Triple

T7857784
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tim Weiner E182419 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Legacy of Ashes
Legacy of Ashes is a nonfiction book by journalist Tim Weiner that critically examines the history and failures of the CIA.
E695757 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Legacy of Ashes | Statement: [Tim Weiner, notableWork, Legacy of Ashes]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Legacy of Ashes
Context triple: [Tim Weiner, notableWork, Legacy of Ashes]
  • A. Fire and Ashes
    Fire and Ashes is a political memoir by Michael Ignatieff reflecting on his rise and fall in Canadian politics and the broader challenges of democratic leadership.
  • B. Ashes in the Fall
    "Ashes in the Fall" is a politically charged rap metal song by Rage Against the Machine from their influential album "The Battle of Los Angeles."
  • C. Trapped Ashes
    Trapped Ashes is a 2006 horror anthology film composed of several macabre segments directed by different filmmakers.
  • D. Infamy
    Infamy is the subtitle of the second season of the horror-anthology television series "The Terror," which focuses on supernatural events set against the backdrop of Japanese American internment during World War II.
  • E. Infamy
    Infamy is a 2001 studio album by the American hip hop duo Mobb Deep, known for its gritty production and street-oriented lyricism.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Legacy of Ashes
Target entity description: Legacy of Ashes is a nonfiction book by journalist Tim Weiner that critically examines the history and failures of the CIA.
  • A. Fire and Ashes
    Fire and Ashes is a political memoir by Michael Ignatieff reflecting on his rise and fall in Canadian politics and the broader challenges of democratic leadership.
  • B. Ashes in the Fall
    "Ashes in the Fall" is a politically charged rap metal song by Rage Against the Machine from their influential album "The Battle of Los Angeles."
  • C. Trapped Ashes
    Trapped Ashes is a 2006 horror anthology film composed of several macabre segments directed by different filmmakers.
  • D. Infamy
    Infamy is the subtitle of the second season of the horror-anthology television series "The Terror," which focuses on supernatural events set against the backdrop of Japanese American internment during World War II.
  • E. Infamy
    Infamy is a 2001 studio album by the American hip hop duo Mobb Deep, known for its gritty production and street-oriented lyricism.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Legacy of Ashes
Triple: [Tim Weiner, notableWork, Legacy of Ashes]
Generated description
Legacy of Ashes is a nonfiction book by journalist Tim Weiner that critically examines the history and failures of the CIA.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ca82887fd48190975896bf38c4596b elicitation completed
NER batch_69cb1a76f8648190976b488d0d8658ef ner completed
NED1 batch_69cb5b32eaf88190aae55aaeb963c50b ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69cb767b198481909cfc1f7a44e6f0d8 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69cb5f1c9ef08190b1b79482f39966c7 nedg completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:52 p.m.