Triple

T16139523
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ann Leckie E391615 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Ancillary Mercy
Ancillary Mercy is a science fiction novel by Ann Leckie that concludes her acclaimed Imperial Radch trilogy, exploring themes of identity, empire, and artificial intelligence.
E1196426 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 Mercy | Statement: [Ann Leckie, notableWork, Ancillary Mercy]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ancillary Mercy
Context triple: [Ann Leckie, notableWork, Ancillary Mercy]
  • A. Bloodchild
    Bloodchild is a renowned science fiction short story by Octavia E. Butler that explores complex themes of power, symbiosis, and bodily autonomy through a human-alien relationship.
  • B. The Mercy
    The Mercy is a 2017 British biographical drama film about amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst’s ill-fated attempt to circumnavigate the globe, directed by James Marsh and starring Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz.
  • C. The Surgeon
    "The Surgeon" is a bestselling medical thriller novel by Tess Gerritsen that introduced the character Jane Rizzoli and helped establish Gerritsen as a leading author of crime fiction.
  • D. At the Mercy
    "At the Mercy" is a reflective, piano-driven song by Paul McCartney from his 2005 album *Chaos and Creation in the Backyard*.
  • E. Excession
    Excession is a science fiction novel by Iain M. Banks set in his Culture universe, exploring advanced AI, cosmic-scale mysteries, and complex political intrigue.
  • 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 Mercy
Triple: [Ann Leckie, notableWork, Ancillary Mercy]
Generated description
Ancillary Mercy is a science fiction novel by Ann Leckie that concludes her acclaimed Imperial Radch trilogy, exploring themes of identity, empire, and artificial intelligence.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ancillary Mercy
Target entity description: Ancillary Mercy is a science fiction novel by Ann Leckie that concludes her acclaimed Imperial Radch trilogy, exploring themes of identity, empire, and artificial intelligence.
  • A. Bloodchild
    Bloodchild is a renowned science fiction short story by Octavia E. Butler that explores complex themes of power, symbiosis, and bodily autonomy through a human-alien relationship.
  • B. The Mercy
    The Mercy is a 2017 British biographical drama film about amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst’s ill-fated attempt to circumnavigate the globe, directed by James Marsh and starring Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz.
  • C. The Surgeon
    "The Surgeon" is a bestselling medical thriller novel by Tess Gerritsen that introduced the character Jane Rizzoli and helped establish Gerritsen as a leading author of crime fiction.
  • D. At the Mercy
    "At the Mercy" is a reflective, piano-driven song by Paul McCartney from his 2005 album *Chaos and Creation in the Backyard*.
  • E. Excession
    Excession is a science fiction novel by Iain M. Banks set in his Culture universe, exploring advanced AI, cosmic-scale mysteries, and complex political intrigue.
  • 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.