Triple
T15500756
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Avril Incandenza |
E378944
|
entity |
| Predicate | fictionalUniverse |
P3758
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Infinite Jest universe |
E1133205
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Infinite Jest universe | Statement: [Avril Incandenza, fictionalUniverse, Infinite Jest universe]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Infinite Jest universe Context triple: [Avril Incandenza, fictionalUniverse, Infinite Jest universe]
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A.
Infinite Jest
Infinite Jest is a sprawling, postmodern novel by David Foster Wallace known for its complex structure, extensive endnotes, and darkly comic exploration of addiction, entertainment, and contemporary American life.
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B.
near-future North America of Infinite Jest
chosen
The near-future North America of *Infinite Jest* is a darkly satirical, corporatized superstate marked by environmental decay, media addiction, and a reconfigured geopolitical landscape dominated by entertainment and consumer culture.
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C.
Thomas Pynchon universe
The Thomas Pynchon universe is the interconnected fictional world spanning Pynchon's novels, known for its dense prose, paranoid conspiracies, and surreal, satirical depictions of American and global history.
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D.
The Glass Bead Game
The Glass Bead Game is a philosophical novel by Hermann Hesse that explores an intellectual elite devoted to a complex, abstract game synthesizing all fields of human knowledge.
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E.
Cat's Cradle
Cat's Cradle is a satirical science fiction novel by Kurt Vonnegut that explores themes of religion, science, and the potential for human self-destruction through the invention of a world-ending substance called ice-nine.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d85cd53a7c819080f5b9042c4c199e |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e03fcb4e8c81908e4ab463e3ae252b |
completed | April 16, 2026, 1:47 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff3669f908819087162b1b8a4e4320 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 1:28 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:54 a.m.