Triple
T9731599
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Gordon Carroll |
E235755
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | The Whales of August |
E644805
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 Whales of August | Statement: [Gordon Carroll, notableWork, The Whales of August]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Whales of August Context triple: [Gordon Carroll, notableWork, The Whales of August]
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A.
The Whales of August
chosen
The Whales of August is a 1987 drama film best known as one of silent film legend Lillian Gish’s final screen performances, portraying the late-summer lives of two elderly sisters on the Maine coast.
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B.
The Whale
The Whale is the distinctive, swooping-roof ice hockey arena at Yale University designed by architect Eero Saarinen.
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C.
The Whale
The Whale is a 2022 psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky, adapted from Samuel D. Hunter’s play, about a reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher seeking redemption and reconnection with his estranged daughter.
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D.
The Whale
The Whale is the nickname of the Curtiss C-46 Commando, a large World War II-era American military transport aircraft known for its bulky fuselage and heavy-lift capability.
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E.
Why the Whales Came
"Why the Whales Came" is a children's novel by Michael Morpurgo that blends mystery, friendship, and environmental themes on a remote island during World War I.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca84d0fad481909cdd45aa77416c48 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd9eb2373c81909139c7a2ff2aa541 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:39 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d19fb97b6c81908d5f1d4f587a9188 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 11:33 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:22 p.m.