Triple
T13069367
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency |
E329412
|
entity |
| Predicate | composer |
P1361
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alexander McCall Smith (theme inspiration, literary source)
Alexander McCall Smith is a Scottish author best known for creating the popular "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" series of novels set in Botswana.
|
E1020387
|
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: Alexander McCall Smith (theme inspiration, literary source) | Statement: [The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, composer, Alexander McCall Smith (theme inspiration, literary source)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander McCall Smith (theme inspiration, literary source) Context triple: [The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, composer, Alexander McCall Smith (theme inspiration, literary source)]
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A.
Charles Foster
Charles Foster is one of the children of acclaimed American actress and filmmaker Jodie Foster.
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B.
Sir Leigh Teabing
Sir Leigh Teabing is a wealthy, eccentric British historian and Grail scholar who plays a pivotal and ultimately antagonistic role in Dan Brown’s novel "The Da Vinci Code."
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C.
Marks Tey
Marks Tey is a village and civil parish in Essex, England, situated near Colchester and known for its road and rail transport links.
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D.
Ed Reiss
Ed Reiss is a central character in Harvey Fierstein’s "Torch Song Trilogy," depicted as a conflicted bisexual man whose turbulent relationship with the protagonist explores themes of identity, love, and societal expectations.
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E.
Mr. Sansom
Mr. Sansom is a minor character in Truman Capote’s Southern Gothic novel "Other Voices, Other Rooms," contributing to the book’s eerie, atmospheric portrayal of a decaying Southern world.
- 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: Alexander McCall Smith (theme inspiration, literary source) Triple: [The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, composer, Alexander McCall Smith (theme inspiration, literary source)]
Generated description
Alexander McCall Smith is a Scottish author best known for creating the popular "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" series of novels set in Botswana.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander McCall Smith (theme inspiration, literary source) Target entity description: Alexander McCall Smith is a Scottish author best known for creating the popular "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" series of novels set in Botswana.
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A.
Charles Foster
Charles Foster is one of the children of acclaimed American actress and filmmaker Jodie Foster.
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B.
Sir Leigh Teabing
Sir Leigh Teabing is a wealthy, eccentric British historian and Grail scholar who plays a pivotal and ultimately antagonistic role in Dan Brown’s novel "The Da Vinci Code."
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C.
Marks Tey
Marks Tey is a village and civil parish in Essex, England, situated near Colchester and known for its road and rail transport links.
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D.
Ed Reiss
Ed Reiss is a central character in Harvey Fierstein’s "Torch Song Trilogy," depicted as a conflicted bisexual man whose turbulent relationship with the protagonist explores themes of identity, love, and societal expectations.
-
E.
Mr. Sansom
Mr. Sansom is a minor character in Truman Capote’s Southern Gothic novel "Other Voices, Other Rooms," contributing to the book’s eerie, atmospheric portrayal of a decaying Southern world.
- 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_69d80771749c81909a6d9197b9504872 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d980ec8ba48190baf52c7823482680 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6d60510dc81909e0cba8b63a50d9c |
completed | May 3, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6dbb4b8848190825102be81ff693a |
completed | May 3, 2026, 5:23 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6dc705f28819087e5d374f83d3acc |
completed | May 3, 2026, 5:26 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9 p.m.