Triple
T14637814
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The White Tiger |
E343650
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Balram Halwai
Balram Halwai is the ambitious and morally complex protagonist of Aravind Adiga’s novel "The White Tiger," who rises from rural poverty in India to become a successful entrepreneur through cunning and crime.
|
E1110011
|
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: Balram Halwai | Statement: [The White Tiger, mainCharacter, Balram Halwai]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Balram Halwai Context triple: [The White Tiger, mainCharacter, Balram Halwai]
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A.
Babu
Babu was a hereditary aristocratic title used by the ruling family of the Jagdishpur estate in India.
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B.
Shyam
Shyam is the young protagonist of the classic Marathi autobiographical novel "Shyamchi Aai," depicting his deep bond with his mother and his moral and emotional growth.
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C.
Pi Patel
Pi Patel is the introspective teenage protagonist of Yann Martel’s novel "Life of Pi," who survives a shipwreck and endures a harrowing ocean voyage that tests his faith, resilience, and imagination.
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D.
Alik Babu
Alik Babu is a notable literary work by Bengali writer and playwright Jyotirindranath Tagore.
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E.
Swarup
Swarup is an Indian given name commonly used for males, derived from Sanskrit and generally meaning "form" or "true nature."
- 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: Balram Halwai Triple: [The White Tiger, mainCharacter, Balram Halwai]
Generated description
Balram Halwai is the ambitious and morally complex protagonist of Aravind Adiga’s novel "The White Tiger," who rises from rural poverty in India to become a successful entrepreneur through cunning and crime.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Balram Halwai Target entity description: Balram Halwai is the ambitious and morally complex protagonist of Aravind Adiga’s novel "The White Tiger," who rises from rural poverty in India to become a successful entrepreneur through cunning and crime.
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A.
Babu
Babu was a hereditary aristocratic title used by the ruling family of the Jagdishpur estate in India.
-
B.
Shyam
Shyam is the young protagonist of the classic Marathi autobiographical novel "Shyamchi Aai," depicting his deep bond with his mother and his moral and emotional growth.
-
C.
Pi Patel
Pi Patel is the introspective teenage protagonist of Yann Martel’s novel "Life of Pi," who survives a shipwreck and endures a harrowing ocean voyage that tests his faith, resilience, and imagination.
-
D.
Alik Babu
Alik Babu is a notable literary work by Bengali writer and playwright Jyotirindranath Tagore.
-
E.
Swarup
Swarup is an Indian given name commonly used for males, derived from Sanskrit and generally meaning "form" or "true nature."
- 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_69d822dffc3c8190aa173b90761bffda |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69deb4aca6448190adf1042dfbfef716 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fda934ec3c81909eb3c3a54260436b |
completed | May 8, 2026, 9:13 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fdb1ad32a4819088e5831f3d74ea4e |
completed | May 8, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fdb316479c81909343196bb89e5e57 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 9:55 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:26 a.m.