Triple
T17345803
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas Nagel |
E421684
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | What Is It Like to Be a Bat? |
E421692
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: What Is It Like to Be a Bat? | Statement: [Thomas Nagel, notableWork, What Is It Like to Be a Bat?]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: What Is It Like to Be a Bat? Context triple: [Thomas Nagel, notableWork, What Is It Like to Be a Bat?]
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A.
"What Is It Like to Be a Bat?"
chosen
"What Is It Like to Be a Bat?" is a seminal 1974 philosophical essay by Thomas Nagel that argues the subjective character of conscious experience cannot be fully captured by objective, physicalist accounts of the mind.
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B.
essay "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?"
"What Is It Like to Be a Bat?" is a landmark philosophical essay by Thomas Nagel that argues subjective conscious experience cannot be fully explained by objective physical theories, using the example of a bat’s echolocation to illustrate the limits of reductionism.
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C.
The Moth Effect
The Moth Effect is an Australian sketch comedy series known for its surreal, satirical take on contemporary issues, directed by filmmaker Gracie Otto.
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D.
Bats people
Bats people are a small Nakh-speaking ethnic group from the Caucasus region, closely related to Chechens and Ingush, traditionally inhabiting parts of northeastern Georgia.
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E.
The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting
The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting is a memoir by Irish actress and activist Evanna Lynch that explores her struggles with an eating disorder, recovery, and self-acceptance.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d889d520008190a26917a95bf1c2ea |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e43a286d34819080c5148c220fd5a1 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 2:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0195546198819085804ec0b5b18040 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 8:37 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:44 a.m.