Triple
T12759432
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Nefastis |
E304950
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasDevice |
P274
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nefastis Machine
The Nefastis Machine is a fictional perpetual motion device based on Maxwell’s demon, featured in Thomas Pynchon’s novel "The Crying of Lot 49" as a symbol of entropy, communication, and paranoia.
|
E1000656
|
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: Nefastis Machine | Statement: [John Nefastis, hasDevice, Nefastis Machine]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nefastis Machine Context triple: [John Nefastis, hasDevice, Nefastis Machine]
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A.
Gorgophone
Gorgophone is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as a daughter of Perseus and Andromeda and noted as one of the first women to remarry after being widowed.
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B.
Infernal Machine
The Infernal Machine is a powerful fictional ancient device central to the plot of the video game "Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine."
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C.
Jennet Device
Jennet Device was a young key witness whose testimony was crucial in securing convictions during the infamous 1612 Pendle witch trials in Lancashire, England.
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D.
The Machine
The Machine is the nickname of Albert Pujols, a Dominican-American former Major League Baseball first baseman renowned for his remarkably consistent and powerful hitting.
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E.
The Machine
The Machine is a powerful, clandestine artificial superintelligence from the TV series "Person of Interest" that predicts violent crimes by analyzing global surveillance data.
- 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: Nefastis Machine Triple: [John Nefastis, hasDevice, Nefastis Machine]
Generated description
The Nefastis Machine is a fictional perpetual motion device based on Maxwell’s demon, featured in Thomas Pynchon’s novel "The Crying of Lot 49" as a symbol of entropy, communication, and paranoia.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nefastis Machine Target entity description: The Nefastis Machine is a fictional perpetual motion device based on Maxwell’s demon, featured in Thomas Pynchon’s novel "The Crying of Lot 49" as a symbol of entropy, communication, and paranoia.
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A.
Gorgophone
Gorgophone is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as a daughter of Perseus and Andromeda and noted as one of the first women to remarry after being widowed.
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B.
Infernal Machine
The Infernal Machine is a powerful fictional ancient device central to the plot of the video game "Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine."
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C.
Jennet Device
Jennet Device was a young key witness whose testimony was crucial in securing convictions during the infamous 1612 Pendle witch trials in Lancashire, England.
-
D.
The Machine
The Machine is the nickname of Albert Pujols, a Dominican-American former Major League Baseball first baseman renowned for his remarkably consistent and powerful hitting.
-
E.
The Machine
The Machine is a powerful, clandestine artificial superintelligence from the TV series "Person of Interest" that predicts violent crimes by analyzing global surveillance data.
- 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_69d7bdf1fcd081909ffb0e0d6fa3a07d |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d96d8d3eb08190ae998df5cc6d9ba6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:37 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f67c9c93248190b77c7d229da64ffb |
completed | May 2, 2026, 10:37 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f67de172088190b055ace0fdcfd1fd |
completed | May 2, 2026, 10:42 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f67ececce8819080335e67bd747057 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 10:46 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:28 p.m.