Triple
T12782822
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lost in America |
E305548
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David Howard
David Howard is the neurotic, middle-aged advertising executive whose impulsive decision to quit his job and travel the country with his wife drives the satirical road-trip narrative of the film "Lost in America."
|
E1013373
|
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: David Howard | Statement: [Lost in America, mainCharacter, David Howard]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Howard Context triple: [Lost in America, mainCharacter, David Howard]
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A.
David Howard
David Howard is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the science fiction comedy film "Galaxy Quest."
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B.
Daniel Howitt
Daniel Howitt is the mysterious, benevolent stranger who becomes a central figure in the Ozark mountain community in the film "The Shepherd of the Hills" (1941).
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C.
Geoffrey Howard
Geoffrey Howard is a personal name shared by several notable individuals, including figures in British politics, law, and public service.
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D.
Donald Howard
Donald Howard was a British politician best known for serving on the controversial Simon Commission that investigated constitutional reform in colonial India.
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E.
Douglas Howard
Douglas Howard was an English noblewoman of the 16th century, notable as the daughter of William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, and for her connections to the Tudor court.
- 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: David Howard Triple: [Lost in America, mainCharacter, David Howard]
Generated description
David Howard is the neurotic, middle-aged advertising executive whose impulsive decision to quit his job and travel the country with his wife drives the satirical road-trip narrative of the film "Lost in America."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Howard Target entity description: David Howard is the neurotic, middle-aged advertising executive whose impulsive decision to quit his job and travel the country with his wife drives the satirical road-trip narrative of the film "Lost in America."
-
A.
David Howard
David Howard is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the science fiction comedy film "Galaxy Quest."
-
B.
Daniel Howitt
Daniel Howitt is the mysterious, benevolent stranger who becomes a central figure in the Ozark mountain community in the film "The Shepherd of the Hills" (1941).
-
C.
Geoffrey Howard
Geoffrey Howard is a personal name shared by several notable individuals, including figures in British politics, law, and public service.
-
D.
Donald Howard
Donald Howard was a British politician best known for serving on the controversial Simon Commission that investigated constitutional reform in colonial India.
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E.
Douglas Howard
Douglas Howard was an English noblewoman of the 16th century, notable as the daughter of William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, and for her connections to the Tudor court.
- 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_69d7bdf2b43c819098ae5aa68e61ea58 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d96e5b52048190b279b7ad066efe9f |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6b8c75a048190aee92e50017c214e |
completed | May 3, 2026, 2:53 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6b9a1ca54819085da2ca592bf5219 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 2:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6bb03d8d88190930edd0f49fec8aa |
completed | May 3, 2026, 3:03 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:29 p.m.