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.
  • 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
  • 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.