Triple
T3407547
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ishmael Reed |
E71810
|
entity |
| Predicate | givenName |
P17
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ishmael
Ishmael is the given name of Ishmael Reed, an American novelist, poet, essayist, and prominent figure in contemporary African-American literature.
|
E355279
|
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: Ishmael | Statement: [Ishmael Reed, givenName, Ishmael]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ishmael Context triple: [Ishmael Reed, givenName, Ishmael]
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A.
Ishmael
Ishmael is a significant figure in the Abrahamic religions, traditionally regarded as Abraham’s first son and an ancestor of various Arab peoples.
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B.
Ishmael
Ishmael is the reflective sailor and narrator of Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick," through whose perspective the obsessive quest of Captain Ahab is recounted.
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C.
Captain Ahab
Captain Ahab is the obsessive, vengeful whaling ship captain in Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick," driven to ruin by his monomaniacal pursuit of the white whale.
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D.
Ahab
Ahab is a biblical king of Israel known for his wicked reign, idolatry, and conflict with the prophet Elijah.
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E.
Robinson
Robinson is a common English surname borne by numerous notable figures across politics, sports, arts, and other fields.
- 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: Ishmael Triple: [Ishmael Reed, givenName, Ishmael]
Generated description
Ishmael is the given name of Ishmael Reed, an American novelist, poet, essayist, and prominent figure in contemporary African-American literature.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ishmael Target entity description: Ishmael is the given name of Ishmael Reed, an American novelist, poet, essayist, and prominent figure in contemporary African-American literature.
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A.
Ishmael
Ishmael is a significant figure in the Abrahamic religions, traditionally regarded as Abraham’s first son and an ancestor of various Arab peoples.
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B.
Ishmael
Ishmael is the reflective sailor and narrator of Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick," through whose perspective the obsessive quest of Captain Ahab is recounted.
-
C.
Captain Ahab
Captain Ahab is the obsessive, vengeful whaling ship captain in Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick," driven to ruin by his monomaniacal pursuit of the white whale.
-
D.
Ahab
Ahab is a biblical king of Israel known for his wicked reign, idolatry, and conflict with the prophet Elijah.
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E.
Robinson
Robinson is a common English surname borne by numerous notable figures across politics, sports, arts, and other fields.
- 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_69ad85ac312481909e7027ced1456a9f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb8ede9c48190b13b0f5e7474e7fa |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:59 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b34bdaf06c8190a8102a4e3c728066 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:27 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b34e486c3c81908e73c5b75baf119c |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:37 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b34fc420b08190baee678721b1b32c |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:44 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:15 p.m.