Triple
T16781404
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Relic |
E407864
|
entity |
| Predicate | authorOfSourceWork |
P2353
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Douglas Preston
Douglas Preston is an American author best known for his thriller and horror novels, often co-written with Lincoln Child, including the popular Pendergast series.
|
E1234134
|
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: Douglas Preston | Statement: [The Relic, authorOfSourceWork, Douglas Preston]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Douglas Preston Context triple: [The Relic, authorOfSourceWork, Douglas Preston]
-
A.
Jeffery Deaver
Jeffery Deaver is an American mystery and thriller author best known for his Lincoln Rhyme series and for writing a James Bond novel, "Carte Blanche."
-
B.
Caleb Carr
Caleb Carr is an American military historian and novelist best known for his historical thriller "The Alienist."
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C.
Stuart Gardner
Stuart Gardner is a central character on the sitcom "The Exes," portrayed as a socially awkward but endearing divorce attorney navigating life and relationships with his fellow divorced roommates.
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D.
Nelson DeMille
Nelson DeMille is an American novelist best known for his suspenseful thrillers and crime novels featuring complex plots, military and law-enforcement settings, and sharp, witty dialogue.
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E.
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.
- 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: Douglas Preston Triple: [The Relic, authorOfSourceWork, Douglas Preston]
Generated description
Douglas Preston is an American author best known for his thriller and horror novels, often co-written with Lincoln Child, including the popular Pendergast series.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Douglas Preston Target entity description: Douglas Preston is an American author best known for his thriller and horror novels, often co-written with Lincoln Child, including the popular Pendergast series.
-
A.
Jeffery Deaver
Jeffery Deaver is an American mystery and thriller author best known for his Lincoln Rhyme series and for writing a James Bond novel, "Carte Blanche."
-
B.
Caleb Carr
Caleb Carr is an American military historian and novelist best known for his historical thriller "The Alienist."
-
C.
Stuart Gardner
Stuart Gardner is a central character on the sitcom "The Exes," portrayed as a socially awkward but endearing divorce attorney navigating life and relationships with his fellow divorced roommates.
-
D.
Nelson DeMille
Nelson DeMille is an American novelist best known for his suspenseful thrillers and crime novels featuring complex plots, military and law-enforcement settings, and sharp, witty dialogue.
-
E.
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.
- 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_69d8839270588190886720d9519bbf8f |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3b216726881908ddc9cdc772cd5e4 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 4:32 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00ab0300e48190ad088cd11098ca34 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 3:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a00aba5fb388190ab98a0c8ee50340b |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00ac54a11c81909afe9244e9fe0656 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:03 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:22 a.m.