Triple
T9995249
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | King Shark |
E197186
|
entity |
| Predicate | creators |
P7732
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Karl Kesel
Karl Kesel is an American comic book writer and inker best known for his work with DC Comics on titles like Superman and for co-creating characters such as King Shark.
|
E834509
|
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: Karl Kesel | Statement: [King Shark, creators, Karl Kesel]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Karl Kesel Context triple: [King Shark, creators, Karl Kesel]
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A.
Barry Windsor-Smith
Barry Windsor-Smith is a British comic book artist and writer renowned for his influential work on Marvel titles such as Conan the Barbarian and for his highly detailed, expressive illustration style.
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B.
Bernie Wrightson
Bernie Wrightson was an American artist renowned for his highly detailed horror and fantasy illustrations, particularly his work on Swamp Thing and his illustrated edition of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
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C.
Joe Gilliam
Joe Gilliam was an American football quarterback best known for breaking racial barriers as one of the first Black starting quarterbacks in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s.
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D.
Jim Starlin
Jim Starlin is an American comic book writer and artist best known for his influential cosmic Marvel stories, including the creation of Thanos and major arcs featuring characters like Adam Warlock and Captain Marvel.
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E.
Charles Vess
Charles Vess is an American fantasy artist and illustrator renowned for his intricate, mythic artwork, particularly his collaborations with Neil Gaiman on works such as "Stardust" and various comic and book projects.
- 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: Karl Kesel Triple: [King Shark, creators, Karl Kesel]
Generated description
Karl Kesel is an American comic book writer and inker best known for his work with DC Comics on titles like Superman and for co-creating characters such as King Shark.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Karl Kesel Target entity description: Karl Kesel is an American comic book writer and inker best known for his work with DC Comics on titles like Superman and for co-creating characters such as King Shark.
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A.
Barry Windsor-Smith
Barry Windsor-Smith is a British comic book artist and writer renowned for his influential work on Marvel titles such as Conan the Barbarian and for his highly detailed, expressive illustration style.
-
B.
Bernie Wrightson
Bernie Wrightson was an American artist renowned for his highly detailed horror and fantasy illustrations, particularly his work on Swamp Thing and his illustrated edition of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
-
C.
Joe Gilliam
Joe Gilliam was an American football quarterback best known for breaking racial barriers as one of the first Black starting quarterbacks in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s.
-
D.
Jim Starlin
Jim Starlin is an American comic book writer and artist best known for his influential cosmic Marvel stories, including the creation of Thanos and major arcs featuring characters like Adam Warlock and Captain Marvel.
-
E.
Charles Vess
Charles Vess is an American fantasy artist and illustrator renowned for his intricate, mythic artwork, particularly his collaborations with Neil Gaiman on works such as "Stardust" and various comic and book projects.
- 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_69ca82f3b61c81908ecc2c1c96dbc2e4 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdcb99ac74819091f20816478ea375 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 1:51 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d258336ab8819098d4878b8c106d86 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:40 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d259cb8c4c8190b9169745751855ca |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:47 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d25a30ad98819084dcd305e709c34d |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:48 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:50 p.m.