Triple
T8805218
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Books of Beginning |
E209511
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacters |
P9202
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Michael Wetherall
Michael Wetherall is a central character in John Stephens' fantasy series "The Books of Beginning," playing a key role in the magical adventures that drive the story.
|
E780033
|
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: Michael Wetherall | Statement: [The Books of Beginning, mainCharacters, Michael Wetherall]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Wetherall Context triple: [The Books of Beginning, mainCharacters, Michael Wetherall]
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A.
Michael Jessop
Michael Jessop is a member of the Derby Philosophical Society, a learned society dedicated to scientific and intellectual inquiry in Derby, England.
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B.
Kent Weald
Kent Weald is a rural area of Kent in southeast England characterized by its historic market towns, woodlands, and traditional agricultural landscape.
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C.
Greg Mathieson
Greg Mathieson is an American keyboardist, composer, and producer known for his work in jazz, fusion, and pop music, collaborating with numerous prominent artists.
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D.
Douglas Warrick
Douglas Warrick is a biologist known for his research on animal flight biomechanics, particularly in birds.
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E.
Andrew Whitham
Andrew Whitham is a distinguished geoscientist recognized for his significant contributions to the field, as evidenced by his receipt of the William Smith Medal.
- 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: Michael Wetherall Triple: [The Books of Beginning, mainCharacters, Michael Wetherall]
Generated description
Michael Wetherall is a central character in John Stephens' fantasy series "The Books of Beginning," playing a key role in the magical adventures that drive the story.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Wetherall Target entity description: Michael Wetherall is a central character in John Stephens' fantasy series "The Books of Beginning," playing a key role in the magical adventures that drive the story.
-
A.
Michael Jessop
Michael Jessop is a member of the Derby Philosophical Society, a learned society dedicated to scientific and intellectual inquiry in Derby, England.
-
B.
Kent Weald
Kent Weald is a rural area of Kent in southeast England characterized by its historic market towns, woodlands, and traditional agricultural landscape.
-
C.
Greg Mathieson
Greg Mathieson is an American keyboardist, composer, and producer known for his work in jazz, fusion, and pop music, collaborating with numerous prominent artists.
-
D.
Douglas Warrick
Douglas Warrick is a biologist known for his research on animal flight biomechanics, particularly in birds.
-
E.
Andrew Whitham
Andrew Whitham is a distinguished geoscientist recognized for his significant contributions to the field, as evidenced by his receipt of the William Smith Medal.
- 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_69ca836320e48190b5cf585b90a322c4 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc5fd04eb88190acc4e085d82016c0 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 11:59 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d04729c39c8190a88a28288653399b |
completed | April 3, 2026, 11:03 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d0489f19808190b793dac8c0f743bc |
completed | April 3, 2026, 11:09 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d0496ccb908190b9ebe632df1447be |
completed | April 3, 2026, 11:12 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:44 p.m.