Triple
T4363229
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | David Bowie |
E98709
|
entity |
| Predicate | alterEgo |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Thin White Duke
The Thin White Duke is a theatrical, emotionally detached persona created and performed by David Bowie during his mid-1970s period, often associated with a stark, stylish appearance and darker thematic material.
|
E67874
|
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 Thin White Duke | Statement: [David Bowie, alterEgo, The Thin White Duke]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Thin White Duke Context triple: [David Bowie, alterEgo, The Thin White Duke]
-
A.
Black Magpie
Black Magpie is the English meaning of the German river name "Schwarze Elster," referring to a dark-colored magpie.
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B.
Ask the Dust
Ask the Dust is a 2006 romantic drama film adaptation of John Fante’s novel, starring Salma Hayek and Colin Farrell in Depression-era Los Angeles.
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C.
Velvet Goldmine
Velvet Goldmine is a 1998 glam rock–themed drama film directed by Todd Haynes that explores identity, sexuality, and fame through the rise and fall of a fictional rock star in 1970s Britain.
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D.
Ashes to Ashes
Ashes to Ashes is a late, enigmatic stage play by Harold Pinter that explores memory, guilt, and complicity through fragmented dialogue and unsettling power dynamics between two characters.
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E.
Ashes to Ashes
Ashes to Ashes is a British science fiction crime drama television series that serves as a sequel to Life on Mars, following a modern-day detective who finds herself transported back to the 1980s.
- 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 Thin White Duke Triple: [David Bowie, alterEgo, The Thin White Duke]
Generated description
The Thin White Duke is a theatrical, emotionally detached persona created and performed by David Bowie during his mid-1970s period, often associated with a stark, stylish appearance and darker thematic material.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Thin White Duke Target entity description: The Thin White Duke is a theatrical, emotionally detached persona created and performed by David Bowie during his mid-1970s period, often associated with a stark, stylish appearance and darker thematic material.
-
A.
Black Magpie
Black Magpie is the English meaning of the German river name "Schwarze Elster," referring to a dark-colored magpie.
-
B.
Ask the Dust
Ask the Dust is a 2006 romantic drama film adaptation of John Fante’s novel, starring Salma Hayek and Colin Farrell in Depression-era Los Angeles.
-
C.
Velvet Goldmine
chosen
Velvet Goldmine is a 1998 glam rock–themed drama film directed by Todd Haynes that explores identity, sexuality, and fame through the rise and fall of a fictional rock star in 1970s Britain.
-
D.
Ashes to Ashes
Ashes to Ashes is a late, enigmatic stage play by Harold Pinter that explores memory, guilt, and complicity through fragmented dialogue and unsettling power dynamics between two characters.
-
E.
Ashes to Ashes
Ashes to Ashes is a British science fiction crime drama television series that serves as a sequel to Life on Mars, following a modern-day detective who finds herself transported back to the 1980s.
- F. None of above.
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_69b3454c772081908e20173e379e8ebe |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b351e70a748190af6f1b709a0e75e6 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5dbc68534819095ce62645ca79eff |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:05 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5df8336e881908c875b8411c2fe4d |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:21 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5e0ded0288190b615364e9ae10821 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:27 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:16 p.m.