Triple
T2325971
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Guns of Navarone (novel) |
E48288
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alistair MacLean
Alistair MacLean was a Scottish novelist best known for his fast-paced World War II and Cold War adventure thrillers, many of which were adapted into popular films.
|
E255029
|
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: Alistair MacLean | Statement: [The Guns of Navarone (novel), author, Alistair MacLean]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alistair MacLean Context triple: [The Guns of Navarone (novel), author, Alistair MacLean]
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A.
Jack Higgins
Jack Higgins was a bestselling British thriller novelist, best known for his World War II espionage novel "The Eagle Has Landed."
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B.
William Fleming
William Fleming is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as politics, education, and sports.
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C.
Jeffrey Archer
Jeffrey Archer is a British author and former politician best known for his bestselling novels and thrillers.
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D.
Sean Flynn
Sean Flynn was an American actor and photojournalist best known for his work as a war correspondent during the Vietnam War, where he disappeared in 1970 and was presumed killed.
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E.
Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming was a British author and journalist best known as the creator of the James Bond spy novels.
- 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: Alistair MacLean Triple: [The Guns of Navarone (novel), author, Alistair MacLean]
Generated description
Alistair MacLean was a Scottish novelist best known for his fast-paced World War II and Cold War adventure thrillers, many of which were adapted into popular films.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alistair MacLean Target entity description: Alistair MacLean was a Scottish novelist best known for his fast-paced World War II and Cold War adventure thrillers, many of which were adapted into popular films.
-
A.
Jack Higgins
Jack Higgins was a bestselling British thriller novelist, best known for his World War II espionage novel "The Eagle Has Landed."
-
B.
William Fleming
William Fleming is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as politics, education, and sports.
-
C.
Jeffrey Archer
Jeffrey Archer is a British author and former politician best known for his bestselling novels and thrillers.
-
D.
Sean Flynn
Sean Flynn was an American actor and photojournalist best known for his work as a war correspondent during the Vietnam War, where he disappeared in 1970 and was presumed killed.
-
E.
Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming was a British author and journalist best known as the creator of the James Bond spy novels.
- 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_69a88aa308a88190b0b86c011fda7fce |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc64b62a08190b5a415769ce42645 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:31 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae897004308190bc2e335e9caea2ca |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:48 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae8ace309c8190b57426d1449de723 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:54 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae8b56d8548190aa6a99f3f7d99c3e |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:56 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:50 p.m.