Triple
T11491775
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Michael McDowell |
E272430
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Toplin
Toplin is a darkly surreal horror novel by Michael McDowell that follows the disturbed inner life of an unreliable narrator descending into madness.
|
E928944
|
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: Toplin | Statement: [Michael McDowell, notableWork, Toplin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Toplin Context triple: [Michael McDowell, notableWork, Toplin]
-
A.
Topes
"Topes" is a commonly used nickname for the Albuquerque Isotopes, a Minor League Baseball team based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
-
B.
Topino
Topino is a river in central Italy that flows through the Umbria region before joining the Chiascio River.
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C.
Troulos
Troulos is a small coastal village and popular beach resort on the Greek island of Skiathos in the Sporades.
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D.
Polton
Polton is a small village in Midlothian, Scotland, situated near the River North Esk and historically associated with paper milling.
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E.
Patnitop
Patnitop is a scenic hill station in the Jammu region of India, known for its panoramic views of the Himalayas, pleasant climate, and opportunities for trekking and winter sports.
- 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: Toplin Triple: [Michael McDowell, notableWork, Toplin]
Generated description
Toplin is a darkly surreal horror novel by Michael McDowell that follows the disturbed inner life of an unreliable narrator descending into madness.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Toplin Target entity description: Toplin is a darkly surreal horror novel by Michael McDowell that follows the disturbed inner life of an unreliable narrator descending into madness.
-
A.
Topes
"Topes" is a commonly used nickname for the Albuquerque Isotopes, a Minor League Baseball team based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
-
B.
Topino
Topino is a river in central Italy that flows through the Umbria region before joining the Chiascio River.
-
C.
Troulos
Troulos is a small coastal village and popular beach resort on the Greek island of Skiathos in the Sporades.
-
D.
Polton
Polton is a small village in Midlothian, Scotland, situated near the River North Esk and historically associated with paper milling.
-
E.
Patnitop
Patnitop is a scenic hill station in the Jammu region of India, known for its panoramic views of the Himalayas, pleasant climate, and opportunities for trekking and winter sports.
- 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_69d6aae1b09881909ce2ded3fa0c14fa |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d85a21fb048190acb0960aefd4fe0a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:02 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e6047d95548190b445aa3b4f1e71cc |
completed | April 20, 2026, 10:48 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e610a6de0c8190aabda7ef7b7063a6 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 11:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e61842b8848190b454cee480c69f7a |
completed | April 20, 2026, 12:12 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:36 p.m.