Triple
T2008065
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | On the Beach |
E43629
|
entity |
| Predicate | character |
P662
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Dwight Towers
Dwight Towers is a U.S. Navy submarine commander and central protagonist in Nevil Shute’s post-apocalyptic novel "On the Beach," embodying duty and quiet resilience in the face of inevitable global nuclear extinction.
|
E224466
|
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: Dwight Towers | Statement: [On the Beach, character, Dwight Towers]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dwight Towers Context triple: [On the Beach, character, Dwight Towers]
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A.
Clinton Hill
Clinton Hill is a residential neighborhood in north-central Brooklyn, New York City, known for its historic brownstones, tree-lined streets, and proximity to cultural institutions like the Pratt Institute.
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B.
Willis
Willis is a masculine given name and surname of English origin, often considered a variant or cognate of the name Wilson.
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C.
Westgate Apartments
Westgate Apartments is a graduate student housing complex located on MIT’s West Campus, providing apartment-style residences for students and their families.
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D.
Laurel Heights
Laurel Heights is a San Francisco neighborhood that hosts one of the University of California, San Francisco’s satellite campus sites, known for its mix of residential streets and institutional buildings.
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E.
Building 46
Building 46 is MIT’s neuroscience and cognitive science hub, housing the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and related research facilities.
- 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: Dwight Towers Triple: [On the Beach, character, Dwight Towers]
Generated description
Dwight Towers is a U.S. Navy submarine commander and central protagonist in Nevil Shute’s post-apocalyptic novel "On the Beach," embodying duty and quiet resilience in the face of inevitable global nuclear extinction.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dwight Towers Target entity description: Dwight Towers is a U.S. Navy submarine commander and central protagonist in Nevil Shute’s post-apocalyptic novel "On the Beach," embodying duty and quiet resilience in the face of inevitable global nuclear extinction.
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A.
Clinton Hill
Clinton Hill is a residential neighborhood in north-central Brooklyn, New York City, known for its historic brownstones, tree-lined streets, and proximity to cultural institutions like the Pratt Institute.
-
B.
Willis
Willis is a masculine given name and surname of English origin, often considered a variant or cognate of the name Wilson.
-
C.
Westgate Apartments
Westgate Apartments is a graduate student housing complex located on MIT’s West Campus, providing apartment-style residences for students and their families.
-
D.
Laurel Heights
Laurel Heights is a San Francisco neighborhood that hosts one of the University of California, San Francisco’s satellite campus sites, known for its mix of residential streets and institutional buildings.
-
E.
Building 46
Building 46 is MIT’s neuroscience and cognitive science hub, housing the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and related research facilities.
- 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_69a88716e9f08190946313fdc949e3cf |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb89aca908190b8b659af65afdf6f |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:33 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae0ae12d708190bcfe91e3ab53f04e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:48 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae0b63b85c819096fc8ad12ace4d22 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:50 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae0bc55fcc8190bf117ef1328b8a76 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:52 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:37 p.m.