Triple
T2308386
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | In the Heat of the Night |
E51893
|
entity |
| Predicate | basedOnAuthor |
P2806
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Ball
John Ball was an American novelist best known for creating the character Virgil Tibbs in his crime novel "In the Heat of the Night," which was adapted into the acclaimed 1967 film.
|
E252785
|
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: John Ball | Statement: [In the Heat of the Night, basedOnAuthor, John Ball]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Ball Context triple: [In the Heat of the Night, basedOnAuthor, John Ball]
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A.
John Ball
John Ball was a prominent 19th-century Grand Rapids businessman and landowner whose donated property became the site of the John Ball Zoo.
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B.
Alex Boraine
Alex Boraine was a South African politician, anti-apartheid activist, and co-founder and deputy chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, known for his leading role in the country’s transition to democracy.
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C.
John Pym
John Pym was a leading English parliamentarian and architect of opposition to King Charles I whose leadership in the Long Parliament helped set the stage for the English Civil War.
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D.
Jonathan Hales
Jonathan Hales is a British screenwriter best known for co-writing the screenplay of "Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones" and for his work on the "Young Indiana Jones" television series.
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E.
Matthew Mott
Matthew Mott is an Australian cricket coach best known for leading successful limited-overs sides, including national teams in white-ball formats.
- 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: John Ball Triple: [In the Heat of the Night, basedOnAuthor, John Ball]
Generated description
John Ball was an American novelist best known for creating the character Virgil Tibbs in his crime novel "In the Heat of the Night," which was adapted into the acclaimed 1967 film.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Ball Target entity description: John Ball was an American novelist best known for creating the character Virgil Tibbs in his crime novel "In the Heat of the Night," which was adapted into the acclaimed 1967 film.
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A.
John Ball
John Ball was a prominent 19th-century Grand Rapids businessman and landowner whose donated property became the site of the John Ball Zoo.
-
B.
Alex Boraine
Alex Boraine was a South African politician, anti-apartheid activist, and co-founder and deputy chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, known for his leading role in the country’s transition to democracy.
-
C.
John Pym
John Pym was a leading English parliamentarian and architect of opposition to King Charles I whose leadership in the Long Parliament helped set the stage for the English Civil War.
-
D.
Jonathan Hales
Jonathan Hales is a British screenwriter best known for co-writing the screenplay of "Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones" and for his work on the "Young Indiana Jones" television series.
-
E.
Matthew Mott
Matthew Mott is an Australian cricket coach best known for leading successful limited-overs sides, including national teams in white-ball formats.
- 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_69a88b0bb30c81908ded03b006d29387 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:42 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc607cf4881908ba4ea2a7f5dedc9 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:30 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae7f3a007c8190b5c8683ced9d77fa |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:05 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae7fee12ac8190bb9924f7467434a6 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:08 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae8061cd348190b0b0b65dcf730f99 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:10 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:49 p.m.