Triple
T5042891
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Blue and the Gray |
E113586
|
entity |
| Predicate | writer |
P1360
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bruce Catton
Bruce Catton was an American historian and Pulitzer Prize–winning author best known for his popular and influential books on the American Civil War.
|
E489015
|
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: Bruce Catton | Statement: [The Blue and the Gray, writer, Bruce Catton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bruce Catton Context triple: [The Blue and the Gray, writer, Bruce Catton]
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A.
Stephen E. Ambrose
Stephen E. Ambrose was an American historian and biographer best known for his popular works on World War II and the U.S. presidency.
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B.
Cornelius Ryan
Cornelius Ryan was an Irish-born journalist and historian best known for his meticulously researched World War II books, including the nonfiction work that inspired the film "A Bridge Too Far."
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C.
Antony Logue
Antony Logue is one of the sons of Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue, who is best known for helping King George VI overcome his stammer.
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D.
Thomas E. Gaddis
Thomas E. Gaddis was an American writer best known for his biographical works on prisoners, most notably the book that inspired the film "Birdman of Alcatraz."
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E.
Antony Beevor
Antony Beevor is a British military historian and author renowned for his bestselling, critically acclaimed works on World War II, including "Stalingrad" and "Berlin: The Downfall 1945."
- 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: Bruce Catton Triple: [The Blue and the Gray, writer, Bruce Catton]
Generated description
Bruce Catton was an American historian and Pulitzer Prize–winning author best known for his popular and influential books on the American Civil War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bruce Catton Target entity description: Bruce Catton was an American historian and Pulitzer Prize–winning author best known for his popular and influential books on the American Civil War.
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A.
Stephen E. Ambrose
Stephen E. Ambrose was an American historian and biographer best known for his popular works on World War II and the U.S. presidency.
-
B.
Cornelius Ryan
Cornelius Ryan was an Irish-born journalist and historian best known for his meticulously researched World War II books, including the nonfiction work that inspired the film "A Bridge Too Far."
-
C.
Antony Logue
Antony Logue is one of the sons of Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue, who is best known for helping King George VI overcome his stammer.
-
D.
Thomas E. Gaddis
Thomas E. Gaddis was an American writer best known for his biographical works on prisoners, most notably the book that inspired the film "Birdman of Alcatraz."
-
E.
Antony Beevor
Antony Beevor is a British military historian and author renowned for his bestselling, critically acclaimed works on World War II, including "Stalingrad" and "Berlin: The Downfall 1945."
- 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_69bd44391fc48190a311ce9c826c209b |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:57 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd73df8f7481909a8b86c4ae69aab9 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be9c87455081908b759eed55730503 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 1:26 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be9fc4f8bc8190a21c828ea5cb9529 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 1:40 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bea026f1008190861990c7a330222e |
completed | March 21, 2026, 1:41 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:37 p.m.