Triple
T6138608
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bug Jack Barron |
E136899
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCharacter |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Benedict Howards
Benedict Howards is a powerful and manipulative corporate magnate who serves as the primary antagonist in Norman Spinrad’s science fiction novel "Bug Jack Barron."
|
E571643
|
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: Benedict Howards | Statement: [Bug Jack Barron, hasCharacter, Benedict Howards]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benedict Howards Context triple: [Bug Jack Barron, hasCharacter, Benedict Howards]
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A.
Geoffrey Burgon
Geoffrey Burgon was a British composer best known for his evocative film and television scores, including acclaimed work on series such as "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and "Brideshead Revisited."
-
B.
David Holloway
David Holloway is a literary figure best known for serving on the distinguished jury that selected the Booker of Bookers award.
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C.
Philip Sherrard
Philip Sherrard was a British scholar, theologian, and translator best known for his influential English translations of Eastern Orthodox spiritual and theological texts.
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D.
Stephen Harding
Stephen Harding was a 12th-century English monk and third abbot of Cîteaux, renowned as a key architect of the Cistercian Order’s early expansion and spiritual reform.
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E.
A. S. Hutchinson
A. S. Hutchinson was a British novelist best known for his early 20th-century popular fiction, including the bestseller "If Winter Comes."
- 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: Benedict Howards Triple: [Bug Jack Barron, hasCharacter, Benedict Howards]
Generated description
Benedict Howards is a powerful and manipulative corporate magnate who serves as the primary antagonist in Norman Spinrad’s science fiction novel "Bug Jack Barron."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benedict Howards Target entity description: Benedict Howards is a powerful and manipulative corporate magnate who serves as the primary antagonist in Norman Spinrad’s science fiction novel "Bug Jack Barron."
-
A.
Geoffrey Burgon
Geoffrey Burgon was a British composer best known for his evocative film and television scores, including acclaimed work on series such as "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and "Brideshead Revisited."
-
B.
David Holloway
David Holloway is a literary figure best known for serving on the distinguished jury that selected the Booker of Bookers award.
-
C.
Philip Sherrard
Philip Sherrard was a British scholar, theologian, and translator best known for his influential English translations of Eastern Orthodox spiritual and theological texts.
-
D.
Stephen Harding
Stephen Harding was a 12th-century English monk and third abbot of Cîteaux, renowned as a key architect of the Cistercian Order’s early expansion and spiritual reform.
-
E.
A. S. Hutchinson
A. S. Hutchinson was a British novelist best known for his early 20th-century popular fiction, including the bestseller "If Winter Comes."
- 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_69c008a179388190a3b5a081bbf46d55 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c05c855a2481909801de9fd55686a4 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c135e78950819085a2fdd7538af4cb |
completed | March 23, 2026, 12:45 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c138c23b7481909a647ed8565d25f2 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 12:57 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c1391f17d08190952420bff4dd26f9 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 12:59 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:15 p.m.