Triple
T3341882
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Less Than Zero |
E70277
|
entity |
| Predicate | authorOfSourceMaterial |
P2806
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bret Easton Ellis
Bret Easton Ellis is an American novelist and screenwriter known for his transgressive, minimalist fiction exploring alienation and excess, including works like "Less Than Zero" and "American Psycho."
|
E349906
|
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: Bret Easton Ellis | Statement: [Less Than Zero, authorOfSourceMaterial, Bret Easton Ellis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bret Easton Ellis Context triple: [Less Than Zero, authorOfSourceMaterial, Bret Easton Ellis]
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A.
Donna Tartt
Donna Tartt is an American novelist best known for her intricately plotted, literary thrillers such as "The Secret History," "The Little Friend," and the Pulitzer Prize–winning "The Goldfinch."
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B.
Jonathan Lethem
Jonathan Lethem is an American novelist known for blending literary fiction with genre elements such as science fiction, detective stories, and pop culture, in works like "Motherless Brooklyn" and "The Fortress of Solitude."
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C.
James Ellroy
James Ellroy is an American crime fiction writer renowned for his dark, intricately plotted L.A. Quartet novels and his stylized, staccato prose.
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D.
Richard Yates
Richard Yates was an American novelist and short story writer best known for his bleak, incisive portrayals of mid-20th-century suburban disillusionment, particularly in his novel "Revolutionary Road."
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E.
Richard Yates
Richard Yates was an American politician who served as the Civil War–era governor of Illinois and later as a U.S. senator.
- 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: Bret Easton Ellis Triple: [Less Than Zero, authorOfSourceMaterial, Bret Easton Ellis]
Generated description
Bret Easton Ellis is an American novelist and screenwriter known for his transgressive, minimalist fiction exploring alienation and excess, including works like "Less Than Zero" and "American Psycho."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bret Easton Ellis Target entity description: Bret Easton Ellis is an American novelist and screenwriter known for his transgressive, minimalist fiction exploring alienation and excess, including works like "Less Than Zero" and "American Psycho."
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A.
Donna Tartt
Donna Tartt is an American novelist best known for her intricately plotted, literary thrillers such as "The Secret History," "The Little Friend," and the Pulitzer Prize–winning "The Goldfinch."
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B.
Jonathan Lethem
Jonathan Lethem is an American novelist known for blending literary fiction with genre elements such as science fiction, detective stories, and pop culture, in works like "Motherless Brooklyn" and "The Fortress of Solitude."
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C.
James Ellroy
James Ellroy is an American crime fiction writer renowned for his dark, intricately plotted L.A. Quartet novels and his stylized, staccato prose.
-
D.
Richard Yates
Richard Yates was an American novelist and short story writer best known for his bleak, incisive portrayals of mid-20th-century suburban disillusionment, particularly in his novel "Revolutionary Road."
-
E.
Richard Yates
Richard Yates was an American politician who served as the Civil War–era governor of Illinois and later as a U.S. senator.
- 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_69ad85a405e48190b6e68de7cf9f319e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb1ee711481909c0d921f1b5b8562 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:29 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b31a946ba88190bd40ba7481baf28d |
completed | March 12, 2026, 7:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b31c3aaba48190b203e344d71080f3 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:04 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b31da28a04819096e7ced5f123592a |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:10 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:12 p.m.