Triple
T20928453
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Elizabeth Costello |
E515405
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCharacter |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Costello
John Costello is a fictional character appearing in J. M. Coetzee’s novel "Elizabeth Costello," connected to the life and reflections of the titular writer.
|
E1480009
|
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: John Costello | Statement: [Elizabeth Costello, hasCharacter, John Costello]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Costello Context triple: [Elizabeth Costello, hasCharacter, John Costello]
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A.
Arthur O'Connell
Arthur O'Connell was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and stage productions, often portraying kindly or world-weary older men.
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B.
Dean Boland
Dean Boland is a fictional character, a suburban husband and father entangled in crime and financial troubles on the dark comedy TV series "Good Girls."
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C.
John A. Costello
John A. Costello was an Irish Fine Gael politician and barrister who served as Taoiseach in two inter-party coalition governments in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Bill O'Herlihy
Bill O'Herlihy was a prominent Irish sports broadcaster and television presenter best known for his long career covering major football tournaments for RTÉ.
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E.
Gerald Boland
Gerald Boland was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and long-serving Teachta Dála who held several key ministerial posts in the mid-20th century, including responsibility for Ireland’s internal security during World War II.
- 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: John Costello Triple: [Elizabeth Costello, hasCharacter, John Costello]
Generated description
John Costello is a fictional character appearing in J. M. Coetzee’s novel "Elizabeth Costello," connected to the life and reflections of the titular writer.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Costello Target entity description: John Costello is a fictional character appearing in J. M. Coetzee’s novel "Elizabeth Costello," connected to the life and reflections of the titular writer.
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A.
Arthur O'Connell
Arthur O'Connell was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and stage productions, often portraying kindly or world-weary older men.
-
B.
Dean Boland
Dean Boland is a fictional character, a suburban husband and father entangled in crime and financial troubles on the dark comedy TV series "Good Girls."
-
C.
John A. Costello
John A. Costello was an Irish Fine Gael politician and barrister who served as Taoiseach in two inter-party coalition governments in the mid-20th century.
-
D.
Bill O'Herlihy
Bill O'Herlihy was a prominent Irish sports broadcaster and television presenter best known for his long career covering major football tournaments for RTÉ.
-
E.
Gerald Boland
Gerald Boland was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and long-serving Teachta Dála who held several key ministerial posts in the mid-20th century, including responsibility for Ireland’s internal security during World War II.
- 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_69e0b4fb431c8190b9d40e6a72f0cc87 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6f653a25c8190adb46f5d764afba7 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 4 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a09ad4974688190a52fdccad3a29089 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 11:58 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a09ae3744588190877e88dd38a80ebd |
completed | May 17, 2026, 12:01 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a09af2184808190b42b5073e90bd83d |
completed | May 17, 2026, 12:05 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:49 p.m.