Triple
T4033376
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film) |
E83766
|
entity |
| Predicate | authorOfSourceWork |
P2353
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James M. Cain
James M. Cain was an American novelist and journalist best known for his hardboiled crime fiction, including classics like "The Postman Always Rings Twice" and "Double Indemnity."
|
E409262
|
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: James M. Cain | Statement: [The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film), authorOfSourceWork, James M. Cain]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James M. Cain Context triple: [The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film), authorOfSourceWork, James M. Cain]
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A.
Dashiell Hammett
Dashiell Hammett was an American author and former detective best known for pioneering the hard-boiled crime genre with works such as "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Thin Man."
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B.
Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler was an influential American-British novelist and screenwriter best known for his hardboiled detective fiction featuring private investigator Philip Marlowe.
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C.
Harold Robbins
Harold Robbins was a bestselling American novelist known for his racy, fast-paced works of popular fiction such as "The Carpetbaggers" and "The Betsy."
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D.
Irving Morrow
Irving Morrow was an American architect best known for designing the Art Deco elements and iconic International Orange color scheme of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.
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E.
John O'Hara
John O'Hara was an American novelist and short story writer best known for his sharp social realism in works such as "Appointment in Samarra" and "BUtterfield 8."
- 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: James M. Cain Triple: [The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film), authorOfSourceWork, James M. Cain]
Generated description
James M. Cain was an American novelist and journalist best known for his hardboiled crime fiction, including classics like "The Postman Always Rings Twice" and "Double Indemnity."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James M. Cain Target entity description: James M. Cain was an American novelist and journalist best known for his hardboiled crime fiction, including classics like "The Postman Always Rings Twice" and "Double Indemnity."
-
A.
Dashiell Hammett
Dashiell Hammett was an American author and former detective best known for pioneering the hard-boiled crime genre with works such as "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Thin Man."
-
B.
Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler was an influential American-British novelist and screenwriter best known for his hardboiled detective fiction featuring private investigator Philip Marlowe.
-
C.
Harold Robbins
Harold Robbins was a bestselling American novelist known for his racy, fast-paced works of popular fiction such as "The Carpetbaggers" and "The Betsy."
-
D.
Irving Morrow
Irving Morrow was an American architect best known for designing the Art Deco elements and iconic International Orange color scheme of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.
-
E.
John O'Hara
John O'Hara was an American novelist and short story writer best known for his sharp social realism in works such as "Appointment in Samarra" and "BUtterfield 8."
- 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_69aed92e29ac819080f7a98b594fec05 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aefb108fc0819080c8f41da2e558e0 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5563e11708190abc9ba55b1be43a5 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 12:36 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b55a291d8c8190976e764011692ba0 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 12:52 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b55a9ec7e88190bc5d165fd666f4b3 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 12:54 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:36 p.m.