Triple
T20661643
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | From a Buick 8 |
E507772
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCharacter |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Curtis Wilcox
Curtis Wilcox is a Pennsylvania state trooper in Stephen King’s novel "From a Buick 8," whose mysterious death after discovering an otherworldly car sets the story’s central investigation in motion.
|
E1447603
|
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 Wilcox | Statement: [From a Buick 8, hasCharacter, Curtis Wilcox]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Curtis Wilcox Context triple: [From a Buick 8, hasCharacter, Curtis Wilcox]
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A.
Curtis Hixon
Curtis Hixon was a prominent Tampa, Florida mayor and civic leader whose contributions to the city led to major public landmarks being named in his honor.
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B.
Curtis Watrouse
Curtis Watrouse is known as the parent of American actor Jesse Bradford.
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C.
John Wilcox
John Wilcox was a British cinematographer known for his work on mid-20th-century films, particularly war and adventure movies.
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D.
Curtis Stinson
Curtis Stinson is an American professional basketball player and standout point guard known for his prolific career in the NBA Development League and overseas after starring at Iowa State University.
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E.
Larry Wilcox
Larry Wilcox is an American actor best known for playing Officer Jon Baker on the television series "CHiPs."
- 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 Wilcox Triple: [From a Buick 8, hasCharacter, Curtis Wilcox]
Generated description
Curtis Wilcox is a Pennsylvania state trooper in Stephen King’s novel "From a Buick 8," whose mysterious death after discovering an otherworldly car sets the story’s central investigation in motion.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Curtis Wilcox Target entity description: Curtis Wilcox is a Pennsylvania state trooper in Stephen King’s novel "From a Buick 8," whose mysterious death after discovering an otherworldly car sets the story’s central investigation in motion.
-
A.
Curtis Hixon
Curtis Hixon was a prominent Tampa, Florida mayor and civic leader whose contributions to the city led to major public landmarks being named in his honor.
-
B.
Curtis Watrouse
Curtis Watrouse is known as the parent of American actor Jesse Bradford.
-
C.
John Wilcox
John Wilcox was a British cinematographer known for his work on mid-20th-century films, particularly war and adventure movies.
-
D.
Curtis Stinson
Curtis Stinson is an American professional basketball player and standout point guard known for his prolific career in the NBA Development League and overseas after starring at Iowa State University.
-
E.
Larry Wilcox
Larry Wilcox is an American actor best known for playing Officer Jon Baker on the television series "CHiPs."
- 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_69e0b4c059bc81908ea762cd73ea4424 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6b2f2ee4081908df9ba897c9dfc98 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 11:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a08e0430ea48190b0ce649e7675c965 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:23 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a08e3c71e308190a3083985274e6af5 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a08e43291f48190bd8966ac2b8df38f |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:44 a.m.