Triple
T6126736
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Water for Elephants |
E136612
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
August Rosenbluth
August Rosenbluth is the charismatic yet cruel animal trainer and circus manager who serves as the primary antagonist in Sara Gruen’s novel "Water for Elephants."
|
E634381
|
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: August Rosenbluth | Statement: [Water for Elephants, mainCharacter, August Rosenbluth]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: August Rosenbluth Context triple: [Water for Elephants, mainCharacter, August Rosenbluth]
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A.
Donald Rosenfeld
Donald Rosenfeld is an American film producer known for his work on acclaimed independent and art-house films, including collaborations with prominent directors and projects like "Effie Gray."
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B.
M. Edgar Rosenblum
M. Edgar Rosenblum was a prominent American theater producer and arts administrator best known for his leadership in regional theater development.
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C.
Herb Jaffe
Herb Jaffe was an American film producer known for his work on genre films, including the cult horror classic "Fright Night" (1985).
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D.
Joseph E. Levine
Joseph E. Levine was an influential American film producer and distributor known for aggressively marketing and popularizing both foreign and domestic films in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Ralph Berkowitz
Ralph Berkowitz was an American pianist, accompanist, and arts administrator known for his influential work in classical music performance and education.
- 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: August Rosenbluth Triple: [Water for Elephants, mainCharacter, August Rosenbluth]
Generated description
August Rosenbluth is the charismatic yet cruel animal trainer and circus manager who serves as the primary antagonist in Sara Gruen’s novel "Water for Elephants."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: August Rosenbluth Target entity description: August Rosenbluth is the charismatic yet cruel animal trainer and circus manager who serves as the primary antagonist in Sara Gruen’s novel "Water for Elephants."
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A.
Donald Rosenfeld
Donald Rosenfeld is an American film producer known for his work on acclaimed independent and art-house films, including collaborations with prominent directors and projects like "Effie Gray."
-
B.
M. Edgar Rosenblum
M. Edgar Rosenblum was a prominent American theater producer and arts administrator best known for his leadership in regional theater development.
-
C.
Herb Jaffe
Herb Jaffe was an American film producer known for his work on genre films, including the cult horror classic "Fright Night" (1985).
-
D.
Joseph E. Levine
Joseph E. Levine was an influential American film producer and distributor known for aggressively marketing and popularizing both foreign and domestic films in the mid-20th century.
-
E.
Ralph Berkowitz
Ralph Berkowitz was an American pianist, accompanist, and arts administrator known for his influential work in classical music performance and education.
- 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_69c769d6f40c8190a59df50d44c50cea |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:40 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c76bfc62e08190868bc15773aa1fbd |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:49 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c76c2dfea881909e8d3577db0d6bc4 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:50 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:15 p.m.