Triple
T15039774
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Iain M. Banks |
E378569
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Wasp Factory
The Wasp Factory is a dark, controversial debut novel by Iain M. Banks that follows a disturbed teenager on a remote Scottish island and is known for its shocking themes and twisted psychological portrait.
|
E1133287
|
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: The Wasp Factory | Statement: [Iain M. Banks, notableWork, The Wasp Factory]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Wasp Factory Context triple: [Iain M. Banks, notableWork, The Wasp Factory]
-
A.
A Maggot
A Maggot is a 1985 experimental historical novel by John Fowles that blends mystery, metafiction, and philosophical themes set in 18th-century England.
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B.
The Cement Garden
The Cement Garden is a 1993 British-German drama film, directed by Andrew Birkin and based on Ian McEwan’s novel, in which Charlotte Gainsbourg stars in a dark story about siblings coping with isolation after their parents’ deaths.
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C.
The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys is a 1971 jazz-rock and progressive rock album by the English band Traffic, featuring Steve Winwood and known for its extended, improvisational title track.
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D.
Sredni Vashtar
Sredni Vashtar is a 1981 British short film adaptation of Saki’s macabre short story about a sickly boy who secretly worships a ferret as a vengeful deity, written and directed by Andrew Birkin.
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E.
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm is a 1995 British satirical comedy film, adapted from Stella Gibbons’ novel, that parodies gloomy rural melodramas through the story of a pragmatic young woman who reorganizes her eccentric relatives’ farm.
- 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: The Wasp Factory Triple: [Iain M. Banks, notableWork, The Wasp Factory]
Generated description
The Wasp Factory is a dark, controversial debut novel by Iain M. Banks that follows a disturbed teenager on a remote Scottish island and is known for its shocking themes and twisted psychological portrait.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Wasp Factory Target entity description: The Wasp Factory is a dark, controversial debut novel by Iain M. Banks that follows a disturbed teenager on a remote Scottish island and is known for its shocking themes and twisted psychological portrait.
-
A.
A Maggot
A Maggot is a 1985 experimental historical novel by John Fowles that blends mystery, metafiction, and philosophical themes set in 18th-century England.
-
B.
The Cement Garden
The Cement Garden is a 1993 British-German drama film, directed by Andrew Birkin and based on Ian McEwan’s novel, in which Charlotte Gainsbourg stars in a dark story about siblings coping with isolation after their parents’ deaths.
-
C.
The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys is a 1971 jazz-rock and progressive rock album by the English band Traffic, featuring Steve Winwood and known for its extended, improvisational title track.
-
D.
Sredni Vashtar
Sredni Vashtar is a 1981 British short film adaptation of Saki’s macabre short story about a sickly boy who secretly worships a ferret as a vengeful deity, written and directed by Andrew Birkin.
-
E.
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm is a 1995 British satirical comedy film, adapted from Stella Gibbons’ novel, that parodies gloomy rural melodramas through the story of a pragmatic young woman who reorganizes her eccentric relatives’ farm.
- 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.