Triple
T2902999
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | V. (novel) |
E62693
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasMainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Benny Profane
Benny Profane is a hapless, drifting ex-sailor and antihero in Thomas Pynchon's fiction, emblematic of postwar aimlessness and absurdity.
|
E309697
|
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: Benny Profane | Statement: [V. (novel), hasMainCharacter, Benny Profane]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benny Profane Context triple: [V. (novel), hasMainCharacter, Benny Profane]
-
A.
Cappadonna
Cappadonna is an American rapper best known as a longtime affiliate and later official member of the Wu-Tang Clan.
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B.
Pretty Boy Floyd
Pretty Boy Floyd is a folk ballad by Woody Guthrie that mythologizes the Depression-era outlaw Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd as a populist hero who aids the poor and challenges social injustice.
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C.
Bobby Bitch
"Bobby Bitch" is a 2014 hardcore hip-hop single by Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda, known for its aggressive delivery and street-oriented lyrics.
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D.
Benny
Benny is a common diminutive form of the given name Benedict, often used as a familiar or affectionate nickname.
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E.
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff is a 1991 British social-realist drama film directed by Ken Loach that follows the struggles of construction workers living on the margins of society.
- 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: Benny Profane Triple: [V. (novel), hasMainCharacter, Benny Profane]
Generated description
Benny Profane is a hapless, drifting ex-sailor and antihero in Thomas Pynchon's fiction, emblematic of postwar aimlessness and absurdity.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benny Profane Target entity description: Benny Profane is a hapless, drifting ex-sailor and antihero in Thomas Pynchon's fiction, emblematic of postwar aimlessness and absurdity.
-
A.
Cappadonna
Cappadonna is an American rapper best known as a longtime affiliate and later official member of the Wu-Tang Clan.
-
B.
Pretty Boy Floyd
Pretty Boy Floyd is a folk ballad by Woody Guthrie that mythologizes the Depression-era outlaw Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd as a populist hero who aids the poor and challenges social injustice.
-
C.
Bobby Bitch
"Bobby Bitch" is a 2014 hardcore hip-hop single by Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda, known for its aggressive delivery and street-oriented lyrics.
-
D.
Benny
Benny is a common diminutive form of the given name Benedict, often used as a familiar or affectionate nickname.
-
E.
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff is a 1991 British social-realist drama film directed by Ken Loach that follows the struggles of construction workers living on the margins of society.
- 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_69ab4c3e070c8190b78d3d2c005876dd |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:50 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abe0b3d20881908cd4f1b465b504af |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:24 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b0560885688190b5bb51f40d555c4d |
completed | March 10, 2026, 5:34 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b0638095b48190b3d7afa5eeef3e7a |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:31 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b063edf4ac8190bbcd430c8b584c95 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:33 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:10 p.m.