Triple
T16904048
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nick Smith |
E424510
|
entity |
| Predicate | basedOnWork |
P7125
|
FINISHED |
| Object | The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel) |
E1244758
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 Postman Always Rings Twice (novel) | Statement: [Nick Smith, basedOnWork, The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel) Context triple: [Nick Smith, basedOnWork, The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel)]
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A.
The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel)
chosen
The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1934 crime novel by James M. Cain, famed for its gritty tale of lust, betrayal, and murder that became a classic of hardboiled noir fiction.
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B.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic 1946 American film noir crime drama, based on James M. Cain’s novel, about a drifter and a married woman who plot a murder that spirals into betrayal and tragedy.
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C.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1981 neo-noir crime drama film, based on James M. Cain’s novel, about a drifter and a married woman who plot a murder amid a torrid love affair.
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D.
They Live by Night
They Live by Night is a 1948 American film noir crime drama, directed by Nicholas Ray, about a young fugitive couple on the run.
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E.
The Story of Temple Drake
The Story of Temple Drake is a 1933 pre-Code American drama film loosely based on William Faulkner’s controversial novel "Sanctuary," known for its dark themes and depiction of sexual violence and moral decay.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d889da3e8c8190a2b118f383f0beac |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3c8de3070819085bfe9696bc887ea |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:09 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a012ecafd908190b8a1513138a29303 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 1:20 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:30 a.m.