Triple
T3675723
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Infinite Jest |
E77986
|
entity |
| Predicate | featuresConcept |
P531
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
the Entertainment (lethal film cartridge)
The Entertainment is a fictional, lethally addictive film cartridge in David Foster Wallace’s novel *Infinite Jest*, so compelling that viewers lose all desire to do anything but keep watching.
|
E378544
|
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 Entertainment (lethal film cartridge) | Statement: [Infinite Jest, featuresConcept, the Entertainment (lethal film cartridge)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the Entertainment (lethal film cartridge) Context triple: [Infinite Jest, featuresConcept, the Entertainment (lethal film cartridge)]
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A.
Detonator
Detonator is a high-thrill drop tower ride located at the Worlds of Fun amusement park in Kansas City, Missouri.
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B.
Eliminator
Eliminator is a high-performance, sport-oriented trim package of the Mercury Cougar muscle car, known for its powerful engines and distinctive styling.
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C.
Weapon of Choice
Weapon of Choice is a hit song by British DJ and producer Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim, famous for its funk-driven sound and its iconic music video featuring actor Christopher Walken dancing and flying through a hotel.
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D.
Shotgun
"Shotgun" is a 1955 American Western film starring Sterling Hayden as a lawman pursuing outlaws across rugged frontier territory.
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E.
TNT
TNT is an American cable television network known for airing sports, movies, and original drama programming.
- 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 Entertainment (lethal film cartridge) Triple: [Infinite Jest, featuresConcept, the Entertainment (lethal film cartridge)]
Generated description
The Entertainment is a fictional, lethally addictive film cartridge in David Foster Wallace’s novel *Infinite Jest*, so compelling that viewers lose all desire to do anything but keep watching.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the Entertainment (lethal film cartridge) Target entity description: The Entertainment is a fictional, lethally addictive film cartridge in David Foster Wallace’s novel *Infinite Jest*, so compelling that viewers lose all desire to do anything but keep watching.
-
A.
Detonator
Detonator is a high-thrill drop tower ride located at the Worlds of Fun amusement park in Kansas City, Missouri.
-
B.
Eliminator
Eliminator is a high-performance, sport-oriented trim package of the Mercury Cougar muscle car, known for its powerful engines and distinctive styling.
-
C.
Weapon of Choice
Weapon of Choice is a hit song by British DJ and producer Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim, famous for its funk-driven sound and its iconic music video featuring actor Christopher Walken dancing and flying through a hotel.
-
D.
Shotgun
"Shotgun" is a 1955 American Western film starring Sterling Hayden as a lawman pursuing outlaws across rugged frontier territory.
-
E.
TNT
TNT is an American cable television network known for airing sports, movies, and original drama programming.
- 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_69ad85e083008190b2e1b7085fe500bd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adc462ffdc8190896e9f98f648e2f3 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b48856b7d481909d9cc32586d61d44 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 9:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b489b0de348190a339affb0d59e4b3 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 10:03 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b4bc976fc881909a067b73002c5305 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 1:40 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:25 p.m.