Triple
T15453043
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | M. John Harrison |
E371697
|
entity |
| Predicate | influencedBy |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William Burroughs |
E63899
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: William Burroughs | Statement: [M. John Harrison, influencedBy, William Burroughs]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Burroughs Context triple: [M. John Harrison, influencedBy, William Burroughs]
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A.
William S. Burroughs
chosen
William S. Burroughs was an influential American novelist and essayist known for his experimental, transgressive works such as "Naked Lunch" and his central role in the development of postwar countercultural literature.
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B.
Hulbert Burroughs
Hulbert Burroughs was an American photographer, filmmaker, and illustrator best known for documenting and helping promote the works and legacy of his father, author Edgar Rice Burroughs.
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C.
Burroughs
Burroughs is a surname most famously associated with American author Edgar Rice Burroughs, creator of the Tarzan and Barsoom adventure series.
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D.
William Seward Burroughs I
William Seward Burroughs I was an American inventor and businessman best known for developing and patenting an early adding machine and founding the company that became Burroughs Corporation.
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E.
Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter S. Thompson was an American journalist and author best known for pioneering gonzo journalism and writing "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d85cc8bd308190886949510b42e764 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e03f131b1481909ff099c3b844ee07 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 1:44 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff21b3c5a481908057e94fd84f3cfc |
completed | May 9, 2026, 11:59 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:30 a.m.