Triple
T2351783
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War |
E47463
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mark Bowden
Mark Bowden is an American journalist and author best known for his nonfiction works on modern warfare and crime, including the acclaimed book "Black Hawk Down."
|
E259269
|
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: Mark Bowden | Statement: [Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War, author, Mark Bowden]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mark Bowden Context triple: [Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War, author, Mark Bowden]
-
A.
Sebastian Junger
Sebastian Junger is an American journalist, author, and filmmaker known for his narrative nonfiction works on war, danger, and human resilience.
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B.
Lawrence Wright
Lawrence Wright is an American journalist, author, and screenwriter best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative nonfiction works on topics such as terrorism and Scientology.
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C.
Max Hastings
Max Hastings is a British journalist, editor, and military historian renowned for his authoritative books on World War II and modern warfare.
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D.
Doug Roberts
Doug Roberts is a former professional ice hockey player best known for his time in the NHL during the late 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
Patrick Cockburn
Patrick Cockburn is a British journalist and author renowned for his in-depth reporting on Middle Eastern conflicts, particularly the Iraq War.
- 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: Mark Bowden Triple: [Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War, author, Mark Bowden]
Generated description
Mark Bowden is an American journalist and author best known for his nonfiction works on modern warfare and crime, including the acclaimed book "Black Hawk Down."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mark Bowden Target entity description: Mark Bowden is an American journalist and author best known for his nonfiction works on modern warfare and crime, including the acclaimed book "Black Hawk Down."
-
A.
Sebastian Junger
Sebastian Junger is an American journalist, author, and filmmaker known for his narrative nonfiction works on war, danger, and human resilience.
-
B.
Lawrence Wright
Lawrence Wright is an American journalist, author, and screenwriter best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative nonfiction works on topics such as terrorism and Scientology.
-
C.
Max Hastings
Max Hastings is a British journalist, editor, and military historian renowned for his authoritative books on World War II and modern warfare.
-
D.
Doug Roberts
Doug Roberts is a former professional ice hockey player best known for his time in the NHL during the late 1960s and 1970s.
-
E.
Patrick Cockburn
Patrick Cockburn is a British journalist and author renowned for his in-depth reporting on Middle Eastern conflicts, particularly the Iraq War.
- 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_69a88a1b678c8190bce986922ba60ce0 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc6f8ff548190b07505310e2bf0b9 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:34 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae9631c9a481909a3051ac06afdca7 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 9:43 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae97f3e3348190824617b882a98146 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 9:50 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae98f57268819086c14006df46b794 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 9:55 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:54 p.m.