Triple
T20661456
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Needful Things |
E507768
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCharacter |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Danforth "Buster" Keeton |
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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: Danforth "Buster" Keeton | Statement: [Needful Things, hasCharacter, Danforth "Buster" Keeton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Danforth "Buster" Keeton Context triple: [Needful Things, hasCharacter, Danforth "Buster" Keeton]
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A.
Bill "Buster" Bateman
Bill "Buster" Bateman is an American rock drummer best known for his work in the punk and roots-rock scenes, including his tenure with bands like The Blasters and The Cramps.
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B.
Buster Baxter
Buster Baxter is a cheerful, imaginative rabbit and Arthur Read’s best friend in the long-running children's animated series "Arthur."
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C.
Buster Shultz
Buster Shultz is a character appearing in the film "The Cameraman."
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D.
Buster Daniels
Buster Daniels is a person known primarily as a notable bearer of the surname Daniels, though specific widely recognized achievements or roles are not well documented.
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E.
Buster Jones
Buster Jones was an American voice actor best known for his work in animated television series during the 1980s and 1990s.
- 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: Danforth "Buster" Keeton Target entity description: Danforth "Buster" Keeton is the corrupt, mentally unstable town selectman of Castle Rock who becomes one of the primary human instruments of chaos in Stephen King’s novel *Needful Things*.
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A.
Bill "Buster" Bateman
Bill "Buster" Bateman is an American rock drummer best known for his work in the punk and roots-rock scenes, including his tenure with bands like The Blasters and The Cramps.
-
B.
Buster Baxter
Buster Baxter is a cheerful, imaginative rabbit and Arthur Read’s best friend in the long-running children's animated series "Arthur."
-
C.
Buster Shultz
Buster Shultz is a character appearing in the film "The Cameraman."
-
D.
Buster Daniels
Buster Daniels is a person known primarily as a notable bearer of the surname Daniels, though specific widely recognized achievements or roles are not well documented.
-
E.
Buster Jones
Buster Jones was an American voice actor best known for his work in animated television series during the 1980s and 1990s.
- 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_69e0b4c059bc81908ea762cd73ea4424 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6b2f2ee4081908df9ba897c9dfc98 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 11:12 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:44 a.m.