Triple

T15039768
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Iain M. Banks E378569 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Use of Weapons
Use of Weapons is a science fiction novel by Iain M. Banks set in his Culture universe, known for its nonlinear structure and exploration of morality, memory, and the consequences of violence.
E1133282 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: Use of Weapons | Statement: [Iain M. Banks, notableWork, Use of Weapons]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Use of Weapons
Context triple: [Iain M. Banks, notableWork, Use of Weapons]
  • A. Weapon of Choice
    Weapon of Choice is a hit song by British DJ and producer Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim, famous for its funk-driven sound and its iconic music video featuring actor Christopher Walken dancing and flying through a hotel.
  • B. A Choice of Weapons
    "A Choice of Weapons" is Gordon Parks’s influential autobiographical work in which he reflects on his life, art, and use of the camera as a tool for social change.
  • C. Amongst Our Weapons
    Amongst Our Weapons is an urban fantasy novel in Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series, following magical police investigations in contemporary London.
  • D. The Weapon
    The Weapon is a film featuring American actor Steve Cochran, known for his tough-guy roles in mid-20th-century crime and drama movies.
  • E. No Weapon
    "No Weapon" is a popular contemporary gospel song by Fred Hammond that emphasizes faith in God's protection and victory over adversity.
  • 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: Use of Weapons
Triple: [Iain M. Banks, notableWork, Use of Weapons]
Generated description
Use of Weapons is a science fiction novel by Iain M. Banks set in his Culture universe, known for its nonlinear structure and exploration of morality, memory, and the consequences of violence.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Use of Weapons
Target entity description: Use of Weapons is a science fiction novel by Iain M. Banks set in his Culture universe, known for its nonlinear structure and exploration of morality, memory, and the consequences of violence.
  • A. Weapon of Choice
    Weapon of Choice is a hit song by British DJ and producer Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim, famous for its funk-driven sound and its iconic music video featuring actor Christopher Walken dancing and flying through a hotel.
  • B. A Choice of Weapons
    "A Choice of Weapons" is Gordon Parks’s influential autobiographical work in which he reflects on his life, art, and use of the camera as a tool for social change.
  • C. Amongst Our Weapons
    Amongst Our Weapons is an urban fantasy novel in Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series, following magical police investigations in contemporary London.
  • D. The Weapon
    The Weapon is a film featuring American actor Steve Cochran, known for his tough-guy roles in mid-20th-century crime and drama movies.
  • E. No Weapon
    "No Weapon" is a popular contemporary gospel song by Fred Hammond that emphasizes faith in God's protection and victory over adversity.
  • 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_69d85cd46b2c819090d054c27787f677 completed April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ded82e79a481908ddb9609af8c4407 completed April 15, 2026, 12:13 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fe9de1c3a48190a9b3959a95627175 completed May 9, 2026, 2:37 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fe9fdba3c48190b1d370f7c066801f completed May 9, 2026, 2:45 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fea0b87db881909607bcf0df5b0979 completed May 9, 2026, 2:49 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3 a.m.