Triple

T11754453
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Under the Volcano E279488 entity
Predicate mainCharacter P1183 FINISHED
Object Geoffrey Firmin
Geoffrey Firmin is a tormented, alcoholic former British consul in Mexico whose tragic psychological and moral decline forms the center of Malcolm Lowry’s novel "Under the Volcano."
E957559 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: Geoffrey Firmin | Statement: [Under the Volcano, mainCharacter, Geoffrey Firmin]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Geoffrey Firmin
Context triple: [Under the Volcano, mainCharacter, Geoffrey Firmin]
  • A. Edward Le Brocq
    Edward Le Brocq was a notable writer and columnist in the Norman language Jèrriais, recognized for his influential contributions to Jersey’s literary and cultural heritage.
  • B. Edward Le Brocq
    Edward Le Brocq was a British-born Australian journalist and music critic best known for his long-running “Ariel” column in Melbourne’s The Argus newspaper in the early 20th century.
  • C. Jacques Lemercier
    Jacques Lemercier was a prominent 17th-century French architect and engineer known for his work on major Parisian landmarks and for helping shape the architectural style of the early French Baroque.
  • D. Auguste Durand
    Auguste Durand was a prominent 19th-century French music publisher known for issuing works by major composers such as Debussy, Ravel, and Saint-Saëns.
  • E. Louis Allibert
    Louis Allibert was a French actor best known for his role in René Clair’s classic 1931 musical comedy film "Le Million."
  • 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: Geoffrey Firmin
Triple: [Under the Volcano, mainCharacter, Geoffrey Firmin]
Generated description
Geoffrey Firmin is a tormented, alcoholic former British consul in Mexico whose tragic psychological and moral decline forms the center of Malcolm Lowry’s novel "Under the Volcano."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Geoffrey Firmin
Target entity description: Geoffrey Firmin is a tormented, alcoholic former British consul in Mexico whose tragic psychological and moral decline forms the center of Malcolm Lowry’s novel "Under the Volcano."
  • A. Edward Le Brocq
    Edward Le Brocq was a notable writer and columnist in the Norman language Jèrriais, recognized for his influential contributions to Jersey’s literary and cultural heritage.
  • B. Edward Le Brocq
    Edward Le Brocq was a British-born Australian journalist and music critic best known for his long-running “Ariel” column in Melbourne’s The Argus newspaper in the early 20th century.
  • C. Jacques Lemercier
    Jacques Lemercier was a prominent 17th-century French architect and engineer known for his work on major Parisian landmarks and for helping shape the architectural style of the early French Baroque.
  • D. Auguste Durand
    Auguste Durand was a prominent 19th-century French music publisher known for issuing works by major composers such as Debussy, Ravel, and Saint-Saëns.
  • E. Louis Allibert
    Louis Allibert was a French actor best known for his role in René Clair’s classic 1931 musical comedy film "Le Million."
  • 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_69f4713ee6e48190ab1860b9899b7b48 completed May 1, 2026, 9:24 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f47b755f808190acb2fb31473d2405 completed May 1, 2026, 10:07 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f47d8bbae8819088d48b300291ef74 completed May 1, 2026, 10:16 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:41 p.m.