Triple

T23455665
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Great Influenza E567915 entity
Predicate author P4 FINISHED
Object John M. Barry — NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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 M. Barry | Statement: [The Great Influenza, author, John M. Barry]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John M. Barry
Context triple: [The Great Influenza, author, John M. Barry]
  • A. Ben Herring
    Ben Herring is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former flanker known for his coaching roles in Japan and with various professional clubs.
  • B. Richard Preston
    Richard Preston is an American journalist and author best known for his nonfiction books about infectious diseases and biological threats, including the bestseller "The Hot Zone."
  • C. William R. Pogue
    William R. Pogue was an American astronaut, U.S. Air Force pilot, and Skylab 4 crew member known for his long-duration spaceflight and contributions to space station operations.
  • D. Peter S. Seaman
    Peter S. Seaman is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing major Hollywood films such as "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and "Shrek the Third."
  • E. Thomas E. Gaddis
    Thomas E. Gaddis was an American writer best known for his biographical works on prisoners, most notably the book that inspired the film "Birdman of Alcatraz."
  • 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: John M. Barry
Target entity description: John M. Barry is an American historian and author best known for his influential works on pandemics, disasters, and U.S. political history.
  • A. Ben Herring
    Ben Herring is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former flanker known for his coaching roles in Japan and with various professional clubs.
  • B. Richard Preston
    Richard Preston is an American journalist and author best known for his nonfiction books about infectious diseases and biological threats, including the bestseller "The Hot Zone."
  • C. William R. Pogue
    William R. Pogue was an American astronaut, U.S. Air Force pilot, and Skylab 4 crew member known for his long-duration spaceflight and contributions to space station operations.
  • D. Peter S. Seaman
    Peter S. Seaman is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing major Hollywood films such as "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and "Shrek the Third."
  • E. Thomas E. Gaddis
    Thomas E. Gaddis was an American writer best known for his biographical works on prisoners, most notably the book that inspired the film "Birdman of Alcatraz."
  • F. None of above. chosen

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_69e2458b4c888190b1d7998f9862a558 completed April 17, 2026, 2:36 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f1a696e6c48190a7159292cfe3362f completed April 29, 2026, 6:35 a.m.
Created at: April 17, 2026, 5:53 p.m.