Triple
T3646446
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mao II |
E77312
|
entity |
| Predicate | protagonist |
P268
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Bill Gray |
E375838
|
NE FINISHED |
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: Bill Gray | Statement: [Mao II, protagonist, Bill Gray]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Gray Context triple: [Mao II, protagonist, Bill Gray]
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A.
Bill Gray
chosen
Bill Gray is a reclusive, aging American novelist in Don DeLillo’s novel "Mao II," whose withdrawal from public life and struggle with authorship reflect themes of media, terrorism, and the role of the writer in contemporary society.
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B.
Richard Denning
Richard Denning was an American film and radio actor best known for his roles in mid-20th-century comedies and dramas, including prominent work in both radio and early television.
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C.
David Wheeler
David Wheeler was a pioneering British computer scientist known for his fundamental contributions to early computer architecture and software, including work on subroutines and the EDSAC computer.
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D.
William Gray Purcell
William Gray Purcell was an influential American architect associated with early 20th-century modernism, best known for his residential designs that emphasized open plans, natural materials, and harmony with the landscape.
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E.
Ken Olsen
Ken Olsen was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime leader of Digital Equipment Corporation, a pioneering company in the minicomputer industry.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ad85de1b988190a45f8dbfebc806fc |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adc3895198819090a17a8894e91d00 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b48836f5d08190bbf0b6410ed6f766 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 9:57 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:24 p.m.