Triple
T11754280
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Invisible Man |
E279484
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCharacter |
P1481
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Tod Clifton
Tod Clifton is a charismatic yet tragic young Black activist in Ralph Ellison’s novel "Invisible Man," whose disillusionment and death powerfully expose the novel’s themes of racial injustice and lost idealism.
|
E945048
|
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: Tod Clifton | Statement: [Invisible Man, notableCharacter, Tod Clifton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tod Clifton Context triple: [Invisible Man, notableCharacter, Tod Clifton]
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A.
Curtiss Clayton
Curtiss Clayton is an American film editor known for his work on independent and art-house films, including the cult favorite "Buffalo ’66."
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B.
Kenneth Lofton
Kenneth Lofton, better known as Kenny Lofton, is a former Major League Baseball center fielder renowned for his speed, base-stealing ability, and multiple All-Star selections during the 1990s and early 2000s.
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C.
Calvin Jarrett
Calvin Jarrett is a central character in the film "Ordinary People," depicted as a conflicted suburban father struggling to hold his family together after a tragic loss.
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D.
Anthony Clark
Anthony Clark is an American stand-up comedian and actor best known for starring in the sitcom "Yes, Dear."
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E.
Lawrence Payton
Lawrence Payton was an American singer, songwriter, and arranger best known as a founding member of the Motown vocal group the Four Tops.
- 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: Tod Clifton Triple: [Invisible Man, notableCharacter, Tod Clifton]
Generated description
Tod Clifton is a charismatic yet tragic young Black activist in Ralph Ellison’s novel "Invisible Man," whose disillusionment and death powerfully expose the novel’s themes of racial injustice and lost idealism.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tod Clifton Target entity description: Tod Clifton is a charismatic yet tragic young Black activist in Ralph Ellison’s novel "Invisible Man," whose disillusionment and death powerfully expose the novel’s themes of racial injustice and lost idealism.
-
A.
Curtiss Clayton
Curtiss Clayton is an American film editor known for his work on independent and art-house films, including the cult favorite "Buffalo ’66."
-
B.
Kenneth Lofton
Kenneth Lofton, better known as Kenny Lofton, is a former Major League Baseball center fielder renowned for his speed, base-stealing ability, and multiple All-Star selections during the 1990s and early 2000s.
-
C.
Calvin Jarrett
Calvin Jarrett is a central character in the film "Ordinary People," depicted as a conflicted suburban father struggling to hold his family together after a tragic loss.
-
D.
Anthony Clark
Anthony Clark is an American stand-up comedian and actor best known for starring in the sitcom "Yes, Dear."
-
E.
Lawrence Payton
Lawrence Payton was an American singer, songwriter, and arranger best known as a founding member of the Motown vocal group the Four Tops.
- 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_69d6ab01038c819080714901502c84fc |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a50b8a14819092a7397d73f0a8e3 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:21 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f01a21559c819097d0287dd8e2f411 |
completed | April 28, 2026, 2:23 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f0319622c48190bee6c906f08c0a8c |
completed | April 28, 2026, 4:03 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f05ad36e4c8190b7239e5b33713369 |
completed | April 28, 2026, 6:59 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:41 p.m.