Triple

T2217686
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject George Smiley E48068 entity
Predicate notableEnemy P11706 FINISHED
Object Karla
Karla is the elusive Soviet spymaster and primary antagonist of John le Carré’s George Smiley novels, symbolizing the Cold War espionage rivalry between British intelligence and the KGB.
E243971 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Karla | Statement: [George Smiley, notableEnemy, Karla]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Karla
Context triple: [George Smiley, notableEnemy, Karla]
  • A. Karin
    Karin is a feminine given name used in various cultures, often considered a variant of names like Karen or Katherine.
  • B. Carla
    Carla is a feminine given name commonly used in various languages, often considered the female form of Carl or Charles.
  • C. Sonya
    Sonya is a gentle, selfless young woman in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "War and Peace," known for her unrequited love and quiet loyalty to the Rostov family.
  • D. Lucia
    Lucia is a feminine given name of Latin origin, commonly associated with light and used in various European cultures.
  • E. Rosalinda
    Rosalinda is a feminine given name of Spanish and Italian origin, often interpreted to mean "beautiful rose."
  • 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: Karla
Triple: [George Smiley, notableEnemy, Karla]
Generated description
Karla is the elusive Soviet spymaster and primary antagonist of John le Carré’s George Smiley novels, symbolizing the Cold War espionage rivalry between British intelligence and the KGB.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Karla
Target entity description: Karla is the elusive Soviet spymaster and primary antagonist of John le Carré’s George Smiley novels, symbolizing the Cold War espionage rivalry between British intelligence and the KGB.
  • A. Karin
    Karin is a feminine given name used in various cultures, often considered a variant of names like Karen or Katherine.
  • B. Carla
    Carla is a feminine given name commonly used in various languages, often considered the female form of Carl or Charles.
  • C. Sonya
    Sonya is a gentle, selfless young woman in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "War and Peace," known for her unrequited love and quiet loyalty to the Rostov family.
  • D. Lucia
    Lucia is a feminine given name of Latin origin, commonly associated with light and used in various European cultures.
  • E. Rosalinda
    Rosalinda is a feminine given name of Spanish and Italian origin, often interpreted to mean "beautiful rose."
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: notableEnemy
Context triple: [George Smiley, notableEnemy, Karla]
  • A. notableAdversary chosen
    Indicates that one entity is recognized as a significant or prominent opponent or rival of another entity.
  • B. primaryEnemy
    Indicates that one entity is the main or most significant adversary or opponent of another entity.
  • C. notableAttack
    Indicates that an entity carried out, was involved in, or is strongly associated with a particularly significant or well-known attack.
  • D. notableForce
    Indicates that an entity is recognized as a significant or influential force affecting another entity, system, or context.
  • E. notableAdversaryFormation
    Indicates the formation or establishment of a significant opposing force, rival group, or adversarial entity in relation to another.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69ae655b369c8190a5d12b87401534d7 completed March 9, 2026, 6:14 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae65d419048190ad723d21ab7f1cab completed March 9, 2026, 6:16 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae666e71908190b50be2cac5bdfa28 completed March 9, 2026, 6:19 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69abbdaa26d48190860c33fd464c4845 completed March 7, 2026, 5:54 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:46 p.m.