Triple
T408355
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mostly Harmless |
E9431
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Douglas Adams |
E879
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Douglas Adams | Statement: [Mostly Harmless, author, Douglas Adams]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Douglas Adams Context triple: [Mostly Harmless, author, Douglas Adams]
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A.
Douglas Adams
chosen
Douglas Adams was a British author and humorist best known for creating the science fiction comedy series "The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy."
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B.
Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett was a British fantasy author best known for his satirical Discworld series, which blends humor, social commentary, and imaginative world-building.
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C.
Terry Jones
Terry Jones was a Welsh comedian, writer, actor, and director best known as one of the founding members and creative forces behind the British comedy group Monty Python.
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D.
Richard Bolt
Richard Bolt was an American acoustician and co-founder of the influential research and engineering firm Bolt Beranek and Newman, known for its pioneering work in acoustics and computer networking.
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E.
Graham Chapman
Graham Chapman was a British comedian, writer, and actor best known as one of the founding members of the surreal comedy group Monty Python and for starring in several of their iconic films.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a2e80111fc8190961d5b7c6154123f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ecbf0650819080753815ca280eec |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:25 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4177659408190807396f029f3e4e6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:39 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.