Triple

T21185363
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Flann O'Brien E522064 entity
Predicate alsoKnownAs P39 FINISHED
Object Brian Nolan
Brian Nolan, better known by his pen name Flann O'Brien, was an Irish novelist, satirist, and columnist celebrated for his innovative, metafictional works such as "At Swim-Two-Birds" and "The Third Policeman."
 E1473046 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: Brian Nolan | Statement: [Flann O'Brien, alsoKnownAs, Brian Nolan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Brian Nolan
Context triple: [Flann O'Brien, alsoKnownAs, Brian Nolan]
  • A. Brian Nolan
    Brian Nolan is a member of the Nolan family, known in connection with the British-Irish entertainment and music scene through his famous siblings.
  • B. Brian Nolan
    Brian Nolan is an American drummer best known for his work with the rock band American Hi-Fi.
  • C. Gerard Nolan
    Gerard "Jerry" Nolan was an American rock drummer best known for his work with the New York Dolls and The Heartbreakers in the 1970s punk scene.
  • D. David Nelligan
    David Nelligan was the father of renowned French-Canadian poet Émile Nelligan and a key figure in the poet’s family background.
  • E. Kenny Nolan
    Kenny Nolan is an American songwriter and singer best known for co-writing the hit song "Lady Marmalade" and for his own 1970s pop successes.
  • 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: Brian Nolan
Triple: [Flann O'Brien, alsoKnownAs, Brian Nolan]
Generated description
Brian Nolan, better known by his pen name Flann O'Brien, was an Irish novelist, satirist, and columnist celebrated for his innovative, metafictional works such as "At Swim-Two-Birds" and "The Third Policeman."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Brian Nolan
Target entity description: Brian Nolan, better known by his pen name Flann O'Brien, was an Irish novelist, satirist, and columnist celebrated for his innovative, metafictional works such as "At Swim-Two-Birds" and "The Third Policeman."
  • A. Brian Nolan
    Brian Nolan is a member of the Nolan family, known in connection with the British-Irish entertainment and music scene through his famous siblings.
  • B. Brian Nolan
    Brian Nolan is an American drummer best known for his work with the rock band American Hi-Fi.
  • C. Gerard Nolan
    Gerard "Jerry" Nolan was an American rock drummer best known for his work with the New York Dolls and The Heartbreakers in the 1970s punk scene.
  • D. David Nelligan
    David Nelligan was the father of renowned French-Canadian poet Émile Nelligan and a key figure in the poet’s family background.
  • E. Kenny Nolan
    Kenny Nolan is an American songwriter and singer best known for co-writing the hit song "Lady Marmalade" and for his own 1970s pop successes.
  • 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_69e0b50ef1d48190b063aa342667df22 completed April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e73021671c8190a7b464ece7dbaadd completed April 21, 2026, 8:06 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0986dbff188190a04f669ab344b449 completed May 17, 2026, 9:14 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a09879ab0808190acf6dbe3d27b44bb completed May 17, 2026, 9:17 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a09880cdef08190ab5308499f60e6cc completed May 17, 2026, 9:19 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 3:06 p.m.