Triple
T2894260
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William S. Burroughs |
E63899
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Soft Machine
The Soft Machine is an experimental 1961 novel by William S. Burroughs that helped define his cut-up technique and the transgressive, nonlinear style of the Beat Generation.
|
E308205
|
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: The Soft Machine | Statement: [William S. Burroughs, notableWork, The Soft Machine]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Soft Machine Context triple: [William S. Burroughs, notableWork, The Soft Machine]
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A.
Aoxomoxoa
Aoxomoxoa is a 1969 psychedelic rock studio album by the Grateful Dead, noted for its experimental sound and innovative use of multitrack recording technology.
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B.
The Hissing of Summer Lawns
The Hissing of Summer Lawns is a 1975 studio album by Joni Mitchell that blends jazz, pop, and experimental elements in a series of lyrically complex, character-driven songs.
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C.
Cutting Room Square
Cutting Room Square is a public plaza and social hub in Manchester’s Ancoats district, known for its historic textile-industry setting, outdoor events, and surrounding bars and restaurants.
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D.
Donovan's Brain
Donovan's Brain is a 1953 science fiction horror film about a disembodied brain that telepathically controls a scientist, adapted from Curt Siodmak's novel of the same name.
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E.
Escape from Reason
Escape from Reason is a Christian philosophical work by Francis Schaeffer that critiques modern secular thought and its departure from biblical truth.
- 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: The Soft Machine Triple: [William S. Burroughs, notableWork, The Soft Machine]
Generated description
The Soft Machine is an experimental 1961 novel by William S. Burroughs that helped define his cut-up technique and the transgressive, nonlinear style of the Beat Generation.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Soft Machine Target entity description: The Soft Machine is an experimental 1961 novel by William S. Burroughs that helped define his cut-up technique and the transgressive, nonlinear style of the Beat Generation.
-
A.
Aoxomoxoa
Aoxomoxoa is a 1969 psychedelic rock studio album by the Grateful Dead, noted for its experimental sound and innovative use of multitrack recording technology.
-
B.
The Hissing of Summer Lawns
The Hissing of Summer Lawns is a 1975 studio album by Joni Mitchell that blends jazz, pop, and experimental elements in a series of lyrically complex, character-driven songs.
-
C.
Cutting Room Square
Cutting Room Square is a public plaza and social hub in Manchester’s Ancoats district, known for its historic textile-industry setting, outdoor events, and surrounding bars and restaurants.
-
D.
Donovan's Brain
Donovan's Brain is a 1953 science fiction horror film about a disembodied brain that telepathically controls a scientist, adapted from Curt Siodmak's novel of the same name.
-
E.
Escape from Reason
Escape from Reason is a Christian philosophical work by Francis Schaeffer that critiques modern secular thought and its departure from biblical truth.
- 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_69ab4c45822c8190830c5f2bb97bcfd0 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abe063de6c8190bce9ddefd1dd62e1 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:23 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b031814764819096a1664b468ec817 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 2:58 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b03206ad288190aaa97a9379f3438c |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b0398b955c81909c6155706f4b90e9 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:32 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:07 p.m.