Triple
T1963793
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Patrick Melrose |
E42643
|
entity |
| Predicate | developer |
P73
|
FINISHED |
| Object | David Nicholls |
E186973
|
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: David Nicholls | Statement: [Patrick Melrose, developer, David Nicholls]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Nicholls Context triple: [Patrick Melrose, developer, David Nicholls]
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A.
David Nicholls
chosen
David Nicholls is a British novelist and screenwriter best known for his bestselling novel "One Day" and its film and television adaptations.
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B.
Michael Cunningham
Michael Cunningham is an American novelist best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning novel "The Hours," which reimagines Virginia Woolf’s "Mrs. Dalloway."
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C.
Dave Eggers
Dave Eggers is an American author, editor, and publisher known for works like "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" and for founding the independent publishing house McSweeney’s and the literacy nonprofit 826 Valencia.
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D.
Jennifer Egan
Jennifer Egan is an American novelist and short story writer best known for her Pulitzer Prize–winning, formally inventive novel "A Visit from the Goon Squad."
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E.
Ann Patchett
Ann Patchett is an acclaimed American novelist and essayist known for works such as "Bel Canto" and "The Dutch House," celebrated for her nuanced character studies and elegant prose.
- 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_69a88711151c8190940b2572095059d7 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb3ada4148190ad830d4a3d7fd662 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae0acd9c3c8190a6f1140a7fac1627 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:48 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.