Triple

T4806680
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John Updike E106964 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Couples
Couples is a 1968 novel by John Updike that portrays the complex sexual and emotional entanglements of a group of married couples in a New England suburb.
 E472146 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: Couples | Statement: [John Updike, notableWork, Couples]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Couples
Context triple: [John Updike, notableWork, Couples]
  • A. Perfect Couples
    Perfect Couples is an American television sitcom that follows the romantic misadventures of three very different couples navigating modern relationships.
  • B. Faithful Couple
    Faithful Couple is a notable pair of closely growing giant sequoia trees in Yosemite National Park’s Mariposa Grove, known for their intertwined appearance suggesting a devoted partnership.
  • C. Partners
    Partners is a short-lived American sitcom starring Kelsey Grammer that aired in the 2010s.
  • D. Husbands
    Husbands is a 1970 American comedy-drama film that follows three middle-aged friends on a chaotic, soul-searching binge after the death of a close companion.
  • E. Paar
    Paar is a surname most notably associated with American television host and comedian Jack Paar, a pioneering figure of late-night talk shows.
  • 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: Couples
Triple: [John Updike, notableWork, Couples]
Generated description
Couples is a 1968 novel by John Updike that portrays the complex sexual and emotional entanglements of a group of married couples in a New England suburb.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Couples
Target entity description: Couples is a 1968 novel by John Updike that portrays the complex sexual and emotional entanglements of a group of married couples in a New England suburb.
  • A. Perfect Couples
    Perfect Couples is an American television sitcom that follows the romantic misadventures of three very different couples navigating modern relationships.
  • B. Faithful Couple
    Faithful Couple is a notable pair of closely growing giant sequoia trees in Yosemite National Park’s Mariposa Grove, known for their intertwined appearance suggesting a devoted partnership.
  • C. Partners
    Partners is a short-lived American sitcom starring Kelsey Grammer that aired in the 2010s.
  • D. Husbands
    Husbands is a 1970 American comedy-drama film that follows three middle-aged friends on a chaotic, soul-searching binge after the death of a close companion.
  • E. Paar
    Paar is a surname most notably associated with American television host and comedian Jack Paar, a pioneering figure of late-night talk shows.
  • 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_69bd43f6a1e08190bf0a372bfc336ee5 completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd6c69099c8190956b6df42bb922c8 completed March 20, 2026, 3:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be4da2a1808190bd8d0c073e4bad07 completed March 21, 2026, 7:49 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be4e61a9a8819096e3c4ba7612de85 completed March 21, 2026, 7:53 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be4f0d51ac819097636aaf2429f317 completed March 21, 2026, 7:55 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:23 p.m.