steppenwolf is a 1927 novel by Hermann Hesse that explores themes of duality, alienation, and spiritual crisis through the inner life of a man torn between his human and wolf-like natures.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steppenwolf
Target entity description: Steppenwolf is a 1927 novel by Hermann Hesse that explores themes of duality, alienation, and spiritual crisis through the inner life of a man torn between his human and wolf-like natures.
  • A. Steppenwolf
    Steppenwolf is a powerful New God warlord from Apokolips who serves as a primary antagonist in DC Comics and its film adaptations, notably battling the Justice League.
  • B. Steppenwolf
    Steppenwolf is a Canadian-American rock band best known for their late-1960s hits like "Born to Be Wild" and "Magic Carpet Ride," which became iconic anthems of counterculture and motorcycle culture.
  • C. Night Dreamer
    Night Dreamer is a landmark 1964 hard bop/post-bop jazz album by saxophonist Wayne Shorter, noted for its atmospheric compositions and influential role in shaping modern jazz.
  • D. Native Son
    Native Son is a landmark 1940 novel by Richard Wright that powerfully explores race, class, and systemic oppression in the United States through the tragic story of a young Black man in Chicago.
  • E. Irrational Man
    Irrational Man is a 2015 philosophical drama film written and directed by Woody Allen, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone, about a disillusioned professor whose life changes after a morally fraught decision.
  • 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_69c008cabc4081909723e2547c9d6cc0 completed March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c0639fdad081908492c44d369df8c5 completed March 22, 2026, 9:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c51939cc6081909e491bd16fab595b completed March 26, 2026, 11:32 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c51c246b9c8190b22bc1afedd1956c completed March 26, 2026, 11:44 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c51c9cc3488190abc90abe9ae2050b completed March 26, 2026, 11:46 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:25 p.m.