Triple
T15039778
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Iain M. Banks |
E378569
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Canal Dreams
Canal Dreams is a psychological thriller novel by Scottish author Iain M. Banks that follows a reclusive cellist trapped on a tanker in the Panama Canal as political violence erupts around her.
|
E1133289
|
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: Canal Dreams | Statement: [Iain M. Banks, notableWork, Canal Dreams]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canal Dreams Context triple: [Iain M. Banks, notableWork, Canal Dreams]
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A.
Moonlight on the Canal
"Moonlight on the Canal" is a landscape painting by Dutch-French artist Johan Barthold Jongkind, celebrated for its atmospheric depiction of a moonlit waterway that foreshadows Impressionist concerns with light and reflection.
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B.
The River of Dreams
"The River of Dreams" is a 1993 pop song by Billy Joel, known for its gospel-influenced sound and introspective, dreamlike lyrics, and serving as the title track of his final studio rock album.
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C.
City of Water
City of Water is a poetic nickname for Matsue, a Japanese city famed for its scenic lakes, rivers, and historic canals.
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D.
El Caño
El Caño is a pre-Columbian archaeological site in Panama known for its elaborate burial grounds and rich material remains associated with the Gran Coclé culture.
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E.
Paradise Waters
Paradise Waters is an affluent waterfront suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, known for its canal estates and luxury homes along the Nerang River.
- 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: Canal Dreams Triple: [Iain M. Banks, notableWork, Canal Dreams]
Generated description
Canal Dreams is a psychological thriller novel by Scottish author Iain M. Banks that follows a reclusive cellist trapped on a tanker in the Panama Canal as political violence erupts around her.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canal Dreams Target entity description: Canal Dreams is a psychological thriller novel by Scottish author Iain M. Banks that follows a reclusive cellist trapped on a tanker in the Panama Canal as political violence erupts around her.
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A.
Moonlight on the Canal
"Moonlight on the Canal" is a landscape painting by Dutch-French artist Johan Barthold Jongkind, celebrated for its atmospheric depiction of a moonlit waterway that foreshadows Impressionist concerns with light and reflection.
-
B.
The River of Dreams
"The River of Dreams" is a 1993 pop song by Billy Joel, known for its gospel-influenced sound and introspective, dreamlike lyrics, and serving as the title track of his final studio rock album.
-
C.
City of Water
City of Water is a poetic nickname for Matsue, a Japanese city famed for its scenic lakes, rivers, and historic canals.
-
D.
El Caño
El Caño is a pre-Columbian archaeological site in Panama known for its elaborate burial grounds and rich material remains associated with the Gran Coclé culture.
-
E.
Paradise Waters
Paradise Waters is an affluent waterfront suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, known for its canal estates and luxury homes along the Nerang River.
- 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.