Triple

T5482472
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject O'Brien E123498 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Tim O'Brien
Tim O'Brien is an American novelist best known for his Vietnam War–themed works, particularly the acclaimed book "The Things They Carried."
E522065 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: Tim O'Brien | Statement: [O'Brien, hasNotableBearer, Tim O'Brien]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tim O'Brien
Context triple: [O'Brien, hasNotableBearer, Tim O'Brien]
  • A. Anthony Swofford
    Anthony Swofford is a former U.S. Marine and author best known for his Gulf War memoir "Jarhead," which was adapted into a major film.
  • B. Brian Turner
    Brian Turner is a notable activist recognized for his influential role in the Free Speech Movement.
  • C. Doug Roberts
    Doug Roberts is a former professional ice hockey player best known for his time in the NHL during the late 1960s and 1970s.
  • D. Michael Herr
    Michael Herr was an American writer and war correspondent best known for his influential Vietnam War memoir "Dispatches" and his work on screenplays such as "Apocalypse Now" and "Full Metal Jacket."
  • E. 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."
  • 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: Tim O'Brien
Triple: [O'Brien, hasNotableBearer, Tim O'Brien]
Generated description
Tim O'Brien is an American novelist best known for his Vietnam War–themed works, particularly the acclaimed book "The Things They Carried."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tim O'Brien
Target entity description: Tim O'Brien is an American novelist best known for his Vietnam War–themed works, particularly the acclaimed book "The Things They Carried."
  • A. Anthony Swofford
    Anthony Swofford is a former U.S. Marine and author best known for his Gulf War memoir "Jarhead," which was adapted into a major film.
  • B. Brian Turner
    Brian Turner is a notable activist recognized for his influential role in the Free Speech Movement.
  • C. Doug Roberts
    Doug Roberts is a former professional ice hockey player best known for his time in the NHL during the late 1960s and 1970s.
  • D. Michael Herr
    Michael Herr was an American writer and war correspondent best known for his influential Vietnam War memoir "Dispatches" and his work on screenplays such as "Apocalypse Now" and "Full Metal Jacket."
  • E. 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."
  • 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_69bd4648883481909e9775d43300c5fa completed March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd924bac088190b7d08df91534b0bc completed March 20, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bf48a4c67081909fb62ddcf0fb3047 completed March 22, 2026, 1:40 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bf492769b08190a3675893ff3473c1 completed March 22, 2026, 1:43 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bf49956ee48190b74fa50728d4248b completed March 22, 2026, 1:44 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:09 p.m.