Triple
T3860075
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | In Dubious Battle |
E90112
|
entity |
| Predicate | protagonist |
P268
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Jim Nolan
Jim Nolan is the idealistic young labor organizer who becomes radicalized and leads a fruit pickers' strike in John Steinbeck's novel "In Dubious Battle."
|
E394542
|
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: Jim Nolan | Statement: [In Dubious Battle, protagonist, Jim Nolan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jim Nolan Context triple: [In Dubious Battle, protagonist, Jim Nolan]
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A.
Mike Nolan
Mike Nolan is a name shared by several notable individuals, including a British singer from the pop group Bucks Fizz and various sports coaches and players.
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B.
Shawn Ryan
Shawn Ryan is an American television producer and writer best known for creating the acclaimed crime drama series "The Shield" and producing several other notable TV shows.
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C.
Tom Noonan
Tom Noonan is an American character actor, writer, and director known for his distinctive, often menacing roles in films such as "Manhunter," "Last Action Hero," and "Synecdoche, New York."
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D.
Eric Mangini
Eric Mangini is an American football coach best known for serving as head coach of the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns in the NFL.
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E.
Steven Dillingham
Steven Dillingham is an American government official who served as Director of the U.S. Census Bureau during the 2020 United States census.
- 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: Jim Nolan Triple: [In Dubious Battle, protagonist, Jim Nolan]
Generated description
Jim Nolan is the idealistic young labor organizer who becomes radicalized and leads a fruit pickers' strike in John Steinbeck's novel "In Dubious Battle."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jim Nolan Target entity description: Jim Nolan is the idealistic young labor organizer who becomes radicalized and leads a fruit pickers' strike in John Steinbeck's novel "In Dubious Battle."
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A.
Mike Nolan
Mike Nolan is a name shared by several notable individuals, including a British singer from the pop group Bucks Fizz and various sports coaches and players.
-
B.
Shawn Ryan
Shawn Ryan is an American television producer and writer best known for creating the acclaimed crime drama series "The Shield" and producing several other notable TV shows.
-
C.
Tom Noonan
Tom Noonan is an American character actor, writer, and director known for his distinctive, often menacing roles in films such as "Manhunter," "Last Action Hero," and "Synecdoche, New York."
-
D.
Eric Mangini
Eric Mangini is an American football coach best known for serving as head coach of the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns in the NFL.
-
E.
Steven Dillingham
Steven Dillingham is an American government official who served as Director of the U.S. Census Bureau during the 2020 United States census.
- 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_69aed95b3c088190a8f85d19e6070599 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeec1ff39c8190b83a88abd840a0e3 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b512348fe88190b5ae942809732b76 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 7:45 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b513013db481908f8fb5f56470c0d0 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 7:49 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5137200a08190bd2a78398e03803e |
completed | March 14, 2026, 7:51 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:19 p.m.