Triple
T18207450
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Drowned World |
E435942
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Dr. Robert Kerans
Dr. Robert Kerans is the introspective biologist protagonist of J. G. Ballard’s dystopian novel "The Drowned World," who navigates a flooded, post-apocalyptic Earth while grappling with psychological and environmental regression.
|
E1312005
|
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: Dr. Robert Kerans | Statement: [The Drowned World, mainCharacter, Dr. Robert Kerans]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dr. Robert Kerans Context triple: [The Drowned World, mainCharacter, Dr. Robert Kerans]
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A.
Dr. Steven Kiley
Dr. Steven Kiley is a young, idealistic physician who serves as Marcus Welby’s modern-minded medical partner in the television series "Marcus Welby, M.D."
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B.
Dr. Robert Elliott
Dr. Robert Elliott is the troubled psychiatrist and central figure in Brian De Palma’s 1980 psychological thriller film "Dressed to Kill."
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C.
Dr. Robert Doback
Dr. Robert Doback is a fictional, long-suffering father figure and stepfather in the comedy film "Step Brothers," portrayed by actor Richard Jenkins.
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D.
Dr. Robert Hoffstetler
Dr. Robert Hoffstetler is a Soviet spy posing as an American scientist who secretly aids the captive Amphibian Man in the film "The Shape of Water."
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E.
Dr. Barry O’Meara
Dr. Barry O’Meara was an Irish surgeon in the Royal Navy best known for serving as Napoleon Bonaparte’s personal physician during his exile on Saint Helena and later publishing a controversial account of the former emperor’s captivity.
- 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: Dr. Robert Kerans Triple: [The Drowned World, mainCharacter, Dr. Robert Kerans]
Generated description
Dr. Robert Kerans is the introspective biologist protagonist of J. G. Ballard’s dystopian novel "The Drowned World," who navigates a flooded, post-apocalyptic Earth while grappling with psychological and environmental regression.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dr. Robert Kerans Target entity description: Dr. Robert Kerans is the introspective biologist protagonist of J. G. Ballard’s dystopian novel "The Drowned World," who navigates a flooded, post-apocalyptic Earth while grappling with psychological and environmental regression.
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A.
Dr. Steven Kiley
Dr. Steven Kiley is a young, idealistic physician who serves as Marcus Welby’s modern-minded medical partner in the television series "Marcus Welby, M.D."
-
B.
Dr. Robert Elliott
Dr. Robert Elliott is the troubled psychiatrist and central figure in Brian De Palma’s 1980 psychological thriller film "Dressed to Kill."
-
C.
Dr. Robert Doback
Dr. Robert Doback is a fictional, long-suffering father figure and stepfather in the comedy film "Step Brothers," portrayed by actor Richard Jenkins.
-
D.
Dr. Robert Hoffstetler
Dr. Robert Hoffstetler is a Soviet spy posing as an American scientist who secretly aids the captive Amphibian Man in the film "The Shape of Water."
-
E.
Dr. Barry O’Meara
Dr. Barry O’Meara was an Irish surgeon in the Royal Navy best known for serving as Napoleon Bonaparte’s personal physician during his exile on Saint Helena and later publishing a controversial account of the former emperor’s captivity.
- 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_69d8b90dba6481908e119eb9aa4ca0cb |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4e2243de081908a5bcc7e2072eae7 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 2:09 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a039f10036c8190a1537632a19f0e23 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 9:43 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a039febd13881908423ee008d3ba1c3 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a03a088b4a0819093720af0308060ee |
completed | May 12, 2026, 9:50 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:32 a.m.