Triple

T10453761
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Toby Esterhase E246498 entity
Predicate fictionalUniverse P3758 FINISHED
Object George Smiley series
The George Smiley series is a collection of espionage novels by John le Carré centered on the introspective British intelligence officer George Smiley and his intricate battles within the world of Cold War spying.
E48068 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: George Smiley series | Statement: [Toby Esterhase, fictionalUniverse, George Smiley series]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George Smiley series
Context triple: [Toby Esterhase, fictionalUniverse, George Smiley series]
  • A. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (novel)
    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 1974 Cold War espionage novel by John le Carré that follows retired intelligence officer George Smiley as he hunts for a Soviet mole inside the British Secret Service.
  • B. George Smiley
    George Smiley is a quiet, brilliant British intelligence officer in John le Carré’s spy novels, known for his understated demeanor, moral complexity, and skill at uncovering traitors within the secret service.
  • C. Smiley’s People (novel)
    Smiley’s People is a Cold War espionage novel by John le Carré that concludes the Karla Trilogy, following spymaster George Smiley as he investigates the death of a former agent and confronts his Soviet nemesis.
  • D. A Perfect Spy
    A Perfect Spy is a 1986 espionage novel by John le Carré that explores identity, betrayal, and loyalty through the life of a deeply conflicted British intelligence officer.
  • E. The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
    The Secret Life of Ian Fleming is a 1990 British television film dramatizing the adventurous wartime experiences and personal life of James Bond creator Ian Fleming.
  • 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: George Smiley series
Triple: [Toby Esterhase, fictionalUniverse, George Smiley series]
Generated description
The George Smiley series is a collection of espionage novels by John le Carré centered on the introspective British intelligence officer George Smiley and his intricate battles within the world of Cold War spying.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George Smiley series
Target entity description: The George Smiley series is a collection of espionage novels by John le Carré centered on the introspective British intelligence officer George Smiley and his intricate battles within the world of Cold War spying.
  • A. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (novel)
    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 1974 Cold War espionage novel by John le Carré that follows retired intelligence officer George Smiley as he hunts for a Soviet mole inside the British Secret Service.
  • B. George Smiley chosen
    George Smiley is a quiet, brilliant British intelligence officer in John le Carré’s spy novels, known for his understated demeanor, moral complexity, and skill at uncovering traitors within the secret service.
  • C. Smiley’s People (novel)
    Smiley’s People is a Cold War espionage novel by John le Carré that concludes the Karla Trilogy, following spymaster George Smiley as he investigates the death of a former agent and confronts his Soviet nemesis.
  • D. A Perfect Spy
    A Perfect Spy is a 1986 espionage novel by John le Carré that explores identity, betrayal, and loyalty through the life of a deeply conflicted British intelligence officer.
  • E. The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
    The Secret Life of Ian Fleming is a 1990 British television film dramatizing the adventurous wartime experiences and personal life of James Bond creator Ian Fleming.
  • F. None of above.

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_69d381c04fe08190957c26c526a3b05a completed April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d4fe0d73d48190acb687b96918e0cf completed April 7, 2026, 12:52 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d8dc4fbc3481909b214137f26e243b completed April 10, 2026, 11:17 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d8e8c683608190aa4333ed38e79f53 completed April 10, 2026, 12:10 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d901c7684c8190837ed9ef0c2428af completed April 10, 2026, 1:57 p.m.
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:17 p.m.