Triple
T22433824
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | A Question of Proof |
E554564
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Nicholas Blake |
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NE NERFINISHED |
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: Nicholas Blake | Statement: [A Question of Proof, author, Nicholas Blake]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicholas Blake Context triple: [A Question of Proof, author, Nicholas Blake]
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A.
Nicholas Blake
chosen
Nicholas Blake was the crime-writing pseudonym of British poet Cecil Day-Lewis, best known for his classic Nigel Strangeways detective novels.
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B.
Michael Gilbert
Michael Gilbert was a British crime fiction author and solicitor known for his intricate plots and membership in the Detection Club.
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C.
Michael Gilbert
Michael Gilbert is a member of the Gilbert family, related to the American conductor Alan Gilbert.
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D.
Edmund Crispin
Edmund Crispin was the pen name of English crime writer and composer Bruce Montgomery, best known for his witty Gervase Fen detective novels blending intricate mysteries with literary humor.
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E.
R. Austin Freeman
R. Austin Freeman was a British writer best known for his early 20th-century detective stories featuring the forensic investigator Dr. Thorndyke.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69e11e5010e48190ae1e9c9db9697637 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f15adce9688190992ad0ca15883931 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 1:11 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:47 p.m.