Triple
T8361615
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Button, Button |
E197019
|
entity |
| Predicate | antagonist |
P4675
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mr. Steward
Mr. Steward is a mysterious and morally ambiguous figure who tempts a couple with a life-altering, ethically fraught offer in Richard Matheson’s short story “Button, Button.”
|
E729018
|
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: Mr. Steward | Statement: [Button, Button, antagonist, Mr. Steward]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mr. Steward Context triple: [Button, Button, antagonist, Mr. Steward]
-
A.
Mr. McFeely
Mr. McFeely is the speedy, friendly delivery man on the children's television show "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," known for his catchphrase "Speedy Delivery!"
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B.
Mr. Tappitt
Mr. Tappitt is a fictional character in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Rachel Ray," serving as one of the townspeople involved in the social and romantic intrigues of the story.
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C.
Mr. Fletcher
Mr. Fletcher is the video store owner in the comedy film "Be Kind Rewind," around whose struggling VHS rental shop the movie’s events and homemade remakes revolve.
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D.
Mr. Porter
Mr. Porter is an American hip-hop producer and rapper best known as a longtime member of D12 and frequent collaborator of Eminem.
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E.
Jervis McEntee
Jervis McEntee was a 19th-century American landscape painter associated with the Hudson River School, known for his poetic, melancholic depictions of nature.
- 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: Mr. Steward Triple: [Button, Button, antagonist, Mr. Steward]
Generated description
Mr. Steward is a mysterious and morally ambiguous figure who tempts a couple with a life-altering, ethically fraught offer in Richard Matheson’s short story “Button, Button.”
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mr. Steward Target entity description: Mr. Steward is a mysterious and morally ambiguous figure who tempts a couple with a life-altering, ethically fraught offer in Richard Matheson’s short story “Button, Button.”
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A.
Mr. McFeely
Mr. McFeely is the speedy, friendly delivery man on the children's television show "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," known for his catchphrase "Speedy Delivery!"
-
B.
Mr. Tappitt
Mr. Tappitt is a fictional character in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Rachel Ray," serving as one of the townspeople involved in the social and romantic intrigues of the story.
-
C.
Mr. Fletcher
Mr. Fletcher is the video store owner in the comedy film "Be Kind Rewind," around whose struggling VHS rental shop the movie’s events and homemade remakes revolve.
-
D.
Mr. Porter
Mr. Porter is an American hip-hop producer and rapper best known as a longtime member of D12 and frequent collaborator of Eminem.
-
E.
Jervis McEntee
Jervis McEntee was a 19th-century American landscape painter associated with the Hudson River School, known for his poetic, melancholic depictions of nature.
- 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_69ca82f2dbe48190aba982e75a0d94de |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb8074e4588190b394d1622adca2cb |
completed | March 31, 2026, 8:06 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cdc77cf2ac8190a1c5b618fd64da73 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 1:33 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cdcc872cc081909c75b3fb08b03e3f |
completed | April 2, 2026, 1:55 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cdd15b53748190966a94b7e8c04880 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 2:15 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6 p.m.