Triple

T21212737
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Viktor Pelevin E522758 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Clay Machine-Gun — NE NERFINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: The Clay Machine-Gun | Statement: [Viktor Pelevin, notableWork, The Clay Machine-Gun]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: The Clay Machine-Gun
Context triple: [Viktor Pelevin, notableWork, The Clay Machine-Gun]
  • A. Maxim machine gun
    The Maxim machine gun is a pioneering late 19th-century recoil-operated, water-cooled heavy machine gun that became one of the first fully automatic weapons widely adopted by major armies around the world.
  • B. M712 Schnellfeuer
    The M712 Schnellfeuer is a select-fire, detachable-magazine variant of the Mauser C96 pistol capable of fully automatic fire.
  • C. PKM machine gun
    The PKM machine gun is a Soviet-era, belt-fed 7.62×54mmR general-purpose machine gun widely used around the world for its reliability, durability, and effectiveness in both infantry and vehicle-mounted roles.
  • D. MG3 machine gun
    The MG3 machine gun is a German 7.62×51mm NATO general-purpose machine gun derived from the World War II-era MG 42 and widely used by NATO and other armed forces for decades.
  • E. Lanchester submachine gun
    The Lanchester submachine gun was a British World War II-era firearm, closely based on the German MP 28, used primarily by the Royal Navy and known for its robust construction and reliability.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: The Clay Machine-Gun
Target entity description: The Clay Machine-Gun is a postmodern novel by Russian writer Viktor Pelevin that blends war narrative, Buddhist philosophy, and surreal hallucination to explore the nature of reality and identity.
  • A. Maxim machine gun
    The Maxim machine gun is a pioneering late 19th-century recoil-operated, water-cooled heavy machine gun that became one of the first fully automatic weapons widely adopted by major armies around the world.
  • B. M712 Schnellfeuer
    The M712 Schnellfeuer is a select-fire, detachable-magazine variant of the Mauser C96 pistol capable of fully automatic fire.
  • C. PKM machine gun
    The PKM machine gun is a Soviet-era, belt-fed 7.62×54mmR general-purpose machine gun widely used around the world for its reliability, durability, and effectiveness in both infantry and vehicle-mounted roles.
  • D. MG3 machine gun
    The MG3 machine gun is a German 7.62×51mm NATO general-purpose machine gun derived from the World War II-era MG 42 and widely used by NATO and other armed forces for decades.
  • E. Lanchester submachine gun
    The Lanchester submachine gun was a British World War II-era firearm, closely based on the German MP 28, used primarily by the Royal Navy and known for its robust construction and reliability.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69e0b511ed84819099b449b4a111085c elicitation completed
NER batch_69e7346f762c8190a9f57d9e00d94d28 ner completed
Created at: April 16, 2026, 3:38 p.m.