Triple

T20928457
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Elizabeth Costello E515405 entity
Predicate hasCharacter P2308 FINISHED
Object Paul West
Paul West is a fictional character in J.M. Coetzee’s work, notably appearing in the novel "Elizabeth Costello" as part of its exploration of ethics, literature, and the writer’s role.
E1457328 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: Paul West | Statement: [Elizabeth Costello, hasCharacter, Paul West]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul West
Context triple: [Elizabeth Costello, hasCharacter, Paul West]
  • A. Paul Doty
    Paul Doty was an American chemist and prominent arms control expert who played a key role in nuclear disarmament policy and science advising during the Cold War.
  • B. Edward Dorn
    Edward Dorn was an American poet and writer associated with the Black Mountain poets, known for his incisive, often satirical explorations of the American West and its politics.
  • C. Allan Rich
    Allan Rich is an American songwriter best known for co-writing numerous pop and R&B hits for artists such as Whitney Houston and Natalie Cole.
  • D. Allan Rich
    Allan Rich was an American character actor known for his prolific film and television work, including roles in acclaimed dramas such as "Serpico" and "Amistad."
  • E. Paul Hartnett
    Paul Hartnett is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinguishing feature is sharing the Hartnett surname, with no widely recognized public achievements or roles documented.
  • 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: Paul West
Triple: [Elizabeth Costello, hasCharacter, Paul West]
Generated description
Paul West is a fictional character in J.M. Coetzee’s work, notably appearing in the novel "Elizabeth Costello" as part of its exploration of ethics, literature, and the writer’s role.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul West
Target entity description: Paul West is a fictional character in J.M. Coetzee’s work, notably appearing in the novel "Elizabeth Costello" as part of its exploration of ethics, literature, and the writer’s role.
  • A. Paul Doty
    Paul Doty was an American chemist and prominent arms control expert who played a key role in nuclear disarmament policy and science advising during the Cold War.
  • B. Edward Dorn
    Edward Dorn was an American poet and writer associated with the Black Mountain poets, known for his incisive, often satirical explorations of the American West and its politics.
  • C. Allan Rich
    Allan Rich is an American songwriter best known for co-writing numerous pop and R&B hits for artists such as Whitney Houston and Natalie Cole.
  • D. Allan Rich
    Allan Rich was an American character actor known for his prolific film and television work, including roles in acclaimed dramas such as "Serpico" and "Amistad."
  • E. Paul Hartnett
    Paul Hartnett is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinguishing feature is sharing the Hartnett surname, with no widely recognized public achievements or roles documented.
  • 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_6a091fce6b148190b2dcf07d95696744 completed May 17, 2026, 1:54 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a09206824148190881bef138312d37f completed May 17, 2026, 1:56 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0920d752888190bffcfa7ce75cd2ad completed May 17, 2026, 1:58 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:49 p.m.