Triple
T4543568
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ian McDonald |
E109993
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Brasyl
Brasyl is a science fiction novel by Ian McDonald that intertwines multiple timelines in Brazil to explore themes of quantum reality, culture, and globalization.
|
E451729
|
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: Brasyl | Statement: [Ian McDonald, notableWork, Brasyl]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brasyl Context triple: [Ian McDonald, notableWork, Brasyl]
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A.
Brazil
Brazil is a 1985 dystopian science fiction film known for its darkly satirical portrayal of a bureaucratic, totalitarian society and its distinctive, surreal visual style.
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B.
Brazil
Brazil is the largest country in South America, known for its vast Amazon rainforest, diverse culture, and major cities like São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
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C.
Paraguay
Paraguay is a landlocked country in central South America known for its bilingual Spanish and Guaraní culture and its location along the Paraguay and Paraná rivers.
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D.
Argentina
Argentina is a large South American nation known for its diverse landscapes from the Andes to the Pampas, its vibrant culture including tango and football, and its capital city Buenos Aires.
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E.
Uruguay
Uruguay is a small South American country known for its stable democracy, high standard of living, and Atlantic coastline between Brazil and Argentina.
- 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: Brasyl Triple: [Ian McDonald, notableWork, Brasyl]
Generated description
Brasyl is a science fiction novel by Ian McDonald that intertwines multiple timelines in Brazil to explore themes of quantum reality, culture, and globalization.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brasyl Target entity description: Brasyl is a science fiction novel by Ian McDonald that intertwines multiple timelines in Brazil to explore themes of quantum reality, culture, and globalization.
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A.
Brazil
Brazil is a 1985 dystopian science fiction film known for its darkly satirical portrayal of a bureaucratic, totalitarian society and its distinctive, surreal visual style.
-
B.
Brazil
Brazil is the largest country in South America, known for its vast Amazon rainforest, diverse culture, and major cities like São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
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C.
Paraguay
Paraguay is a landlocked country in central South America known for its bilingual Spanish and Guaraní culture and its location along the Paraguay and Paraná rivers.
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D.
Argentina
Argentina is a large South American nation known for its diverse landscapes from the Andes to the Pampas, its vibrant culture including tango and football, and its capital city Buenos Aires.
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E.
Uruguay
Uruguay is a small South American country known for its stable democracy, high standard of living, and Atlantic coastline between Brazil and Argentina.
- 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_69bd4412524c8190be5bcc9ddee91848 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd57d517e881909c3d23ed4453b0a7 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bdb92eeaf081909a868825e3a878c7 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 9:16 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bdbe9f0fec8190aa42177fcd1b0f51 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 9:39 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bdbf59f97c8190a7669e6459c42f16 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:05 p.m.