Triple
T14212372
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Denis Johnson |
E352262
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Laughing Monsters
The Laughing Monsters is a 2014 novel by Denis Johnson that follows a spy’s morally ambiguous journey through post-conflict West and Central Africa, blending espionage, betrayal, and existential unease.
|
E1085946
|
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: The Laughing Monsters | Statement: [Denis Johnson, notableWork, The Laughing Monsters]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Laughing Monsters Context triple: [Denis Johnson, notableWork, The Laughing Monsters]
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A.
The Monsters
"The Monsters" is a classic science fiction short story by Murray Leinster that explores themes of misunderstanding and prejudice through first-contact between humans and an alien species.
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B.
Broken Monsters
Broken Monsters is a genre-blending horror-thriller novel by Lauren Beukes that follows Detroit detectives investigating a series of grotesque, surreal murders intertwined with internet culture and urban decay.
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C.
The Maddening
The Maddening is a 1995 psychological thriller film starring Burt Reynolds as a deranged patriarch who imprisons a young woman and her family.
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D.
Mother of Monsters
Mother of Monsters is the mythological epithet of Echidna, a monstrous figure in Greek mythology famed as the progenitor of many of the most fearsome creatures in legend.
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E.
Howling Mad
Howling Mad is the eccentric and wildly unpredictable pilot character from the 1980s television series "The A-Team."
- 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: The Laughing Monsters Triple: [Denis Johnson, notableWork, The Laughing Monsters]
Generated description
The Laughing Monsters is a 2014 novel by Denis Johnson that follows a spy’s morally ambiguous journey through post-conflict West and Central Africa, blending espionage, betrayal, and existential unease.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Laughing Monsters Target entity description: The Laughing Monsters is a 2014 novel by Denis Johnson that follows a spy’s morally ambiguous journey through post-conflict West and Central Africa, blending espionage, betrayal, and existential unease.
-
A.
The Monsters
"The Monsters" is a classic science fiction short story by Murray Leinster that explores themes of misunderstanding and prejudice through first-contact between humans and an alien species.
-
B.
Broken Monsters
Broken Monsters is a genre-blending horror-thriller novel by Lauren Beukes that follows Detroit detectives investigating a series of grotesque, surreal murders intertwined with internet culture and urban decay.
-
C.
The Maddening
The Maddening is a 1995 psychological thriller film starring Burt Reynolds as a deranged patriarch who imprisons a young woman and her family.
-
D.
Mother of Monsters
Mother of Monsters is the mythological epithet of Echidna, a monstrous figure in Greek mythology famed as the progenitor of many of the most fearsome creatures in legend.
-
E.
Howling Mad
Howling Mad is the eccentric and wildly unpredictable pilot character from the 1980s television series "The A-Team."
- 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_69d8278a06e481908b5d6af0a8afe737 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de620dba0c8190bb77a1df10e1d3a7 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 3:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fd19574280819091bafd95a75983bf |
completed | May 7, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fd1a231cbc819083d38e25073892bf |
completed | May 7, 2026, 11:02 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fd1ada47788190afcf8078d76ef339 |
completed | May 7, 2026, 11:06 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:05 a.m.