Triple

T15289244
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Way Way Back E365483 entity
Predicate mainCharacter P1183 FINISHED
Object Duncan
Duncan is the shy, introspective teenage protagonist of the coming-of-age film "The Way Way Back," who gradually gains confidence over a transformative summer.
E1147832 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: Duncan | Statement: [The Way Way Back, mainCharacter, Duncan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Duncan
Context triple: [The Way Way Back, mainCharacter, Duncan]
  • A. Duncan
    Duncan is a Scottish-origin surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts.
  • B. Duncan
    "Duncan" is a folk-influenced song by Paul Simon that tells a reflective coming-of-age story marked by themes of loneliness, discovery, and personal growth.
  • C. Duncan
    Duncan is a small town located in Spartanburg County in the Upstate region of South Carolina, known for its residential communities and local industries.
  • D. Duncan
    Duncan is a character in Margaret Atwood's novel "The Edible Woman," serving as an eccentric and introspective figure who reflects the protagonist's psychological turmoil.
  • E. Duncan
    Duncan is a small city on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, known for its many totem poles and rich Indigenous heritage.
  • 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: Duncan
Triple: [The Way Way Back, mainCharacter, Duncan]
Generated description
Duncan is the shy, introspective teenage protagonist of the coming-of-age film "The Way Way Back," who gradually gains confidence over a transformative summer.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Duncan
Target entity description: Duncan is the shy, introspective teenage protagonist of the coming-of-age film "The Way Way Back," who gradually gains confidence over a transformative summer.
  • A. Duncan
    "Duncan" is a folk-influenced song by Paul Simon that tells a reflective coming-of-age story marked by themes of loneliness, discovery, and personal growth.
  • B. Duncan
    Duncan is a central character in Nick Hornby’s novel "Juliet, Naked," known for his obsessive fandom of a reclusive musician and the strain it places on his relationship.
  • C. Duncan
    Duncan is a character in Margaret Atwood's novel "The Edible Woman," serving as an eccentric and introspective figure who reflects the protagonist's psychological turmoil.
  • D. Duncan
    Duncan is a fictional character from the "Vamp" universe, known for his involvement in its supernatural, vampire-centered storyline.
  • E. Duncan
    Duncan is a narrow-gauge steam locomotive character from the Skarloey Railway in the Thomas & Friends universe, known for his grumpy and stubborn personality.
  • 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_69d85a103d9081908c1ea6c4c73ac8e3 completed April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e00e5635b4819092a69b5806d15bff completed April 15, 2026, 10:16 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69feef7d4da4819080f101c3a525ea11 completed May 9, 2026, 8:25 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fef050d1588190942e1d3f3083607a completed May 9, 2026, 8:29 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fef19d55588190b816d4c37f3a7010 completed May 9, 2026, 8:34 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:15 a.m.