Triple
T16525909
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award |
E401436
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWinner |
P2766
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mark Billingham
Mark Billingham is a British crime novelist and former stand-up comedian best known for his popular Tom Thorne detective series.
|
E1221410
|
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: Mark Billingham | Statement: [Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, notableWinner, Mark Billingham]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mark Billingham Context triple: [Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, notableWinner, Mark Billingham]
-
A.
Stuart MacBride
Stuart MacBride is a Scottish crime novelist best known for his gritty Logan McRae series set in Aberdeen.
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B.
Michael Connolly
Michael Connolly is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
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C.
Linwood Barclay
Linwood Barclay is a Canadian author best known for his bestselling crime and thriller novels, often featuring ordinary people caught in extraordinary and suspenseful situations.
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D.
Val McDermid
Val McDermid is a Scottish crime writer renowned for her psychological thrillers and influential contributions to contemporary crime fiction.
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E.
Martin Cruz Smith
Martin Cruz Smith is an American novelist best known for his crime and mystery thrillers, particularly the Arkady Renko series.
- 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: Mark Billingham Triple: [Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, notableWinner, Mark Billingham]
Generated description
Mark Billingham is a British crime novelist and former stand-up comedian best known for his popular Tom Thorne detective series.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mark Billingham Target entity description: Mark Billingham is a British crime novelist and former stand-up comedian best known for his popular Tom Thorne detective series.
-
A.
Stuart MacBride
Stuart MacBride is a Scottish crime novelist best known for his gritty Logan McRae series set in Aberdeen.
-
B.
Michael Connolly
Michael Connolly is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
-
C.
Linwood Barclay
Linwood Barclay is a Canadian author best known for his bestselling crime and thriller novels, often featuring ordinary people caught in extraordinary and suspenseful situations.
-
D.
Val McDermid
Val McDermid is a Scottish crime writer renowned for her psychological thrillers and influential contributions to contemporary crime fiction.
-
E.
Martin Cruz Smith
Martin Cruz Smith is an American novelist best known for his crime and mystery thrillers, particularly the Arkady Renko series.
- 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_69d883838abc8190bc79cb2d41733ce2 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e32ed3f0388190a9f03473c37dfc46 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 7:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a006ed6627081909dae6b4259a5609c |
completed | May 10, 2026, 11:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a006fad87d481908d20e15392e6bdc9 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 11:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a007088fd988190b3dfef081769d03e |
completed | May 10, 2026, 11:48 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:14 a.m.