Triple

T3281052
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Henry Louis Gates Jr. E68871 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Figures in Black
Figures in Black is a critical work of literary and cultural analysis by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that explores Black representation, language, and identity in African American literature.
E343931 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: Figures in Black | Statement: [Henry Louis Gates Jr., notableWork, Figures in Black]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Figures in Black
Context triple: [Henry Louis Gates Jr., notableWork, Figures in Black]
  • A. Bigger & Blacker
    Bigger & Blacker is a 1999 stand-up comedy special and album by Chris Rock known for its sharp social commentary and provocative humor.
  • B. Black and Blue
    "Black and Blue" is a 1976 studio album by The Rolling Stones that showcases the band's transition into funk, reggae, and disco-influenced rock following the departure of guitarist Mick Taylor.
  • C. Blacker
    Blacker is a comparative form of the color term "black," indicating a greater degree of darkness or blackness.
  • D. Fell on Black Days
    "Fell on Black Days" is a dark, introspective grunge song by Soundgarden, written and sung by Chris Cornell and released on their acclaimed 1994 album *Superunknown*.
  • E. The Black Book
    The Black Book is a postmodern novel by Turkish author Orhan Pamuk that blends mystery, philosophical reflection, and Istanbul’s labyrinthine atmosphere to explore identity and storytelling.
  • 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: Figures in Black
Triple: [Henry Louis Gates Jr., notableWork, Figures in Black]
Generated description
Figures in Black is a critical work of literary and cultural analysis by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that explores Black representation, language, and identity in African American literature.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Figures in Black
Target entity description: Figures in Black is a critical work of literary and cultural analysis by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that explores Black representation, language, and identity in African American literature.
  • A. Bigger & Blacker
    Bigger & Blacker is a 1999 stand-up comedy special and album by Chris Rock known for its sharp social commentary and provocative humor.
  • B. Black and Blue
    "Black and Blue" is a 1976 studio album by The Rolling Stones that showcases the band's transition into funk, reggae, and disco-influenced rock following the departure of guitarist Mick Taylor.
  • C. Blacker
    Blacker is a comparative form of the color term "black," indicating a greater degree of darkness or blackness.
  • D. Fell on Black Days
    "Fell on Black Days" is a dark, introspective grunge song by Soundgarden, written and sung by Chris Cornell and released on their acclaimed 1994 album *Superunknown*.
  • E. The Black Book
    The Black Book is a postmodern novel by Turkish author Orhan Pamuk that blends mystery, philosophical reflection, and Istanbul’s labyrinthine atmosphere to explore identity and storytelling.
  • 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_69ad859c463481909ca4be267336c290 completed March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adb032d76c81909c568a4e56d12ce9 completed March 8, 2026, 5:21 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b2e851d2bc8190ba887cd1c81c880d completed March 12, 2026, 4:22 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b2e8e42ecc8190b81d1b64f9fba0c1 completed March 12, 2026, 4:25 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b2e954ec18819096f31feb9e985b6a completed March 12, 2026, 4:27 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:10 p.m.