Triple

T12071478
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Manès Sperber E287434 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Like a Tear in the Ocean
Like a Tear in the Ocean is a multi-volume autobiographical novel cycle by Manès Sperber that portrays the moral and political struggles of European intellectuals amid the rise of totalitarianism in the 20th century.
 E967389 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: Like a Tear in the Ocean | Statement: [Manès Sperber, notableWork, Like a Tear in the Ocean]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Like a Tear in the Ocean
Context triple: [Manès Sperber, notableWork, Like a Tear in the Ocean]
  • A. Ocean of Tears
    "Ocean of Tears" is a song by the American experimental pop group Code Red.
  • B. Ocean of Soul
    Ocean of Soul is the renowned marching band of Texas Southern University, celebrated for its powerful sound, dynamic performances, and show-style marching tradition.
  • C. A Teardrop to the Sea
    A Teardrop to the Sea is a song by Bon Jovi from their 2015 album "Burning Bridges."
  • D. Like the Sea
    "Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
  • E. Heart of the Matter
    "Heart of the Matter" is a song featured on the album *What About Me*.
  • 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: Like a Tear in the Ocean
Triple: [Manès Sperber, notableWork, Like a Tear in the Ocean]
Generated description
Like a Tear in the Ocean is a multi-volume autobiographical novel cycle by Manès Sperber that portrays the moral and political struggles of European intellectuals amid the rise of totalitarianism in the 20th century.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Like a Tear in the Ocean
Target entity description: Like a Tear in the Ocean is a multi-volume autobiographical novel cycle by Manès Sperber that portrays the moral and political struggles of European intellectuals amid the rise of totalitarianism in the 20th century.
  • A. Ocean of Tears
    "Ocean of Tears" is a song by the American experimental pop group Code Red.
  • B. Ocean of Soul
    Ocean of Soul is the renowned marching band of Texas Southern University, celebrated for its powerful sound, dynamic performances, and show-style marching tradition.
  • C. A Teardrop to the Sea
    A Teardrop to the Sea is a song by Bon Jovi from their 2015 album "Burning Bridges."
  • D. Like the Sea
    "Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
  • E. Heart of the Matter
    "Heart of the Matter" is a song featured on the album *What About Me*.
  • 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_69d6ab4846e081908ee7bbd66a6d3459 completed April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d9045a507081909070ea37173d6f97 completed April 10, 2026, 2:08 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f5f65ccc788190942e16c56f2a495f completed May 2, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f60335285c819089f69472b2e48130 completed May 2, 2026, 1:59 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f60410ce0481908b2deb7522a3ec00 completed May 2, 2026, 2:02 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:48 p.m.