Triple
T23455665
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Great Influenza |
E567915
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John M. Barry
John M. Barry is an American historian and author best known for his influential works on pandemics, disasters, and U.S. political history.
|
E1586326
|
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: John M. Barry | Statement: [The Great Influenza, author, John M. Barry]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John M. Barry Context triple: [The Great Influenza, author, John M. Barry]
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A.
Ben Herring
Ben Herring is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former flanker known for his coaching roles in Japan and with various professional clubs.
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B.
Richard Preston
Richard Preston is an American journalist and author best known for his nonfiction books about infectious diseases and biological threats, including the bestseller "The Hot Zone."
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C.
William R. Pogue
William R. Pogue was an American astronaut, U.S. Air Force pilot, and Skylab 4 crew member known for his long-duration spaceflight and contributions to space station operations.
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D.
Peter S. Seaman
Peter S. Seaman is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing major Hollywood films such as "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and "Shrek the Third."
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E.
Thomas E. Gaddis
Thomas E. Gaddis was an American writer best known for his biographical works on prisoners, most notably the book that inspired the film "Birdman of Alcatraz."
- 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: John M. Barry Triple: [The Great Influenza, author, John M. Barry]
Generated description
John M. Barry is an American historian and author best known for his influential works on pandemics, disasters, and U.S. political history.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John M. Barry Target entity description: John M. Barry is an American historian and author best known for his influential works on pandemics, disasters, and U.S. political history.
-
A.
Ben Herring
Ben Herring is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former flanker known for his coaching roles in Japan and with various professional clubs.
-
B.
Richard Preston
Richard Preston is an American journalist and author best known for his nonfiction books about infectious diseases and biological threats, including the bestseller "The Hot Zone."
-
C.
William R. Pogue
William R. Pogue was an American astronaut, U.S. Air Force pilot, and Skylab 4 crew member known for his long-duration spaceflight and contributions to space station operations.
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D.
Peter S. Seaman
Peter S. Seaman is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing major Hollywood films such as "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and "Shrek the Third."
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E.
Thomas E. Gaddis
Thomas E. Gaddis was an American writer best known for his biographical works on prisoners, most notably the book that inspired the film "Birdman of Alcatraz."
- 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_69e2458b4c888190b1d7998f9862a558 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1a696e6c48190a7159292cfe3362f |
completed | April 29, 2026, 6:35 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0c67c3bda88190b1f16a7cc21c1a93 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0c7218a358819082d8b19b57b61013 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 2:22 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0c76e904b08190a5329a3ed56291dc |
completed | May 19, 2026, 2:42 p.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 5:53 p.m.