Triple
T2425499
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cane |
E53515
|
entity |
| Predicate | containsCharacter |
P5716
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Tom Burwell
Tom Burwell is a central character in Jean Toomer’s modernist work "Cane," representing the struggles and inner life of African Americans in the rural South.
|
E314404
|
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: Tom Burwell | Statement: [Cane, containsCharacter, Tom Burwell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Burwell Context triple: [Cane, containsCharacter, Tom Burwell]
-
A.
Joe Bullock
Joe Bullock is an Australian former trade union official and Labor Party senator for Western Australia known for his socially conservative views and controversial resignation from Parliament.
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B.
Don Burgess
Don Burgess is an American cinematographer best known for his Oscar-nominated work on the film "Forrest Gump" and his frequent collaborations with director Robert Zemeckis.
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C.
Greg Stillson
Greg Stillson is the ambitious, populist politician and primary antagonist in Stephen King’s novel "The Dead Zone," whose rise to power is foreseen to lead to catastrophic consequences.
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D.
Tom Burleson
Tom Burleson is a retired American professional basketball center best known for his shot-blocking and rebounding in the NBA during the 1970s.
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E.
Buck Williams
Buck Williams is a former American professional basketball player and three-time NBA All-Star best known for his rebounding prowess and long career with the New Jersey Nets and Portland Trail Blazers.
- 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: Tom Burwell Triple: [Cane, containsCharacter, Tom Burwell]
Generated description
Tom Burwell is a central character in Jean Toomer’s modernist work "Cane," representing the struggles and inner life of African Americans in the rural South.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Burwell Target entity description: Tom Burwell is a central character in Jean Toomer’s modernist work "Cane," representing the struggles and inner life of African Americans in the rural South.
-
A.
Joe Bullock
Joe Bullock is an Australian former trade union official and Labor Party senator for Western Australia known for his socially conservative views and controversial resignation from Parliament.
-
B.
Don Burgess
Don Burgess is an American cinematographer best known for his Oscar-nominated work on the film "Forrest Gump" and his frequent collaborations with director Robert Zemeckis.
-
C.
Greg Stillson
Greg Stillson is the ambitious, populist politician and primary antagonist in Stephen King’s novel "The Dead Zone," whose rise to power is foreseen to lead to catastrophic consequences.
-
D.
Tom Burleson
Tom Burleson is a retired American professional basketball center best known for his shot-blocking and rebounding in the NBA during the 1970s.
-
E.
Buck Williams
Buck Williams is a former American professional basketball player and three-time NBA All-Star best known for his rebounding prowess and long career with the New Jersey Nets and Portland Trail Blazers.
- 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_69ab495c44d48190b7235b23719bc3f6 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc99a773c819092d5f3c297b83887 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:45 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b0fc308f388190a10f79a02a867057 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 5:22 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b0fd07b82881908d52ab2db2f2e54c |
completed | March 11, 2026, 5:26 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b0fdba0fd88190a2e760f1770e846c |
completed | March 11, 2026, 5:29 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m.