Triple
T19754972
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cryptonomicon |
E474478
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Doug Shaftoe |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Doug Shaftoe | Statement: [Cryptonomicon, mainCharacter, Doug Shaftoe]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Doug Shaftoe Context triple: [Cryptonomicon, mainCharacter, Doug Shaftoe]
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A.
Philip Voyzey
Philip Voyzey was an actor who appeared in the classic 1950 film "All About Eve."
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B.
Geoffrey Keen
Geoffrey Keen was a British character actor best known for his recurring role as the Minister of Defence in the James Bond film series.
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C.
Cecil Dreeme
Cecil Dreeme is a 19th-century American novel by Theodore Winthrop, noted for its Gothic elements and early exploration of gender and identity themes.
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D.
Eustace Bagge
Eustace Bagge is the grumpy, elderly farmer and frequent antagonist figure in the animated series "Courage the Cowardly Dog," known for his mistreatment of Courage and his catchphrase "Stupid dog!"
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E.
Ralph Stackpole
Ralph Stackpole was an American sculptor and painter associated with the San Francisco art scene, known for his public works and contributions to New Deal–era projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Doug Shaftoe Target entity description: Doug Shaftoe is a fictional former U.S. Marine and skilled underwater engineer and diver featured prominently in Neal Stephenson’s novel "Cryptonomicon."
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A.
Philip Voyzey
Philip Voyzey was an actor who appeared in the classic 1950 film "All About Eve."
-
B.
Geoffrey Keen
Geoffrey Keen was a British character actor best known for his recurring role as the Minister of Defence in the James Bond film series.
-
C.
Cecil Dreeme
Cecil Dreeme is a 19th-century American novel by Theodore Winthrop, noted for its Gothic elements and early exploration of gender and identity themes.
-
D.
Eustace Bagge
Eustace Bagge is the grumpy, elderly farmer and frequent antagonist figure in the animated series "Courage the Cowardly Dog," known for his mistreatment of Courage and his catchphrase "Stupid dog!"
-
E.
Ralph Stackpole
Ralph Stackpole was an American sculptor and painter associated with the San Francisco art scene, known for his public works and contributions to New Deal–era projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69d8e51940a0819087bd2996f98da668 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6529dada081909c5b4d65247c6032 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 4:21 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:48 p.m.