Triple
T10808503
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alistair MacLean |
E255029
|
entity |
| Predicate | name |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Alistair MacLean |
E255029
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Alistair MacLean | Statement: [Alistair MacLean, name, Alistair MacLean]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alistair MacLean Context triple: [Alistair MacLean, name, Alistair MacLean]
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A.
Alistair MacLean
chosen
Alistair MacLean was a Scottish novelist best known for his fast-paced World War II and Cold War adventure thrillers, many of which were adapted into popular films.
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B.
Jack Higgins
Jack Higgins was a bestselling British thriller novelist, best known for his World War II espionage novel "The Eagle Has Landed."
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C.
Frederick Forsyth
Frederick Forsyth is a British thriller writer renowned for his meticulously researched, politically charged novels such as "The Day of the Jackal."
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D.
Irving Wallace
Irving Wallace was an American novelist and screenwriter known for his bestselling, often controversial, popular fiction exploring sexuality, power, and social issues.
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E.
Len Deighton
Len Deighton is a British author and historian best known for his spy novels, including "The IPCRESS File," and his influential works on military history.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d6aa61c15c8190a1839550c56e75e1 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d733b60c6481909b043565a65f996d |
completed | April 9, 2026, 5:05 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69de8513fe0881909d6833c85aac03a8 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 6:19 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:18 p.m.