Triple
T3933625
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Desmond Bernal |
E90854
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The World, the Flesh and the Devil
The World, the Flesh and the Devil is a 1929 speculative science and futurist essay by J. D. Bernal that explores humanity’s potential evolution, space colonization, and the social implications of advanced technology.
|
E399659
|
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 World, the Flesh and the Devil | Statement: [John Desmond Bernal, notableWork, The World, the Flesh and the Devil]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The World, the Flesh and the Devil Context triple: [John Desmond Bernal, notableWork, The World, the Flesh and the Devil]
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A.
The World, the Flesh and the Devil
The World, the Flesh and the Devil is a 1959 post-apocalyptic science fiction film in which Gary Merrill co-stars alongside Harry Belafonte and Inger Stevens as survivors navigating a deserted, racially tense New York City.
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B.
Flesh and the Devil
Flesh and the Devil is a 1926 silent romantic drama film best known for starring Greta Garbo and John Gilbert and for helping establish Garbo as a major Hollywood star.
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C.
John Crow’s Devil
John Crow’s Devil is a dark, supernatural-infused debut novel by Marlon James that explores religious fanaticism, violence, and power struggles in a 1950s Jamaican village.
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D.
The Soul’s Prison House
The Soul’s Prison House is a symbolist Pre-Raphaelite painting by Evelyn De Morgan that explores themes of spiritual confinement and the soul’s struggle for liberation from the material world.
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E.
The Monk
The Monk is a seminal 1796 Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, renowned for its dark themes of corruption, lust, and the supernatural within a Spanish monastic setting.
- 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 World, the Flesh and the Devil Triple: [John Desmond Bernal, notableWork, The World, the Flesh and the Devil]
Generated description
The World, the Flesh and the Devil is a 1929 speculative science and futurist essay by J. D. Bernal that explores humanity’s potential evolution, space colonization, and the social implications of advanced technology.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The World, the Flesh and the Devil Target entity description: The World, the Flesh and the Devil is a 1929 speculative science and futurist essay by J. D. Bernal that explores humanity’s potential evolution, space colonization, and the social implications of advanced technology.
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A.
The World, the Flesh and the Devil
The World, the Flesh and the Devil is a 1959 post-apocalyptic science fiction film in which Gary Merrill co-stars alongside Harry Belafonte and Inger Stevens as survivors navigating a deserted, racially tense New York City.
-
B.
Flesh and the Devil
Flesh and the Devil is a 1926 silent romantic drama film best known for starring Greta Garbo and John Gilbert and for helping establish Garbo as a major Hollywood star.
-
C.
John Crow’s Devil
John Crow’s Devil is a dark, supernatural-infused debut novel by Marlon James that explores religious fanaticism, violence, and power struggles in a 1950s Jamaican village.
-
D.
The Soul’s Prison House
The Soul’s Prison House is a symbolist Pre-Raphaelite painting by Evelyn De Morgan that explores themes of spiritual confinement and the soul’s struggle for liberation from the material world.
-
E.
The Monk
The Monk is a seminal 1796 Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, renowned for its dark themes of corruption, lust, and the supernatural within a Spanish monastic setting.
- 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_69aed95f26e0819094b0e71974543a19 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeedcab1808190bf653f29062cdddb |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:56 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b52887d4a48190b51df3f51ff197c0 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 9:21 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b529a1486881908ff348558199232b |
completed | March 14, 2026, 9:25 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b52a43c6f081908366d9848728f98a |
completed | March 14, 2026, 9:28 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:23 p.m.