Triple
T3000010
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thus Spoke Zarathustra |
E81161
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCharacter |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
the last man
The last man is a symbolic figure in Nietzsche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" representing a complacent, comfort-seeking, and spiritually stagnant human type that contrasts with the striving, self-overcoming ideal of the Übermensch.
|
E318806
|
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: the last man | Statement: [Thus Spoke Zarathustra, hasCharacter, the last man]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the last man Context triple: [Thus Spoke Zarathustra, hasCharacter, the last man]
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A.
Y: The Last Man
Y: The Last Man is a post-apocalyptic science fiction comic book series (and later TV adaptation) about the lone surviving man and his monkey after a mysterious event wipes out every other male mammal on Earth.
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B.
The Last Man
The Last Man is a pioneering 1826 science fiction novel by Mary Shelley that portrays a future world devastated by plague and explores themes of isolation, loss, and the end of humanity.
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C.
Last to Die
Last to Die is a Magic: The Gathering card, likely a creature or spell, associated with the Magic game universe.
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D.
Last Rites
Last Rites is a traditional set of Catholic sacramental practices given to a gravely ill or dying person to prepare their soul for death.
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E.
Das letzte Jahr
Das letzte Jahr is a work by German writer and actress Erika Mann, known for its reflection of the political and personal upheavals surrounding exile and the rise of Nazism.
- 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: the last man Triple: [Thus Spoke Zarathustra, hasCharacter, the last man]
Generated description
The last man is a symbolic figure in Nietzsche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" representing a complacent, comfort-seeking, and spiritually stagnant human type that contrasts with the striving, self-overcoming ideal of the Übermensch.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the last man Target entity description: The last man is a symbolic figure in Nietzsche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" representing a complacent, comfort-seeking, and spiritually stagnant human type that contrasts with the striving, self-overcoming ideal of the Übermensch.
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A.
Y: The Last Man
Y: The Last Man is a post-apocalyptic science fiction comic book series (and later TV adaptation) about the lone surviving man and his monkey after a mysterious event wipes out every other male mammal on Earth.
-
B.
The Last Man
The Last Man is a pioneering 1826 science fiction novel by Mary Shelley that portrays a future world devastated by plague and explores themes of isolation, loss, and the end of humanity.
-
C.
Last to Die
Last to Die is a Magic: The Gathering card, likely a creature or spell, associated with the Magic game universe.
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D.
Last Rites
Last Rites is a traditional set of Catholic sacramental practices given to a gravely ill or dying person to prepare their soul for death.
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E.
Das letzte Jahr
Das letzte Jahr is a work by German writer and actress Erika Mann, known for its reflection of the political and personal upheavals surrounding exile and the rise of Nazism.
- 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_69ad8b187fc8819085914d3c9ea3142d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ad99f8eb248190b50fd539a06a5a62 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b12e4b54188190bf900bf10061a57a |
completed | March 11, 2026, 8:56 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b12f188c7c81908d1d575252dc4bda |
completed | March 11, 2026, 9 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b1c9bccb3081909e6869b5cba68117 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 7:59 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 2:59 p.m.