Triple
T2217658
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | George Smiley |
E48068
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Circus
Circus is the informal name for the British intelligence service in John le Carré’s spy novels, serving as the workplace and operational hub of master spy George Smiley.
|
E245046
|
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: Circus | Statement: [George Smiley, employer, Circus]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Circus Context triple: [George Smiley, employer, Circus]
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A.
Circus
"Circus" is a 1995 rock album by American musician Lenny Kravitz, known for its blend of classic rock, soul, and funk influences.
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B.
Circus
"Circus" is a 2008 pop album by American singer Britney Spears, featuring hits like "Womanizer" and marking a high-profile return to the spotlight.
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C.
The Circus
The Circus is a 2008 studio album by British pop group Take That, noted for its theatrical themes and hit singles like "Greatest Day" and "Up All Night."
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D.
The Circus
The Circus is a historic circular Georgian residential street and architectural landmark in Bath, Somerset, renowned for its elegant townhouses and classical design.
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E.
The Circus
The Circus is a 1928 silent comedy film written, directed, and starring Charlie Chaplin as his iconic Tramp character, following his misadventures in a traveling circus.
- 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: Circus Triple: [George Smiley, employer, Circus]
Generated description
Circus is the informal name for the British intelligence service in John le Carré’s spy novels, serving as the workplace and operational hub of master spy George Smiley.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Circus Target entity description: Circus is the informal name for the British intelligence service in John le Carré’s spy novels, serving as the workplace and operational hub of master spy George Smiley.
-
A.
Circus
"Circus" is a 1995 rock album by American musician Lenny Kravitz, known for its blend of classic rock, soul, and funk influences.
-
B.
Circus
"Circus" is a 2008 pop album by American singer Britney Spears, featuring hits like "Womanizer" and marking a high-profile return to the spotlight.
-
C.
The Circus
The Circus is a 2008 studio album by British pop group Take That, noted for its theatrical themes and hit singles like "Greatest Day" and "Up All Night."
-
D.
The Circus
The Circus is a historic circular Georgian residential street and architectural landmark in Bath, Somerset, renowned for its elegant townhouses and classical design.
-
E.
The Circus
The Circus is a 1928 silent comedy film written, directed, and starring Charlie Chaplin as his iconic Tramp character, following his misadventures in a traveling circus.
- 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_69a88aa1ee708190862c8c378c41e9eb |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc010bd4c8190ace293b37eac1de5 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:05 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae65594c948190a43bdab03e61c130 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:14 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae65e191f88190a08f96e8ba5f71bb |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:17 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae66590480819093de9e9abf681a6a |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:19 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:46 p.m.