Triple
T11465801
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Squid and the Whale |
E271775
|
entity |
| Predicate | character |
P662
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bernard Berkman
Bernard Berkman is a self-absorbed, egotistical Brooklyn writer and father whose failing marriage and intellectual posturing drive much of the family drama in the film "The Squid and the Whale."
|
E937946
|
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: Bernard Berkman | Statement: [The Squid and the Whale, character, Bernard Berkman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bernard Berkman Context triple: [The Squid and the Whale, character, Bernard Berkman]
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A.
Bernard Goldston
Bernard Goldston is an entrepreneur best known as the founder of the American off-price department store chain Marshalls.
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B.
Fritz Bernstein
Fritz Bernstein was a Zionist economist and Israeli politician who served as a member of Israel’s pre-state legislature and later as Minister of Trade and Industry.
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C.
Hertz Grosbard
Hertz Grosbard was a notable individual associated with the name Hertz, though detailed public information about his life and achievements is limited.
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D.
Ralph Berkowitz
Ralph Berkowitz was an American pianist, accompanist, and arts administrator known for his influential work in classical music performance and education.
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E.
Herman Klein
Herman Klein was a British music critic, vocal teacher, and writer known for his influential work on singing and opera in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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: Bernard Berkman Triple: [The Squid and the Whale, character, Bernard Berkman]
Generated description
Bernard Berkman is a self-absorbed, egotistical Brooklyn writer and father whose failing marriage and intellectual posturing drive much of the family drama in the film "The Squid and the Whale."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bernard Berkman Target entity description: Bernard Berkman is a self-absorbed, egotistical Brooklyn writer and father whose failing marriage and intellectual posturing drive much of the family drama in the film "The Squid and the Whale."
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A.
Bernard Goldston
Bernard Goldston is an entrepreneur best known as the founder of the American off-price department store chain Marshalls.
-
B.
Fritz Bernstein
Fritz Bernstein was a Zionist economist and Israeli politician who served as a member of Israel’s pre-state legislature and later as Minister of Trade and Industry.
-
C.
Hertz Grosbard
Hertz Grosbard was a notable individual associated with the name Hertz, though detailed public information about his life and achievements is limited.
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D.
Ralph Berkowitz
Ralph Berkowitz was an American pianist, accompanist, and arts administrator known for his influential work in classical music performance and education.
-
E.
Herman Klein
Herman Klein was a British music critic, vocal teacher, and writer known for his influential work on singing and opera in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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_69d6aae0c8d881908a5a360c0be3242e |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d822f5eb988190b309b8e309f6d1a5 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ee866bb71c819091573965f7cf0dee |
completed | April 26, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69eeb310e04c8190a1004662d5bbc015 |
completed | April 27, 2026, 12:51 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69eee95dfff48190a3c3022cdfc6dafc |
completed | April 27, 2026, 4:43 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:35 p.m.