Triple
T3277246
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Upton Sinclair |
E68786
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Oil!
Oil! is a 1927 novel by Upton Sinclair that satirically exposes the corruption, greed, and social upheaval surrounding the early 20th-century American oil industry.
|
E345405
|
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: Oil! | Statement: [Upton Sinclair, notableWork, Oil!]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oil! Context triple: [Upton Sinclair, notableWork, Oil!]
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A.
Blood and Oil
Blood and Oil is a nonfiction book by Michael Klare that examines the geopolitical conflicts and U.S. foreign policy implications surrounding global dependence on petroleum.
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B.
Battle for the Oil Can
The Battle for the Oil Can is a college football rivalry game trophy contested between the San Diego State Aztecs and the Fresno State Bulldogs.
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C.
We Thought It Was Oil But It Was Blood
We Thought It Was Oil But It Was Blood is a poetry collection by Nigerian environmental activist Nnimmo Bassey that critiques the human and ecological devastation caused by oil exploitation in the Niger Delta.
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D.
Deepwater Horizon
Deepwater Horizon is a 2016 disaster drama film that depicts the real-life 2010 offshore drilling rig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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E.
Oil and Honey
"Oil and Honey" is a nonfiction book by environmentalist Bill McKibben that intertwines his personal beekeeping experiences with the story of building a grassroots climate movement.
- 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: Oil! Triple: [Upton Sinclair, notableWork, Oil!]
Generated description
Oil! is a 1927 novel by Upton Sinclair that satirically exposes the corruption, greed, and social upheaval surrounding the early 20th-century American oil industry.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oil! Target entity description: Oil! is a 1927 novel by Upton Sinclair that satirically exposes the corruption, greed, and social upheaval surrounding the early 20th-century American oil industry.
-
A.
Blood and Oil
Blood and Oil is a nonfiction book by Michael Klare that examines the geopolitical conflicts and U.S. foreign policy implications surrounding global dependence on petroleum.
-
B.
Battle for the Oil Can
The Battle for the Oil Can is a college football rivalry game trophy contested between the San Diego State Aztecs and the Fresno State Bulldogs.
-
C.
We Thought It Was Oil But It Was Blood
We Thought It Was Oil But It Was Blood is a poetry collection by Nigerian environmental activist Nnimmo Bassey that critiques the human and ecological devastation caused by oil exploitation in the Niger Delta.
-
D.
Deepwater Horizon
Deepwater Horizon is a 2016 disaster drama film that depicts the real-life 2010 offshore drilling rig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
-
E.
Oil and Honey
"Oil and Honey" is a nonfiction book by environmentalist Bill McKibben that intertwines his personal beekeeping experiences with the story of building a grassroots climate movement.
- 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_69ad859b54f881909bf530d549caf2fd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb0128f08819084644f3c8fda2596 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b2e84a3c2c8190908152fc042fcad1 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 4:22 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b2e939460481909743b49e274b693e |
completed | March 12, 2026, 4:26 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b2ecfd3c20819089bc0b2141aee8eb |
completed | March 12, 2026, 4:42 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:10 p.m.