Triple
T6920708
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | White Teeth |
E160176
|
entity |
| Predicate | character |
P662
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Marcus Chalfen
Marcus Chalfen is an intellectually driven, liberal-minded academic and patriarch in Zadie Smith’s novel "White Teeth," whose experimental parenting and ideological convictions profoundly shape the lives of his family and their friends.
|
E630043
|
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: Marcus Chalfen | Statement: [White Teeth, character, Marcus Chalfen]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marcus Chalfen Context triple: [White Teeth, character, Marcus Chalfen]
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A.
Harry D. Edwards
Harry D. Edwards was an American film director active during the silent and early sound eras, known for his work on comedy shorts and features.
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B.
Michael Lerner
Michael Lerner was an American character actor known for his prolific film and television career, including an Academy Award–nominated role in "Barton Fink."
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C.
Theodore Vierra
Theodore Vierra was a Hawaiian architect and developer known for his influential role in shaping mid-20th-century commercial and urban projects in Honolulu.
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D.
Michael Alan Lerner
Michael Alan Lerner is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the acclaimed biographical drama film "Love & Mercy" about Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson.
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E.
C. L. Dellums
C. L. Dellums was a prominent African American labor leader and civil rights activist who helped advance Black workers’ rights and racial equality in the United States.
- 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: Marcus Chalfen Triple: [White Teeth, character, Marcus Chalfen]
Generated description
Marcus Chalfen is an intellectually driven, liberal-minded academic and patriarch in Zadie Smith’s novel "White Teeth," whose experimental parenting and ideological convictions profoundly shape the lives of his family and their friends.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marcus Chalfen Target entity description: Marcus Chalfen is an intellectually driven, liberal-minded academic and patriarch in Zadie Smith’s novel "White Teeth," whose experimental parenting and ideological convictions profoundly shape the lives of his family and their friends.
-
A.
Harry D. Edwards
Harry D. Edwards was an American film director active during the silent and early sound eras, known for his work on comedy shorts and features.
-
B.
Michael Lerner
Michael Lerner was an American character actor known for his prolific film and television career, including an Academy Award–nominated role in "Barton Fink."
-
C.
Theodore Vierra
Theodore Vierra was a Hawaiian architect and developer known for his influential role in shaping mid-20th-century commercial and urban projects in Honolulu.
-
D.
Michael Alan Lerner
Michael Alan Lerner is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the acclaimed biographical drama film "Love & Mercy" about Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson.
-
E.
C. L. Dellums
C. L. Dellums was a prominent African American labor leader and civil rights activist who helped advance Black workers’ rights and racial equality in the United States.
- 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_69c6884d350081908d8a970e4d40ad78 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6d9fa452c8190b2bea2d47309c889 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c751345edc8190ab0f34120a42571e |
completed | March 28, 2026, 3:55 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c751abed548190ac2152acd3029d2d |
completed | March 28, 2026, 3:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7558dd72081909af14d319ce01ff6 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 4:14 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:26 p.m.