Triple
T5996936
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | David Shields |
E133494
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
How Literature Saved My Life
How Literature Saved My Life is a hybrid memoir-criticism book by David Shields that blends personal reflection with literary analysis to explore how reading and writing shape and sustain a life.
|
E560753
|
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: How Literature Saved My Life | Statement: [David Shields, notableWork, How Literature Saved My Life]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How Literature Saved My Life Context triple: [David Shields, notableWork, How Literature Saved My Life]
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A.
A Life
A Life is the autobiographical memoir of influential film and theatre director Elia Kazan, in which he reflects on his career, personal life, and controversial political choices.
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B.
My Climb Out of Darkness
My Climb Out of Darkness is the subtitle of Karen Armstrong’s memoir "The Spiral Staircase," in which she recounts her journey from life as a Catholic nun through mental illness and spiritual crisis to a renewed, more expansive faith.
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C.
The Day I Tried to Live
"The Day I Tried to Live" is a 1994 grunge/alternative rock song by Soundgarden, known for its dark, introspective lyrics and dynamic, heavy sound.
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D.
Life Is What You Make It (memoir)
Life Is What You Make It is a memoir by musician Peter Buffett that reflects on his personal journey, values, and perspectives on success and purpose.
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E.
My Education: A Memoir
My Education: A Memoir is a reflective autobiographical book by Chris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook, chronicling his personal, educational, and professional journey.
- 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: How Literature Saved My Life Triple: [David Shields, notableWork, How Literature Saved My Life]
Generated description
How Literature Saved My Life is a hybrid memoir-criticism book by David Shields that blends personal reflection with literary analysis to explore how reading and writing shape and sustain a life.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How Literature Saved My Life Target entity description: How Literature Saved My Life is a hybrid memoir-criticism book by David Shields that blends personal reflection with literary analysis to explore how reading and writing shape and sustain a life.
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A.
A Life
A Life is the autobiographical memoir of influential film and theatre director Elia Kazan, in which he reflects on his career, personal life, and controversial political choices.
-
B.
My Climb Out of Darkness
My Climb Out of Darkness is the subtitle of Karen Armstrong’s memoir "The Spiral Staircase," in which she recounts her journey from life as a Catholic nun through mental illness and spiritual crisis to a renewed, more expansive faith.
-
C.
The Day I Tried to Live
"The Day I Tried to Live" is a 1994 grunge/alternative rock song by Soundgarden, known for its dark, introspective lyrics and dynamic, heavy sound.
-
D.
Life Is What You Make It (memoir)
Life Is What You Make It is a memoir by musician Peter Buffett that reflects on his personal journey, values, and perspectives on success and purpose.
-
E.
My Education: A Memoir
My Education: A Memoir is a reflective autobiographical book by Chris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook, chronicling his personal, educational, and professional journey.
- 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_69c00870ddbc81909880fa3864f4f38d |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c04e963f3c819082dd755e328ab947 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 8:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c10876d4d0819083ac7431c8abaedd |
completed | March 23, 2026, 9:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c10987f5588190ac9305b84d8916a7 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 9:36 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c10afbee8081909cf516ae7cda7ccf |
completed | March 23, 2026, 9:42 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:05 p.m.