Triple
T15039772
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Iain M. Banks |
E378569
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Surface Detail
Surface Detail is a science fiction novel by Iain M. Banks set in his Culture universe, exploring virtual afterlives, war, and moral conflict on a galactic scale.
|
E1133285
|
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: Surface Detail | Statement: [Iain M. Banks, notableWork, Surface Detail]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Surface Detail Context triple: [Iain M. Banks, notableWork, Surface Detail]
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A.
Surface
Surface is Microsoft's line of touchscreen-based personal computing devices, including laptops, tablets, and 2-in-1 hybrids.
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B.
Detail
Detail is a musical artist known for collaborating with the band Revolver.
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C.
Detail
Detail is an American record producer and songwriter known for crafting hit R&B and hip-hop tracks for major artists such as Beyoncé and Lil Wayne.
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D.
Surface Pressure
"Surface Pressure" is a popular song from Disney's animated film Encanto, performed by the character Luisa Madrigal as she sings about the emotional burden of being the family's strong, dependable figure.
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E.
Fine Line Features
Fine Line Features was an American specialty film distribution company known for releasing independent, foreign, and art-house films in the 1990s and early 2000s.
- 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: Surface Detail Triple: [Iain M. Banks, notableWork, Surface Detail]
Generated description
Surface Detail is a science fiction novel by Iain M. Banks set in his Culture universe, exploring virtual afterlives, war, and moral conflict on a galactic scale.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Surface Detail Target entity description: Surface Detail is a science fiction novel by Iain M. Banks set in his Culture universe, exploring virtual afterlives, war, and moral conflict on a galactic scale.
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A.
Surface
Surface is Microsoft's line of touchscreen-based personal computing devices, including laptops, tablets, and 2-in-1 hybrids.
-
B.
Detail
Detail is a musical artist known for collaborating with the band Revolver.
-
C.
Detail
Detail is an American record producer and songwriter known for crafting hit R&B and hip-hop tracks for major artists such as Beyoncé and Lil Wayne.
-
D.
Surface Pressure
"Surface Pressure" is a popular song from Disney's animated film Encanto, performed by the character Luisa Madrigal as she sings about the emotional burden of being the family's strong, dependable figure.
-
E.
Fine Line Features
Fine Line Features was an American specialty film distribution company known for releasing independent, foreign, and art-house films in the 1990s and early 2000s.
- 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.