Triple
T9913349
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Day of the Locust (film) |
E185801
|
entity |
| Predicate | authorOfSourceWork |
P2353
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nathanael West
Nathanael West was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his darkly satirical depictions of American life during the Great Depression, including the novel "The Day of the Locust."
|
E829423
|
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: Nathanael West | Statement: [The Day of the Locust (film), authorOfSourceWork, Nathanael West]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nathanael West Context triple: [The Day of the Locust (film), authorOfSourceWork, Nathanael West]
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A.
Wallace Thurman
Wallace Thurman was an American novelist, editor, and critic best known for his central role in the Harlem Renaissance and his novel "The Blacker the Berry."
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B.
John Fante
John Fante was an Italian-American novelist and short story writer best known for his gritty, semi-autobiographical depictions of struggling writers in Los Angeles, particularly in his novel "Ask the Dust."
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C.
William Gaddis
William Gaddis was an American postmodern novelist known for his dense, allusive, and formally experimental works such as "The Recognitions" and "JR."
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D.
Reeves McCullers
Reeves McCullers was the husband of American novelist Carson McCullers and a key figure in her tumultuous personal life.
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E.
B. P. Schulberg
B. P. Schulberg was a prominent early Hollywood film producer and studio executive, best known for his influential role at Paramount Pictures during the silent and early sound eras.
- 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: Nathanael West Triple: [The Day of the Locust (film), authorOfSourceWork, Nathanael West]
Generated description
Nathanael West was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his darkly satirical depictions of American life during the Great Depression, including the novel "The Day of the Locust."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nathanael West Target entity description: Nathanael West was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his darkly satirical depictions of American life during the Great Depression, including the novel "The Day of the Locust."
-
A.
Wallace Thurman
Wallace Thurman was an American novelist, editor, and critic best known for his central role in the Harlem Renaissance and his novel "The Blacker the Berry."
-
B.
John Fante
John Fante was an Italian-American novelist and short story writer best known for his gritty, semi-autobiographical depictions of struggling writers in Los Angeles, particularly in his novel "Ask the Dust."
-
C.
William Gaddis
William Gaddis was an American postmodern novelist known for his dense, allusive, and formally experimental works such as "The Recognitions" and "JR."
-
D.
Reeves McCullers
Reeves McCullers was the husband of American novelist Carson McCullers and a key figure in her tumultuous personal life.
-
E.
B. P. Schulberg
B. P. Schulberg was a prominent early Hollywood film producer and studio executive, best known for his influential role at Paramount Pictures during the silent and early sound eras.
- 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_69ca829b45f481909040f7b99a1976ed |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdb53a300481909d917e487d8aab56 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:15 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d20dcbf28c8190aa9f6a8be423670a |
completed | April 5, 2026, 7:22 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d20ef343a4819093b915a66c63fbaa |
completed | April 5, 2026, 7:27 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d212d0ed108190bbde23439734618a |
completed | April 5, 2026, 7:44 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:41 p.m.