Triple
T2894423
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | David Foster Wallace |
E63902
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again is David Foster Wallace’s acclaimed collection of essays blending sharp cultural criticism, memoir, and humor, best known for its long, digressive piece on a luxury cruise.
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E308224
|
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: A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again | Statement: [David Foster Wallace, notableWork, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again Context triple: [David Foster Wallace, notableWork, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again]
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A.
The Day I Tried to Live
"The Day I Tried to Live" is a 1994 grunge/alternative rock song by Soundgarden, known for its dark, introspective lyrics and dynamic, heavy sound.
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B.
I Could Write a Book
"I Could Write a Book" is a popular show tune from the 1940 Rodgers and Hart musical "Pal Joey," which has since become a jazz and pop standard.
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C.
Nil by Mouth
Nil by Mouth is a 1997 British drama film written and directed by Gary Oldman that portrays a brutal, unflinching look at domestic violence and addiction in South London.
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D.
The Splendid Things We Planned
The Splendid Things We Planned is a memoir by biographer Blake Bailey that recounts his troubled relationship with his brother and their dysfunctional family.
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E.
Thank You for Smoking
Thank You for Smoking is a satirical comedy film that follows a smooth-talking tobacco lobbyist as he spins the truth and navigates the politics of the cigarette industry.
- 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: A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again Triple: [David Foster Wallace, notableWork, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again]
Generated description
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again is David Foster Wallace’s acclaimed collection of essays blending sharp cultural criticism, memoir, and humor, best known for its long, digressive piece on a luxury cruise.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again Target entity description: A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again is David Foster Wallace’s acclaimed collection of essays blending sharp cultural criticism, memoir, and humor, best known for its long, digressive piece on a luxury cruise.
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A.
The Day I Tried to Live
"The Day I Tried to Live" is a 1994 grunge/alternative rock song by Soundgarden, known for its dark, introspective lyrics and dynamic, heavy sound.
-
B.
I Could Write a Book
"I Could Write a Book" is a popular show tune from the 1940 Rodgers and Hart musical "Pal Joey," which has since become a jazz and pop standard.
-
C.
Nil by Mouth
Nil by Mouth is a 1997 British drama film written and directed by Gary Oldman that portrays a brutal, unflinching look at domestic violence and addiction in South London.
-
D.
The Splendid Things We Planned
The Splendid Things We Planned is a memoir by biographer Blake Bailey that recounts his troubled relationship with his brother and their dysfunctional family.
-
E.
Thank You for Smoking
Thank You for Smoking is a satirical comedy film that follows a smooth-talking tobacco lobbyist as he spins the truth and navigates the politics of the cigarette industry.
- 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_69ab4c45822c8190830c5f2bb97bcfd0 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abe063de6c8190bce9ddefd1dd62e1 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:23 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b031814764819096a1664b468ec817 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 2:58 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b03206ad288190aaa97a9379f3438c |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b0398b955c81909c6155706f4b90e9 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:32 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:07 p.m.