Triple
T7060134
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ken MacLeod |
E164194
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Stone Canal
The Stone Canal is a science fiction novel by Ken MacLeod that explores artificial intelligence, political ideology, and posthuman society across intertwined timelines.
|
E638255
|
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 Stone Canal | Statement: [Ken MacLeod, notableWork, The Stone Canal]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Stone Canal Context triple: [Ken MacLeod, notableWork, The Stone Canal]
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A.
Barkley Canal
Barkley Canal is a man-made waterway in western Kentucky that links Kentucky Lake with Lake Barkley, enabling navigation between the two reservoirs.
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B.
Blackstone Canal
The Blackstone Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway in the northeastern United States that played a key role in early industrial transportation and the development of mill towns in the Blackstone Valley.
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C.
Feeder Canal
The Feeder Canal is an artificial waterway in Bristol, England, that connects the River Avon to Bristol Harbour and helps regulate water levels for the city’s docks.
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D.
Burlington Canal
The Burlington Canal is a navigational waterway in Ontario, Canada, that provides ship access between Lake Ontario and Hamilton Harbour.
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E.
Surplus Canal
Surplus Canal is a man-made waterway in Utah designed to divert excess flow from the Jordan River for flood control and irrigation.
- 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 Stone Canal Triple: [Ken MacLeod, notableWork, The Stone Canal]
Generated description
The Stone Canal is a science fiction novel by Ken MacLeod that explores artificial intelligence, political ideology, and posthuman society across intertwined timelines.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Stone Canal Target entity description: The Stone Canal is a science fiction novel by Ken MacLeod that explores artificial intelligence, political ideology, and posthuman society across intertwined timelines.
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A.
Barkley Canal
Barkley Canal is a man-made waterway in western Kentucky that links Kentucky Lake with Lake Barkley, enabling navigation between the two reservoirs.
-
B.
Blackstone Canal
The Blackstone Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway in the northeastern United States that played a key role in early industrial transportation and the development of mill towns in the Blackstone Valley.
-
C.
Feeder Canal
The Feeder Canal is an artificial waterway in Bristol, England, that connects the River Avon to Bristol Harbour and helps regulate water levels for the city’s docks.
-
D.
Burlington Canal
The Burlington Canal is a navigational waterway in Ontario, Canada, that provides ship access between Lake Ontario and Hamilton Harbour.
-
E.
Surplus Canal
Surplus Canal is a man-made waterway in Utah designed to divert excess flow from the Jordan River for flood control and irrigation.
- 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_69c688796c148190adb2f1596f595f22 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e458ad9c81908c3f492b317ce291 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c788af20cc819084542035410aafbd |
completed | March 28, 2026, 7:52 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c78968b8588190b26afb5fe1a976db |
completed | March 28, 2026, 7:55 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c78a520b4081908b4822fb55c3dab9 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 7:59 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:38 p.m.