Triple
T17885216
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hardware |
E447182
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Curtis Metcalf
Curtis Metcalf is the brilliant scientist and armored vigilante who becomes the superhero Hardware in the Milestone/DC Comics universe.
|
E1320534
|
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: Curtis Metcalf | Statement: [Hardware, mainCharacter, Curtis Metcalf]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Curtis Metcalf Context triple: [Hardware, mainCharacter, Curtis Metcalf]
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A.
Byron Metcalf
Byron Metcalf is an American musician and producer known for his work in shamanic and ambient percussion-based music.
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B.
Johnston McCulley
Johnston McCulley was an American writer best known as the creator of the swashbuckling masked hero Zorro.
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C.
Wayne Suttles
Wayne Suttles was an American anthropologist and linguist known for his influential work on the Indigenous peoples and languages of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
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D.
Barton MacLane
Barton MacLane was an American character actor known for his tough-guy roles in numerous Hollywood films and later for his work in early television.
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E.
Wendell Fertig
Wendell Fertig was a U.S. Army engineer officer who became a leading guerrilla commander in the Philippines during World War II, organizing resistance against Japanese occupation.
- 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: Curtis Metcalf Triple: [Hardware, mainCharacter, Curtis Metcalf]
Generated description
Curtis Metcalf is the brilliant scientist and armored vigilante who becomes the superhero Hardware in the Milestone/DC Comics universe.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Curtis Metcalf Target entity description: Curtis Metcalf is the brilliant scientist and armored vigilante who becomes the superhero Hardware in the Milestone/DC Comics universe.
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A.
Byron Metcalf
Byron Metcalf is an American musician and producer known for his work in shamanic and ambient percussion-based music.
-
B.
Johnston McCulley
Johnston McCulley was an American writer best known as the creator of the swashbuckling masked hero Zorro.
-
C.
Wayne Suttles
Wayne Suttles was an American anthropologist and linguist known for his influential work on the Indigenous peoples and languages of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
-
D.
Barton MacLane
Barton MacLane was an American character actor known for his tough-guy roles in numerous Hollywood films and later for his work in early television.
-
E.
Wendell Fertig
Wendell Fertig was a U.S. Army engineer officer who became a leading guerrilla commander in the Philippines during World War II, organizing resistance against Japanese occupation.
- 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_69d8b9f59bd48190a6fc925a855b8bac |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:51 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e49c123748819091bf46178105079b |
completed | April 19, 2026, 9:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a03d75d41b08190809bddf1f31707d2 |
completed | May 13, 2026, 1:43 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a03d7f2166881908068f21bdc4e32ba |
completed | May 13, 2026, 1:46 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a03d862b9dc81909ac8ca5048c51b9c |
completed | May 13, 2026, 1:48 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:18 a.m.