Triple
T2487909
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | On Certainty |
E55971
|
entity |
| Predicate | publisher |
P29
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Basil Blackwell |
E271122
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Basil Blackwell | Statement: [On Certainty, publisher, Basil Blackwell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basil Blackwell Context triple: [On Certainty, publisher, Basil Blackwell]
-
A.
Basil Blackwell
chosen
Basil Blackwell was a prominent British publisher and bookseller best known for his influential role in academic and philosophical publishing in the 20th century.
-
B.
John Burningham
John Burningham was a renowned British author and illustrator of children's books, celebrated for his distinctive, whimsical artwork and storytelling.
-
C.
Paul Bacon
Paul Bacon was an influential American graphic designer and illustrator renowned for pioneering the "big book" cover style for major 20th-century novels and jazz albums.
-
D.
Nicholas Beauman
Nicholas Beauman is a British editor and publisher known for championing and reissuing neglected literary works, particularly through the imprint Persephone Books.
-
E.
David A. Black
David A. Black is a Ruby programmer, author, and educator best known for his influential books and contributions to the Ruby community.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ab49e670a88190b928e08302381710 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd179c44881909cd6c7626cadaf10 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:19 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af1f8ee974819082a2a29f8b72d131 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:45 p.m.