Triple
T16450178
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Book of Merlyn |
E399530
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Merlyn
Merlyn is a legendary wizard of Arthurian mythology, best known as King Arthur’s mentor and a central figure in many retellings of the Arthurian legends.
|
E1213912
|
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: Merlyn | Statement: [The Book of Merlyn, mainCharacter, Merlyn]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merlyn Context triple: [The Book of Merlyn, mainCharacter, Merlyn]
-
A.
Merlyn
Merlyn is a fictional surname most prominently associated with Malcolm Merlyn, a major antagonist in DC Comics’ Green Arrow stories and related media adaptations.
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B.
Merlin Lawson
Merlin Lawson is an entrepreneur best known as a founder of Oceaneering International, a major company in the offshore energy and subsea engineering industry.
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C.
Giles
Giles is a lonely, aging gay artist and Elisa's compassionate neighbor and confidant in Guillermo del Toro's film "The Shape of Water."
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D.
Giles
Giles was an enslaved man held in bondage by President George Washington at the President's House in Philadelphia during the late 18th century.
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E.
Giles
Giles is a vast remote electoral district in South Australia that encompasses much of the state's outback and many Indigenous communities.
- 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: Merlyn Triple: [The Book of Merlyn, mainCharacter, Merlyn]
Generated description
Merlyn is a legendary wizard of Arthurian mythology, best known as King Arthur’s mentor and a central figure in many retellings of the Arthurian legends.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merlyn Target entity description: Merlyn is a legendary wizard of Arthurian mythology, best known as King Arthur’s mentor and a central figure in many retellings of the Arthurian legends.
-
A.
Merlyn
Merlyn is a fictional surname most prominently associated with Malcolm Merlyn, a major antagonist in DC Comics’ Green Arrow stories and related media adaptations.
-
B.
Merlin Lawson
Merlin Lawson is an entrepreneur best known as a founder of Oceaneering International, a major company in the offshore energy and subsea engineering industry.
-
C.
Giles
Giles is a lonely, aging gay artist and Elisa's compassionate neighbor and confidant in Guillermo del Toro's film "The Shape of Water."
-
D.
Giles
Giles was an enslaved man held in bondage by President George Washington at the President's House in Philadelphia during the late 18th century.
-
E.
Giles
Giles is a vast remote electoral district in South Australia that encompasses much of the state's outback and many Indigenous communities.
- 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_69d87f2c6778819080fcfae53be8f12a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e32cdfb0ec8190b75c4e6f4aceb200 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 7:03 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0045979c588190b6f7b249147f3174 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 8:45 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a00472cdc2881908211045515cd21ee |
completed | May 10, 2026, 8:51 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0047b4b6688190afef52b39788ceae |
completed | May 10, 2026, 8:54 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:10 a.m.