Triple
T6126734
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Water for Elephants |
E136612
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Jacob Jankowski
Jacob Jankowski is a young veterinary student-turned-circus worker during the Great Depression whose experiences of love, loss, and moral conflict drive the narrative of *Water for Elephants*.
|
E570582
|
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: Jacob Jankowski | Statement: [Water for Elephants, mainCharacter, Jacob Jankowski]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jacob Jankowski Context triple: [Water for Elephants, mainCharacter, Jacob Jankowski]
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A.
Jake Kiszka
Jake Kiszka is the lead guitarist and a founding member of the American rock band Greta Van Fleet, known for his blues-influenced, classic rock-inspired playing style.
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B.
Justin Zanik
Justin Zanik is an American basketball executive best known for serving as the general manager of the NBA’s Utah Jazz, where he oversees the team’s roster construction and basketball operations.
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C.
Austin Winkler
Austin Winkler is an American rock singer best known as the former lead vocalist and founding member of the band Hinder.
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D.
Trent Baalke
Trent Baalke is an American football executive best known for his tenure as an NFL general manager, including leading front offices for multiple franchises.
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E.
Thomas Wincek
Thomas Wincek is an American musician and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work in experimental and indie rock projects, including as a member of Volcano Choir.
- 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: Jacob Jankowski Triple: [Water for Elephants, mainCharacter, Jacob Jankowski]
Generated description
Jacob Jankowski is a young veterinary student-turned-circus worker during the Great Depression whose experiences of love, loss, and moral conflict drive the narrative of *Water for Elephants*.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jacob Jankowski Target entity description: Jacob Jankowski is a young veterinary student-turned-circus worker during the Great Depression whose experiences of love, loss, and moral conflict drive the narrative of *Water for Elephants*.
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A.
Jake Kiszka
Jake Kiszka is the lead guitarist and a founding member of the American rock band Greta Van Fleet, known for his blues-influenced, classic rock-inspired playing style.
-
B.
Justin Zanik
Justin Zanik is an American basketball executive best known for serving as the general manager of the NBA’s Utah Jazz, where he oversees the team’s roster construction and basketball operations.
-
C.
Austin Winkler
Austin Winkler is an American rock singer best known as the former lead vocalist and founding member of the band Hinder.
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D.
Trent Baalke
Trent Baalke is an American football executive best known for his tenure as an NFL general manager, including leading front offices for multiple franchises.
-
E.
Thomas Wincek
Thomas Wincek is an American musician and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work in experimental and indie rock projects, including as a member of Volcano Choir.
- 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_69c008a0a37c81908e5b4f879158afb3 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c05c2a13a48190b80e11d58fc87c8a |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c135c44f008190bdef195511fe1111 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 12:44 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c137c122d4819089c6ffc2e0cbaf54 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 12:53 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c138247e2c8190b6c2aabbd36ad9c0 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:15 p.m.