Triple

T16139522
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ann Leckie E391615 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Ancillary Sword
Ancillary Sword is a science fiction novel by Ann Leckie that continues the Imperial Radch series, exploring themes of identity, empire, and justice through the perspective of a former starship AI.
E1196425 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: Ancillary Sword | Statement: [Ann Leckie, notableWork, Ancillary Sword]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ancillary Sword
Context triple: [Ann Leckie, notableWork, Ancillary Sword]
  • A. The Blinding Knife
    The Blinding Knife is the second novel in Brent Weeks’ Lightbringer fantasy series, continuing the story of a color-based magic system and complex political and religious conflicts.
  • B. The Shape of the Sword
    "The Shape of the Sword" is a short story by Jorge Luis Borges, included in his collection *Ficciones*, that explores themes of identity, betrayal, and narrative unreliability through a framed tale of a mysterious scarred man.
  • C. Imperial Sword
    The Imperial Sword is a ceremonial weapon of the Habsburg imperial regalia, symbolizing the authority and sovereignty of the Holy Roman Emperors.
  • D. Shards of Honor
    Shards of Honor is a science fiction novel by Lois McMaster Bujold that introduces the Vorkosigan Saga through the story of starship captain Cordelia Naismith and her complex relationship with enemy officer Aral Vorkosigan.
  • E. The Weapon
    The Weapon is a film featuring American actor Steve Cochran, known for his tough-guy roles in mid-20th-century crime and drama movies.
  • 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: Ancillary Sword
Triple: [Ann Leckie, notableWork, Ancillary Sword]
Generated description
Ancillary Sword is a science fiction novel by Ann Leckie that continues the Imperial Radch series, exploring themes of identity, empire, and justice through the perspective of a former starship AI.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ancillary Sword
Target entity description: Ancillary Sword is a science fiction novel by Ann Leckie that continues the Imperial Radch series, exploring themes of identity, empire, and justice through the perspective of a former starship AI.
  • A. The Blinding Knife
    The Blinding Knife is the second novel in Brent Weeks’ Lightbringer fantasy series, continuing the story of a color-based magic system and complex political and religious conflicts.
  • B. The Shape of the Sword
    "The Shape of the Sword" is a short story by Jorge Luis Borges, included in his collection *Ficciones*, that explores themes of identity, betrayal, and narrative unreliability through a framed tale of a mysterious scarred man.
  • C. Imperial Sword
    The Imperial Sword is a ceremonial weapon of the Habsburg imperial regalia, symbolizing the authority and sovereignty of the Holy Roman Emperors.
  • D. Shards of Honor
    Shards of Honor is a science fiction novel by Lois McMaster Bujold that introduces the Vorkosigan Saga through the story of starship captain Cordelia Naismith and her complex relationship with enemy officer Aral Vorkosigan.
  • E. The Weapon
    The Weapon is a film featuring American actor Steve Cochran, known for his tough-guy roles in mid-20th-century crime and drama movies.
  • 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_69d87f1bb0988190b490d273dbf3fd03 completed April 10, 2026, 4:39 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e21a07b7908190b4e1ec57f60a9274 completed April 17, 2026, 11:31 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fff2b75988819094baaff8f53f48ce completed May 10, 2026, 2:51 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fff36d39f48190bb48a1821f08664a completed May 10, 2026, 2:54 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fff3f2760c8190a58fedc2798614ae completed May 10, 2026, 2:56 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:01 a.m.