Triple
T9914678
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Donovan's Brain |
E185837
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCharacter |
P2308
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
W.H. Donovan
W.H. Donovan is a brilliant but malevolent millionaire whose disembodied brain exerts sinister psychic control in the science fiction horror story "Donovan's Brain."
|
E829717
|
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: W.H. Donovan | Statement: [Donovan's Brain, hasCharacter, W.H. Donovan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: W.H. Donovan Context triple: [Donovan's Brain, hasCharacter, W.H. Donovan]
-
A.
William F. Nolan
William F. Nolan was an American author best known for co-writing the science fiction novel "Logan's Run" and for his extensive work in horror, fantasy, and genre criticism.
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B.
Walter Donovan
Walter Donovan is a wealthy and duplicitous American businessman who serves as a primary antagonist in the film "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," orchestrating the search for the Holy Grail in alliance with the Nazis.
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C.
L. W. O’Connell
L. W. O’Connell was a pioneering cinematographer best known as the founder of the American Society of Cinematographers, a key professional organization in the film industry.
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D.
Delmar O’Donnell
Delmar O’Donnell is a naive but good-hearted escaped convict and one of the three central companions in the Coen brothers’ film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?".
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E.
Joseph McHardy
Joseph McHardy is a musician and choral director known for his work with prominent British church and cathedral choirs.
- 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: W.H. Donovan Triple: [Donovan's Brain, hasCharacter, W.H. Donovan]
Generated description
W.H. Donovan is a brilliant but malevolent millionaire whose disembodied brain exerts sinister psychic control in the science fiction horror story "Donovan's Brain."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: W.H. Donovan Target entity description: W.H. Donovan is a brilliant but malevolent millionaire whose disembodied brain exerts sinister psychic control in the science fiction horror story "Donovan's Brain."
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A.
William F. Nolan
William F. Nolan was an American author best known for co-writing the science fiction novel "Logan's Run" and for his extensive work in horror, fantasy, and genre criticism.
-
B.
Walter Donovan
Walter Donovan is a wealthy and duplicitous American businessman who serves as a primary antagonist in the film "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," orchestrating the search for the Holy Grail in alliance with the Nazis.
-
C.
L. W. O’Connell
L. W. O’Connell was a pioneering cinematographer best known as the founder of the American Society of Cinematographers, a key professional organization in the film industry.
-
D.
Delmar O’Donnell
Delmar O’Donnell is a naive but good-hearted escaped convict and one of the three central companions in the Coen brothers’ film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?".
-
E.
Joseph McHardy
Joseph McHardy is a musician and choral director known for his work with prominent British church and cathedral choirs.
- 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_69ca829b45f481909040f7b99a1976ed |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdb53ba1ac8190ba655133b81596d7 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:15 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d20dd82edc8190b405a3969864af77 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 7:23 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d20ed1f69c819099faa881a9a4368d |
completed | April 5, 2026, 7:27 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d212e3b864819092b8464f5a5ab696 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 7:44 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:41 p.m.