Triple
T21492708
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Writing Excuses |
E530276
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasGuestHost |
P10756
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Brian McClellan
Brian McClellan is an American fantasy author best known for his Powder Mage trilogy, which helped popularize the flintlock fantasy subgenre.
|
E1487595
|
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 McClellan | Statement: [Writing Excuses, hasGuestHost, Brian McClellan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brian McClellan Context triple: [Writing Excuses, hasGuestHost, Brian McClellan]
-
A.
Louis Bayard
Louis Bayard is an American novelist known for his historical mysteries and literary thrillers, including the novel that inspired "The Pale Blue Eye."
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B.
Kenneth A. Roberts
Kenneth A. Roberts was an American Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Alabama in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Arthur T. Horman
Arthur T. Horman was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood’s classic era, known for crafting scripts for adventure and war films.
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D.
Bernard Cornwell
Bernard Cornwell is a British historical novelist best known for his long-running Sharpe series following a rifleman in the Napoleonic Wars.
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E.
Greg Iles
Greg Iles is an American novelist best known for his suspense and crime thrillers, many set in the American South.
- 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 McClellan Triple: [Writing Excuses, hasGuestHost, Brian McClellan]
Generated description
Brian McClellan is an American fantasy author best known for his Powder Mage trilogy, which helped popularize the flintlock fantasy subgenre.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brian McClellan Target entity description: Brian McClellan is an American fantasy author best known for his Powder Mage trilogy, which helped popularize the flintlock fantasy subgenre.
-
A.
Louis Bayard
Louis Bayard is an American novelist known for his historical mysteries and literary thrillers, including the novel that inspired "The Pale Blue Eye."
-
B.
Kenneth A. Roberts
Kenneth A. Roberts was an American Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Alabama in the mid-20th century.
-
C.
Arthur T. Horman
Arthur T. Horman was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood’s classic era, known for crafting scripts for adventure and war films.
-
D.
Bernard Cornwell
Bernard Cornwell is a British historical novelist best known for his long-running Sharpe series following a rifleman in the Napoleonic Wars.
-
E.
Greg Iles
Greg Iles is an American novelist best known for his suspense and crime thrillers, many set in the American South.
- 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_69e0c45bd15481909fba5910765cdda2 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e9ea54fb608190a147cd8aa6d6d04b |
completed | April 23, 2026, 9:45 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a09e1398efc8190a6465defb1715c2b |
completed | May 17, 2026, 3:39 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a09e24c7da48190b7e19f709b3c0d79 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 3:44 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a09e2c86858819092216c12d8aa3348 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 3:46 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:23 p.m.