Triple
T252068
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Pilger |
E5169
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia
Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia is a 1979 documentary film that exposes the devastation and human suffering in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge regime and the impact of Western policies on the country.
|
E32236
|
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: Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia | Statement: [John Pilger, notableWork, Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia Context triple: [John Pilger, notableWork, Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia]
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A.
My Lai massacre
The My Lai massacre was a notorious 1968 atrocity during the Vietnam War in which U.S. soldiers killed hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians, becoming a symbol of the conflict’s brutality and sparking widespread outrage.
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B.
Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy
"Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy" is a historical and analytical book in which former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and others reassess the decisions and misunderstandings that led to and prolonged the Vietnam War.
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C.
White Terror
White Terror refers to the campaign of political repression, mass executions, and violence carried out by anti-Bolshevik forces and their allies during the Russian Civil War.
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D.
In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam
*In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam* is a memoir by former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in which he reflects on and critiques American decision-making during the Vietnam War, acknowledging major errors and drawing lessons for future policy.
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E.
Kohima Epitaph
The Kohima Epitaph is a famous Second World War memorial inscription honoring fallen soldiers, best known for its closing line, “When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow, we gave our today.”
- 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: Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia Triple: [John Pilger, notableWork, Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia]
Generated description
Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia is a 1979 documentary film that exposes the devastation and human suffering in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge regime and the impact of Western policies on the country.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia Target entity description: Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia is a 1979 documentary film that exposes the devastation and human suffering in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge regime and the impact of Western policies on the country.
-
A.
My Lai massacre
The My Lai massacre was a notorious 1968 atrocity during the Vietnam War in which U.S. soldiers killed hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians, becoming a symbol of the conflict’s brutality and sparking widespread outrage.
-
B.
Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy
"Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy" is a historical and analytical book in which former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and others reassess the decisions and misunderstandings that led to and prolonged the Vietnam War.
-
C.
White Terror
White Terror refers to the campaign of political repression, mass executions, and violence carried out by anti-Bolshevik forces and their allies during the Russian Civil War.
-
D.
In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam
*In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam* is a memoir by former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in which he reflects on and critiques American decision-making during the Vietnam War, acknowledging major errors and drawing lessons for future policy.
-
E.
Kohima Epitaph
The Kohima Epitaph is a famous Second World War memorial inscription honoring fallen soldiers, best known for its closing line, “When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow, we gave our today.”
- 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_69a257c4bf688190a46ebbf411ab7473 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25d39eb3881909f435043c8697f13 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a37374e97c819090a8921d5c27d1ab |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 11 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a37424ca448190aeb43c7922fbd1dd |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 11:03 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3747b0bf481908b197614d9f2d04c |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 11:04 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:54 a.m.