Triple
T19865423
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Val McDermid |
E477377
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Valerie McDermid |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
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: Valerie McDermid | Statement: [Val McDermid, birthName, Valerie McDermid]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Valerie McDermid Context triple: [Val McDermid, birthName, Valerie McDermid]
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A.
Val McDermid
chosen
Val McDermid is a Scottish crime writer renowned for her psychological thrillers and influential contributions to contemporary crime fiction.
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B.
Ruth Rendell
Ruth Rendell was a renowned British crime writer best known for her Inspector Wexford novels and psychologically complex thrillers.
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C.
Reginald Hill
Reginald Hill was a British crime novelist best known for his long-running Dalziel and Pascoe detective series.
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D.
P. D. James
P. D. James was a renowned British crime novelist best known for her Adam Dalgliesh detective series and her sophisticated, psychologically rich mysteries.
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E.
Lynda La Plante
Lynda La Plante is a British novelist, screenwriter, and former actress best known for her gritty crime dramas and influential work in television police procedurals.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d8e51e7d948190aedbcd6c30361c39 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6589eb24081908715b683de1edc68 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 4:47 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:51 p.m.