Triple
T2894424
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | David Foster Wallace |
E63902
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Consider the Lobster
Consider the Lobster is a celebrated essay collection by David Foster Wallace that blends literary criticism, cultural commentary, and philosophical inquiry with his signature footnoted, digressive style.
|
E308225
|
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: Consider the Lobster | Statement: [David Foster Wallace, notableWork, Consider the Lobster]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Consider the Lobster Context triple: [David Foster Wallace, notableWork, Consider the Lobster]
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A.
Lobster Telephone
Lobster Telephone is a surrealist sculpture by Salvador Dalí that combines a lobster and a telephone to create an absurd, dreamlike everyday object.
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B.
Lobster Trap and Fish Tail
Lobster Trap and Fish Tail is a famous hanging mobile sculpture by Alexander Calder, celebrated for its abstract, kinetic forms that evoke marine life and movement.
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C.
The Octopus
The Octopus is the flamboyant, sadistic arch-villain in the 2008 film "The Spirit," known for his theatrical personality and brutal methods.
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D.
The Crab Pot
The Crab Pot is a popular Seattle waterfront seafood restaurant known for its casual atmosphere and signature “seafeast” crab and shellfish boils served family-style on paper-covered tables.
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E.
El Pulpo
El Pulpo is the notorious nickname for the United Fruit Company, a powerful U.S. corporation historically known for its vast control over banana production and politics in Latin America.
- 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: Consider the Lobster Triple: [David Foster Wallace, notableWork, Consider the Lobster]
Generated description
Consider the Lobster is a celebrated essay collection by David Foster Wallace that blends literary criticism, cultural commentary, and philosophical inquiry with his signature footnoted, digressive style.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Consider the Lobster Target entity description: Consider the Lobster is a celebrated essay collection by David Foster Wallace that blends literary criticism, cultural commentary, and philosophical inquiry with his signature footnoted, digressive style.
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A.
Lobster Telephone
Lobster Telephone is a surrealist sculpture by Salvador Dalí that combines a lobster and a telephone to create an absurd, dreamlike everyday object.
-
B.
Lobster Trap and Fish Tail
Lobster Trap and Fish Tail is a famous hanging mobile sculpture by Alexander Calder, celebrated for its abstract, kinetic forms that evoke marine life and movement.
-
C.
The Octopus
The Octopus is the flamboyant, sadistic arch-villain in the 2008 film "The Spirit," known for his theatrical personality and brutal methods.
-
D.
The Crab Pot
The Crab Pot is a popular Seattle waterfront seafood restaurant known for its casual atmosphere and signature “seafeast” crab and shellfish boils served family-style on paper-covered tables.
-
E.
El Pulpo
El Pulpo is the notorious nickname for the United Fruit Company, a powerful U.S. corporation historically known for its vast control over banana production and politics in Latin America.
- 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.