Triple

T15710748
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Hanna Schmitz E380829 entity
Predicate isReadToBy P35316 FINISHED
Object Michael Berg (via cassette tapes)
Michael Berg (via cassette tapes) is the young former lover of Hanna Schmitz in Bernhard Schlink’s novel *The Reader*, who records himself reading literature onto tapes that she listens to in prison.
E1172987 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Michael Berg (via cassette tapes) | Statement: [Hanna Schmitz, isReadToBy, Michael Berg (via cassette tapes)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Berg (via cassette tapes)
Context triple: [Hanna Schmitz, isReadToBy, Michael Berg (via cassette tapes)]
  • A. Benny Cassette
    Benny Cassette is an American music producer and songwriter known for his work across hip-hop and pop with artists such as Kanye West and Miguel.
  • B. Ian Biederman
    Ian Biederman is an American television writer and producer best known for creating and working on various network drama series.
  • C. Daniel Dreiberg
    Daniel Dreiberg is the second Nite Owl, a technologically adept, owl-themed vigilante and central member of the crime-fighting ensemble in the graphic novel "Watchmen."
  • D. Baba Voss
    Baba Voss is the fierce, blind warrior and adoptive father who leads his tribe in the post-apocalyptic television series "See."
  • E. Ram Bergman
    Ram Bergman is an Israeli film producer best known for his long-time collaboration with director Rian Johnson on films such as "Brick," "Looper," and "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."
  • 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: Michael Berg (via cassette tapes)
Triple: [Hanna Schmitz, isReadToBy, Michael Berg (via cassette tapes)]
Generated description
Michael Berg (via cassette tapes) is the young former lover of Hanna Schmitz in Bernhard Schlink’s novel *The Reader*, who records himself reading literature onto tapes that she listens to in prison.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Berg (via cassette tapes)
Target entity description: Michael Berg (via cassette tapes) is the young former lover of Hanna Schmitz in Bernhard Schlink’s novel *The Reader*, who records himself reading literature onto tapes that she listens to in prison.
  • A. Benny Cassette
    Benny Cassette is an American music producer and songwriter known for his work across hip-hop and pop with artists such as Kanye West and Miguel.
  • B. Ian Biederman
    Ian Biederman is an American television writer and producer best known for creating and working on various network drama series.
  • C. Daniel Dreiberg
    Daniel Dreiberg is the second Nite Owl, a technologically adept, owl-themed vigilante and central member of the crime-fighting ensemble in the graphic novel "Watchmen."
  • D. Baba Voss
    Baba Voss is the fierce, blind warrior and adoptive father who leads his tribe in the post-apocalyptic television series "See."
  • E. Ram Bergman
    Ram Bergman is an Israeli film producer best known for his long-time collaboration with director Rian Johnson on films such as "Brick," "Looper," and "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: isReadToBy
Context triple: [Hanna Schmitz, isReadToBy, Michael Berg (via cassette tapes)]
  • A. alsoReadBy
    Indicates that an item (such as a document, article, or book) has been read by another user or entity in addition to the primary one under consideration.
  • B. hasReading
    Indicates that an entity is associated with a particular reading, such as a measured value, interpretation, or recorded observation.
  • C. containsReading
    Indicates that one entity includes or encompasses a particular reading (such as a measurement, value, or interpretation) within it.
  • D. readBy
    Indicates that a particular text, document, or content item has been read or consumed by a specific person or agent.
  • E. readsTo chosen
    Indicates that one entity reads or recites content aloud for the benefit of another entity.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69d86d9bf930819082b30cf6d169297c completed April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e04f8f5d6081908243fa59b46b7c76 completed April 16, 2026, 2:55 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ff757d74b481909c8332a09ae36b4f completed May 9, 2026, 5:57 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ff762c0c548190a80392e1e83f68cc completed May 9, 2026, 6 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ff76fbcd188190b431bf277304aeea completed May 9, 2026, 6:03 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69e00526759c819088b80d85138b8974 completed April 15, 2026, 9:37 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:45 a.m.