Triple

T15039775
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Iain M. Banks E378569 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Walking on Glass
Walking on Glass is a surreal, genre-blending novel by Iain M. Banks that intertwines multiple seemingly disconnected narratives exploring reality, madness, and perception.
 E1133288 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: Walking on Glass | Statement: [Iain M. Banks, notableWork, Walking on Glass]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Walking on Glass
Context triple: [Iain M. Banks, notableWork, Walking on Glass]
  • A. Walking on Broken Glass
    "Walking on Broken Glass" is a 1992 pop song by Scottish singer-songwriter Annie Lennox, known for its baroque-inspired arrangement and emotionally charged lyrics about heartbreak.
  • B. Walking on Air
    "Walking on Air" is a smooth R&B track by Babyface from his album "Return of the Tender Lover," showcasing his signature romantic songwriting and polished production.
  • C. Walking on Air
    "Walking on Air" is a song by the American rock band Prism, known for their melodic rock style and prominent presence in the late 1970s and early 1980s music scene.
  • D. Walking Through Walls
    "Walking Through Walls" is a song by the American rock band Meaningless.
  • E. Strong as Glass
    "Strong as Glass" is an R&B/soul album by American singer-songwriter Goapele that showcases her smooth vocals and introspective, empowering songwriting.
  • 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: Walking on Glass
Triple: [Iain M. Banks, notableWork, Walking on Glass]
Generated description
Walking on Glass is a surreal, genre-blending novel by Iain M. Banks that intertwines multiple seemingly disconnected narratives exploring reality, madness, and perception.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Walking on Glass
Target entity description: Walking on Glass is a surreal, genre-blending novel by Iain M. Banks that intertwines multiple seemingly disconnected narratives exploring reality, madness, and perception.
  • A. Walking on Broken Glass
    "Walking on Broken Glass" is a 1992 pop song by Scottish singer-songwriter Annie Lennox, known for its baroque-inspired arrangement and emotionally charged lyrics about heartbreak.
  • B. Walking on Air
    "Walking on Air" is a smooth R&B track by Babyface from his album "Return of the Tender Lover," showcasing his signature romantic songwriting and polished production.
  • C. Walking on Air
    "Walking on Air" is a song by the American rock band Prism, known for their melodic rock style and prominent presence in the late 1970s and early 1980s music scene.
  • D. Walking Through Walls
    "Walking Through Walls" is a song by the American rock band Meaningless.
  • E. Strong as Glass
    "Strong as Glass" is an R&B/soul album by American singer-songwriter Goapele that showcases her smooth vocals and introspective, empowering songwriting.
  • 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.