Triple

T14877423
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Robert Graysmith E349902 entity
Predicate notablePublication P4 FINISHED
Object Zodiac (1976 book)
Zodiac (1976 book) is Robert Graysmith’s true-crime account of the unsolved Zodiac Killer case that terrorized Northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
 E349901 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: Zodiac (1976 book) | Statement: [Robert Graysmith, notablePublication, Zodiac (1976 book)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Zodiac (1976 book)
Context triple: [Robert Graysmith, notablePublication, Zodiac (1976 book)]
  • A. The Zodiac
    The Zodiac is a 2005 crime thriller film dramatizing the real-life investigation into the infamous Zodiac Killer murders in Northern California during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
  • B. Zodiac Unmasked
    Zodiac Unmasked is a true-crime book by Robert Graysmith that presents his investigation and controversial theory about the identity of the Zodiac Killer.
  • C. Zodiac
    Zodiac is a renowned big-wall aid climbing route on the southeast face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, known for its steep, technical pitches and sustained difficulty.
  • D. Zodiac
    "Zodiac" is a 2007 crime thriller film directed by David Fincher that chronicles the real-life hunt for the Zodiac Killer in late-1960s and 1970s California.
  • E. Zodiac
    Zodiac is a historic Swiss watch brand, now owned by Fossil Group, known for its distinctive dive and sports watches.
  • 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: Zodiac (1976 book)
Triple: [Robert Graysmith, notablePublication, Zodiac (1976 book)]
Generated description
Zodiac (1976 book) is Robert Graysmith’s true-crime account of the unsolved Zodiac Killer case that terrorized Northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Zodiac (1976 book)
Target entity description: Zodiac (1976 book) is Robert Graysmith’s true-crime account of the unsolved Zodiac Killer case that terrorized Northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
  • A. The Zodiac
    The Zodiac is a 2005 crime thriller film dramatizing the real-life investigation into the infamous Zodiac Killer murders in Northern California during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
  • B. Zodiac Unmasked chosen
    Zodiac Unmasked is a true-crime book by Robert Graysmith that presents his investigation and controversial theory about the identity of the Zodiac Killer.
  • C. Zodiac
    Zodiac is a renowned big-wall aid climbing route on the southeast face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, known for its steep, technical pitches and sustained difficulty.
  • D. Zodiac
    "Zodiac" is a 2007 crime thriller film directed by David Fincher that chronicles the real-life hunt for the Zodiac Killer in late-1960s and 1970s California.
  • E. Zodiac
    Zodiac is a historic Swiss watch brand, now owned by Fossil Group, known for its distinctive dive and sports watches.
  • F. None of above.

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_69d822ee4f408190b6ac3b2fa434f0df completed April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ded5e4e4448190a8796573bc6d1069 completed April 15, 2026, 12:03 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fe6b54ad7c819082575245da07e358 completed May 8, 2026, 11:01 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fe6be21f148190bec0e5adfcc0a91a completed May 8, 2026, 11:04 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fe6c6ebe4881909334d772e45403f6 completed May 8, 2026, 11:06 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:55 a.m.