Triple
T14530326
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ambrose Bierce |
E340893
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Can Such Things Be?
"Can Such Things Be?" is a collection of macabre and supernatural short stories by American writer Ambrose Bierce, showcasing his dark humor and cynical view of human nature.
|
E1104285
|
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: Can Such Things Be? | Statement: [Ambrose Bierce, notableWork, Can Such Things Be?]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Can Such Things Be? Context triple: [Ambrose Bierce, notableWork, Can Such Things Be?]
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A.
The Bounds of Sense
The Bounds of Sense is a major work of analytic philosophy by P. F. Strawson that critically examines and partially reconstructs Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason.
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B.
The Way Things Are
"The Way Things Are" is a track from Fiona Apple's album *When the Pawn...*, showcasing her introspective lyrics and distinctive piano-driven alternative style.
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C.
On What There Is
"On What There Is" is a seminal 1948 philosophical paper by W.V.O. Quine that challenges traditional notions of ontology and argues that a theory’s commitments to what exists are revealed by the bound variables in its quantificational logic.
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D.
Certainly the End of Something or Other, One Would Sort of Have to Think
"Certainly the End of Something or Other, One Would Sort of Have to Think" is a short story by David Foster Wallace included in his essay collection *Consider the Lobster*.
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E.
Reflections on Things at Hand
Reflections on Things at Hand is a classic Neo-Confucian anthology of philosophical writings and commentaries, traditionally attributed to Zhu Xi and his collaborators, that systematizes moral and metaphysical teachings for scholarly self-cultivation.
- 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: Can Such Things Be? Triple: [Ambrose Bierce, notableWork, Can Such Things Be?]
Generated description
"Can Such Things Be?" is a collection of macabre and supernatural short stories by American writer Ambrose Bierce, showcasing his dark humor and cynical view of human nature.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Can Such Things Be? Target entity description: "Can Such Things Be?" is a collection of macabre and supernatural short stories by American writer Ambrose Bierce, showcasing his dark humor and cynical view of human nature.
-
A.
The Bounds of Sense
The Bounds of Sense is a major work of analytic philosophy by P. F. Strawson that critically examines and partially reconstructs Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason.
-
B.
The Way Things Are
"The Way Things Are" is a track from Fiona Apple's album *When the Pawn...*, showcasing her introspective lyrics and distinctive piano-driven alternative style.
-
C.
On What There Is
"On What There Is" is a seminal 1948 philosophical paper by W.V.O. Quine that challenges traditional notions of ontology and argues that a theory’s commitments to what exists are revealed by the bound variables in its quantificational logic.
-
D.
Certainly the End of Something or Other, One Would Sort of Have to Think
"Certainly the End of Something or Other, One Would Sort of Have to Think" is a short story by David Foster Wallace included in his essay collection *Consider the Lobster*.
-
E.
Reflections on Things at Hand
Reflections on Things at Hand is a classic Neo-Confucian anthology of philosophical writings and commentaries, traditionally attributed to Zhu Xi and his collaborators, that systematizes moral and metaphysical teachings for scholarly self-cultivation.
- 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_69d822dac79c8190a84a073f3cbaced5 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dea052d01c81909c8592c351be6f35 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 8:15 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fd7a547c408190a1a19e12aac1d5bd |
completed | May 8, 2026, 5:53 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fd7be2dc0c8190b8950a1f43ce13ab |
completed | May 8, 2026, 6 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fd7c6422e08190b149efdf58c3572a |
completed | May 8, 2026, 6:02 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:22 a.m.