Triple
T2903107
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Inherent Vice |
E62695
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCharacter |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Shasta Fay Hepworth
Shasta Fay Hepworth is a mysterious and alluring former girlfriend of private investigator Doc Sportello in Thomas Pynchon's novel "Inherent Vice."
|
E309703
|
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: Shasta Fay Hepworth | Statement: [Inherent Vice, hasCharacter, Shasta Fay Hepworth]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shasta Fay Hepworth Context triple: [Inherent Vice, hasCharacter, Shasta Fay Hepworth]
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A.
Fay Hauser
Fay Hauser is an American actress and director known for her work in film and television since the 1970s, including roles in notable dramas and comedies.
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B.
Kate Wollman
Kate Wollman was a philanthropist whose donation funded the construction of the famous Wollman Rink in New York City's Central Park.
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C.
Elinor Junkin
Elinor Junkin was the first wife of Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, who died young shortly after their marriage in the 1850s.
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D.
Elizabeth Paepcke
Elizabeth Paepcke was an American philanthropist and cultural visionary who, with her husband Walter, played a central role in transforming Aspen, Colorado into an international center for arts, ideas, and intellectual dialogue.
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E.
Elsa Walsh
Elsa Walsh is an American journalist and author known for her work at The Washington Post and The New Yorker, as well as her book "Divided Lives."
- 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: Shasta Fay Hepworth Triple: [Inherent Vice, hasCharacter, Shasta Fay Hepworth]
Generated description
Shasta Fay Hepworth is a mysterious and alluring former girlfriend of private investigator Doc Sportello in Thomas Pynchon's novel "Inherent Vice."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shasta Fay Hepworth Target entity description: Shasta Fay Hepworth is a mysterious and alluring former girlfriend of private investigator Doc Sportello in Thomas Pynchon's novel "Inherent Vice."
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A.
Fay Hauser
Fay Hauser is an American actress and director known for her work in film and television since the 1970s, including roles in notable dramas and comedies.
-
B.
Kate Wollman
Kate Wollman was a philanthropist whose donation funded the construction of the famous Wollman Rink in New York City's Central Park.
-
C.
Elinor Junkin
Elinor Junkin was the first wife of Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, who died young shortly after their marriage in the 1850s.
-
D.
Elizabeth Paepcke
Elizabeth Paepcke was an American philanthropist and cultural visionary who, with her husband Walter, played a central role in transforming Aspen, Colorado into an international center for arts, ideas, and intellectual dialogue.
-
E.
Elsa Walsh
Elsa Walsh is an American journalist and author known for her work at The Washington Post and The New Yorker, as well as her book "Divided Lives."
- 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_69abe0b5546c8190852d9a454e41eee6 |
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.