Triple
T11465723
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tales of the City |
E271774
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Armistead Maupin
Armistead Maupin is an American writer best known for his groundbreaking "Tales of the City" series, which chronicles the lives of a diverse group of characters in San Francisco.
|
E927973
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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: Armistead Maupin | Statement: [Tales of the City, author, Armistead Maupin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Armistead Maupin Context triple: [Tales of the City, author, Armistead Maupin]
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A.
Dennis Cooper
Dennis Cooper is an American novelist, poet, and critic known for his transgressive, minimalist fiction exploring youth, sexuality, and violence.
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B.
Ian Blume
Ian Blume is a film editor known for his work on the drama feature "Ben Is Back."
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C.
Red Grooms
Red Grooms is an American multimedia artist known for his colorful, cartoonish, and immersive pop-art installations and cityscapes that blend painting, sculpture, and performance.
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D.
Terry Dubrow
Terry Dubrow is an American plastic surgeon and television personality best known for co-hosting the reality series "Botched" and appearing on various other medical and lifestyle TV shows.
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E.
Randy Shilts
Randy Shilts was an American journalist and author known for his pioneering coverage of the AIDS crisis and LGBTQ issues, particularly through his influential book "And the Band Played On."
- 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: Armistead Maupin Triple: [Tales of the City, author, Armistead Maupin]
Generated description
Armistead Maupin is an American writer best known for his groundbreaking "Tales of the City" series, which chronicles the lives of a diverse group of characters in San Francisco.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Armistead Maupin Target entity description: Armistead Maupin is an American writer best known for his groundbreaking "Tales of the City" series, which chronicles the lives of a diverse group of characters in San Francisco.
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A.
Dennis Cooper
Dennis Cooper is an American novelist, poet, and critic known for his transgressive, minimalist fiction exploring youth, sexuality, and violence.
-
B.
Ian Blume
Ian Blume is a film editor known for his work on the drama feature "Ben Is Back."
-
C.
Red Grooms
Red Grooms is an American multimedia artist known for his colorful, cartoonish, and immersive pop-art installations and cityscapes that blend painting, sculpture, and performance.
-
D.
Terry Dubrow
Terry Dubrow is an American plastic surgeon and television personality best known for co-hosting the reality series "Botched" and appearing on various other medical and lifestyle TV shows.
-
E.
Randy Shilts
Randy Shilts was an American journalist and author known for his pioneering coverage of the AIDS crisis and LGBTQ issues, particularly through his influential book "And the Band Played On."
- 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_69d6aae0c8d881908a5a360c0be3242e |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d822f5eb988190b309b8e309f6d1a5 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e5e9377ff4819096971a77e0181eaf |
completed | April 20, 2026, 8:52 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e5f1593c2c8190885f80ad5eeba3ec |
completed | April 20, 2026, 9:26 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e5f87bbd988190ac388a3c34b2e95a |
completed | April 20, 2026, 9:57 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:35 p.m.