Triple
T16369104
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ballantyne series |
E397515
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCharacter |
P1481
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Craig Mellow
Craig Mellow is the adventurous protagonist of Wilbur Smith’s Ballantyne series, known for his exploits in colonial and post-colonial Africa.
|
E1209263
|
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: Craig Mellow | Statement: [Ballantyne series, notableCharacter, Craig Mellow]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Craig Mellow Context triple: [Ballantyne series, notableCharacter, Craig Mellow]
-
A.
Tim Mellow
Tim Mellow is an acoustics engineer and author known for co-writing the technical reference book "Acoustics: Sound Fields and Transducers."
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B.
Graham Moloy
Graham Moloy is a film producer best known for his work on the animated feature "The Nut Job."
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C.
Jay Mello
Jay Mello is an actor best known for playing Sean Brody, the younger son of Chief Martin Brody, in the film "Jaws: The Revenge."
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D.
Graham Sleight
Graham Sleight is a British critic and editor best known for his work in science fiction and fantasy literature.
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E.
Tony Miller
Tony Miller is known primarily as one of the children of the influential American writer Henry Miller.
- 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: Craig Mellow Triple: [Ballantyne series, notableCharacter, Craig Mellow]
Generated description
Craig Mellow is the adventurous protagonist of Wilbur Smith’s Ballantyne series, known for his exploits in colonial and post-colonial Africa.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Craig Mellow Target entity description: Craig Mellow is the adventurous protagonist of Wilbur Smith’s Ballantyne series, known for his exploits in colonial and post-colonial Africa.
-
A.
Tim Mellow
Tim Mellow is an acoustics engineer and author known for co-writing the technical reference book "Acoustics: Sound Fields and Transducers."
-
B.
Graham Moloy
Graham Moloy is a film producer best known for his work on the animated feature "The Nut Job."
-
C.
Jay Mello
Jay Mello is an actor best known for playing Sean Brody, the younger son of Chief Martin Brody, in the film "Jaws: The Revenge."
-
D.
Graham Sleight
Graham Sleight is a British critic and editor best known for his work in science fiction and fantasy literature.
-
E.
Tony Miller
Tony Miller is known primarily as one of the children of the influential American writer Henry Miller.
- 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.