Triple
T2894428
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | David Foster Wallace |
E63902
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
This Is Water
This Is Water is a widely acclaimed commencement speech by David Foster Wallace that reflects on awareness, empathy, and the challenges of adult life.
|
E308228
|
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: This Is Water | Statement: [David Foster Wallace, notableWork, This Is Water]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: This Is Water Context triple: [David Foster Wallace, notableWork, This Is Water]
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A.
Spirit on the Water
"Spirit on the Water" is a reflective, blues-inflected song by Bob Dylan from his 2006 album *Modern Times*, noted for its laid-back groove and lyrical blend of romance, humor, and spiritual allusion.
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B.
The Beautiful Struggle
The Beautiful Struggle is Ta-Nehisi Coates’s coming-of-age memoir about growing up in Baltimore amid violence, hip-hop culture, and his father’s Black nationalist ideals.
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C.
Don’t Go Near the Water
Don’t Go Near the Water is a 1957 American romantic comedy film set in the U.S. Navy during World War II, known for its humorous take on military public relations and wartime romance.
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D.
The Light We Carry
The Light We Carry is a 2022 nonfiction book by Michelle Obama that offers personal reflections and practical wisdom on resilience, hope, and navigating uncertainty.
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E.
Black Water
Black Water is the grim historical nickname for the Cellular Jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, infamous for its brutal treatment of Indian freedom fighters during British colonial rule.
- 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: This Is Water Triple: [David Foster Wallace, notableWork, This Is Water]
Generated description
This Is Water is a widely acclaimed commencement speech by David Foster Wallace that reflects on awareness, empathy, and the challenges of adult life.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: This Is Water Target entity description: This Is Water is a widely acclaimed commencement speech by David Foster Wallace that reflects on awareness, empathy, and the challenges of adult life.
-
A.
Spirit on the Water
"Spirit on the Water" is a reflective, blues-inflected song by Bob Dylan from his 2006 album *Modern Times*, noted for its laid-back groove and lyrical blend of romance, humor, and spiritual allusion.
-
B.
The Beautiful Struggle
The Beautiful Struggle is Ta-Nehisi Coates’s coming-of-age memoir about growing up in Baltimore amid violence, hip-hop culture, and his father’s Black nationalist ideals.
-
C.
Don’t Go Near the Water
Don’t Go Near the Water is a 1957 American romantic comedy film set in the U.S. Navy during World War II, known for its humorous take on military public relations and wartime romance.
-
D.
The Light We Carry
The Light We Carry is a 2022 nonfiction book by Michelle Obama that offers personal reflections and practical wisdom on resilience, hope, and navigating uncertainty.
-
E.
Black Water
Black Water is the grim historical nickname for the Cellular Jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, infamous for its brutal treatment of Indian freedom fighters during British colonial rule.
- 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.