Triple

T8361401
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Shrinking Man E197014 entity
Predicate hasMainCharacter P1183 FINISHED
Object Scott Carey
Scott Carey is the protagonist of Richard Matheson's science fiction novel "The Shrinking Man," a man who mysteriously begins to shrink in size with profound physical and psychological consequences.
 E729008 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: Scott Carey | Statement: [The Shrinking Man, hasMainCharacter, Scott Carey]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Scott Carey
Context triple: [The Shrinking Man, hasMainCharacter, Scott Carey]
  • A. Tim McClelland
    Tim McClelland is a former Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure, distinctive strike zone, and involvement in several high-profile postseason games.
  • B. Jim McKelvey
    Jim McKelvey is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the financial technology company Square (now Block, Inc.), as well as a philanthropist and author.
  • C. Brian Fawcett
    Brian Fawcett was the son of British explorer Percy Fawcett, known mainly for his connection to his father's legendary Amazon expeditions and disappearance.
  • D. Dan Carney
    Dan Carney is an American entrepreneur best known for co-founding the global restaurant chain Pizza Hut.
  • E. Michael Maloney
    Michael Maloney is a British actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including prominent roles in Shakespearean adaptations.
  • 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: Scott Carey
Triple: [The Shrinking Man, hasMainCharacter, Scott Carey]
Generated description
Scott Carey is the protagonist of Richard Matheson's science fiction novel "The Shrinking Man," a man who mysteriously begins to shrink in size with profound physical and psychological consequences.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Scott Carey
Target entity description: Scott Carey is the protagonist of Richard Matheson's science fiction novel "The Shrinking Man," a man who mysteriously begins to shrink in size with profound physical and psychological consequences.
  • A. Tim McClelland
    Tim McClelland is a former Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure, distinctive strike zone, and involvement in several high-profile postseason games.
  • B. Jim McKelvey
    Jim McKelvey is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the financial technology company Square (now Block, Inc.), as well as a philanthropist and author.
  • C. Brian Fawcett
    Brian Fawcett was the son of British explorer Percy Fawcett, known mainly for his connection to his father's legendary Amazon expeditions and disappearance.
  • D. Dan Carney
    Dan Carney is an American entrepreneur best known for co-founding the global restaurant chain Pizza Hut.
  • E. Michael Maloney
    Michael Maloney is a British actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including prominent roles in Shakespearean adaptations.
  • 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_69ca82f2dbe48190aba982e75a0d94de completed March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb8074e4588190b394d1622adca2cb completed March 31, 2026, 8:06 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cdc775a548819090c83d916b352f41 completed April 2, 2026, 1:33 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cdcc872cc081909c75b3fb08b03e3f completed April 2, 2026, 1:55 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cdd15b53748190966a94b7e8c04880 completed April 2, 2026, 2:15 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6 p.m.