Triple
T16369103
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ballantyne series |
E397515
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCharacter |
P1481
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ralph Ballantyne
Ralph Ballantyne is a central fictional protagonist in Wilbur Smith’s historical adventure novels set in southern Africa, featured prominently in the Ballantyne series.
|
E1209262
|
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: Ralph Ballantyne | Statement: [Ballantyne series, notableCharacter, Ralph Ballantyne]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ralph Ballantyne Context triple: [Ballantyne series, notableCharacter, Ralph Ballantyne]
-
A.
Andrew MacRitchie
Andrew MacRitchie is a film editor known for his work on major feature films, including the James Bond movie "Die Another Day."
-
B.
Andrew Buckland
Andrew Buckland is a film editor best known for his Academy Award-winning work on the racing drama "Ford v Ferrari."
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C.
Dr. Edgar Caldicott
Dr. Edgar Caldicott is the sinister school psychiatrist and covert mastermind behind a mind-control experiment on students in the thriller film "Disturbing Behavior."
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D.
Henry Martyn Scudder
Henry Martyn Scudder was a 19th-century American missionary and clergyman known for his extensive evangelistic and educational work in India.
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E.
William F. Sutherland
William F. Sutherland was a Canadian municipal politician who served as mayor of Burnaby, British Columbia.
- 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: Ralph Ballantyne Triple: [Ballantyne series, notableCharacter, Ralph Ballantyne]
Generated description
Ralph Ballantyne is a central fictional protagonist in Wilbur Smith’s historical adventure novels set in southern Africa, featured prominently in the Ballantyne series.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ralph Ballantyne Target entity description: Ralph Ballantyne is a central fictional protagonist in Wilbur Smith’s historical adventure novels set in southern Africa, featured prominently in the Ballantyne series.
-
A.
Andrew MacRitchie
Andrew MacRitchie is a film editor known for his work on major feature films, including the James Bond movie "Die Another Day."
-
B.
Andrew Buckland
Andrew Buckland is a film editor best known for his Academy Award-winning work on the racing drama "Ford v Ferrari."
-
C.
Dr. Edgar Caldicott
Dr. Edgar Caldicott is the sinister school psychiatrist and covert mastermind behind a mind-control experiment on students in the thriller film "Disturbing Behavior."
-
D.
Henry Martyn Scudder
Henry Martyn Scudder was a 19th-century American missionary and clergyman known for his extensive evangelistic and educational work in India.
-
E.
William F. Sutherland
William F. Sutherland was a Canadian municipal politician who served as mayor of Burnaby, British Columbia.
- 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_69d87f2778dc8190aa95c7572db127e6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e2ff4021e88190ad093bab74cf82a4 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 3:49 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a002dc29f088190ba5d69ff3c12a251 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 7:03 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a002ec2fd948190878af958d0b90ce6 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 7:07 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00312a4fc48190b6bd6ad9db71bb4d |
completed | May 10, 2026, 7:18 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:08 a.m.