Triple
T12885923
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Pale King |
E308223
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableCharacter |
P7927
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Shane Drinion
Shane Drinion is a mysteriously detached, eerily serene IRS examiner in David Foster Wallace’s novel "The Pale King," notable for his extreme concentration and emotional stillness.
|
E1015213
|
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: Shane Drinion | Statement: [The Pale King, hasNotableCharacter, Shane Drinion]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shane Drinion Context triple: [The Pale King, hasNotableCharacter, Shane Drinion]
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A.
Shane Vendrell
Shane Vendrell is a volatile and morally compromised detective on the TV series "The Shield," known for his loyalty to Vic Mackey and his descent into increasingly tragic and violent choices.
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B.
Matt Sherring
Matt Sherring is a screenwriter best known for writing the action thriller film "Killer Elite."
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C.
Shawn Eichman
Shawn Eichman is an American political activist best known as a defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down federal prohibitions on flag desecration as unconstitutional.
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D.
Matthew Shafer
Matthew Shafer is an American writer known for his work on the animated series "Cowboy Bebop" and related projects.
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E.
Matthew Shafer
Matthew Shafer, better known by his stage name Uncle Kracker, is an American singer-songwriter and musician recognized for his blend of rock, country, and pop influences.
- 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: Shane Drinion Triple: [The Pale King, hasNotableCharacter, Shane Drinion]
Generated description
Shane Drinion is a mysteriously detached, eerily serene IRS examiner in David Foster Wallace’s novel "The Pale King," notable for his extreme concentration and emotional stillness.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shane Drinion Target entity description: Shane Drinion is a mysteriously detached, eerily serene IRS examiner in David Foster Wallace’s novel "The Pale King," notable for his extreme concentration and emotional stillness.
-
A.
Shane Vendrell
Shane Vendrell is a volatile and morally compromised detective on the TV series "The Shield," known for his loyalty to Vic Mackey and his descent into increasingly tragic and violent choices.
-
B.
Matt Sherring
Matt Sherring is a screenwriter best known for writing the action thriller film "Killer Elite."
-
C.
Shawn Eichman
Shawn Eichman is an American political activist best known as a defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down federal prohibitions on flag desecration as unconstitutional.
-
D.
Matthew Shafer
Matthew Shafer is an American writer known for his work on the animated series "Cowboy Bebop" and related projects.
-
E.
Matthew Shafer
Matthew Shafer, better known by his stage name Uncle Kracker, is an American singer-songwriter and musician recognized for his blend of rock, country, and pop influences.
- 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_69d7bdf7c1f0819098102569a8d8cbf5 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d9714415c08190aa9944b494a3ddad |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6c0e54dc48190acf120ca5fe516ab |
completed | May 3, 2026, 3:28 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6c30cf4f88190b0f2cf958df043c0 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 3:37 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6c38bc0b08190b76cb0853d99ad82 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 3:39 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:39 p.m.