Triple

T8030918
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ben Goldacre E186974 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Bad Pharma
Bad Pharma is a non-fiction book by physician and writer Ben Goldacre that critically examines how the pharmaceutical industry distorts medical evidence and harms patients.
E708376 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: Bad Pharma | Statement: [Ben Goldacre, notableWork, Bad Pharma]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bad Pharma
Context triple: [Ben Goldacre, notableWork, Bad Pharma]
  • A. Bad Medicine
    "Bad Medicine" is a 1988 hard rock song by Bon Jovi that became one of the band’s biggest hits, known for its catchy chorus and energetic arena-rock style.
  • B. Bitter Pills: Inside the Hazardous World of Legal Drugs
    Bitter Pills: Inside the Hazardous World of Legal Drugs is a nonfiction investigative book that exposes the risks, regulatory failures, and human consequences surrounding the use and oversight of prescription medications.
  • C. Miracle Drug
    "Miracle Drug" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 2004 album *How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb*, noted for its soaring melody and themes of faith and healing.
  • D. Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman
    Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman is a nonfiction memoir by former Pfizer salesman Jamie Reidy, recounting his experiences promoting Viagra and offering an insider’s look at the pharmaceutical sales industry.
  • E. Good News for People Who Love Bad News
    Good News for People Who Love Bad News is a critically acclaimed 2004 indie rock album by Modest Mouse, featuring the hit single "Float On" and marking the band's mainstream breakthrough.
  • 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: Bad Pharma
Triple: [Ben Goldacre, notableWork, Bad Pharma]
Generated description
Bad Pharma is a non-fiction book by physician and writer Ben Goldacre that critically examines how the pharmaceutical industry distorts medical evidence and harms patients.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bad Pharma
Target entity description: Bad Pharma is a non-fiction book by physician and writer Ben Goldacre that critically examines how the pharmaceutical industry distorts medical evidence and harms patients.
  • A. Bad Medicine
    "Bad Medicine" is a 1988 hard rock song by Bon Jovi that became one of the band’s biggest hits, known for its catchy chorus and energetic arena-rock style.
  • B. Bitter Pills: Inside the Hazardous World of Legal Drugs
    Bitter Pills: Inside the Hazardous World of Legal Drugs is a nonfiction investigative book that exposes the risks, regulatory failures, and human consequences surrounding the use and oversight of prescription medications.
  • C. Miracle Drug
    "Miracle Drug" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 2004 album *How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb*, noted for its soaring melody and themes of faith and healing.
  • D. Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman
    Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman is a nonfiction memoir by former Pfizer salesman Jamie Reidy, recounting his experiences promoting Viagra and offering an insider’s look at the pharmaceutical sales industry.
  • E. Good News for People Who Love Bad News
    Good News for People Who Love Bad News is a critically acclaimed 2004 indie rock album by Modest Mouse, featuring the hit single "Float On" and marking the band's mainstream breakthrough.
  • 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_69ca82ae2d1081909dbfee42b41db419 completed March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb3eef921081908d0ea21f142c175a completed March 31, 2026, 3:26 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cc56e812dc81908916fc7163ae344a completed March 31, 2026, 11:21 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cc58abd96c8190ab9eeaece67d5408 completed March 31, 2026, 11:28 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cc5cc2f71081909cb7c0c245368edb completed March 31, 2026, 11:46 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:22 p.m.