Triple
T622749
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Little, Brown and Company |
E14548
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableAuthorPublished |
P7039
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell is a Canadian journalist and bestselling author known for his influential nonfiction books on psychology, sociology, and human behavior, including "The Tipping Point," "Blink," and "Outliers."
|
E77989
|
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: Malcolm Gladwell | Statement: [Little, Brown and Company, notableAuthorPublished, Malcolm Gladwell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Malcolm Gladwell Context triple: [Little, Brown and Company, notableAuthorPublished, Malcolm Gladwell]
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A.
Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker is a Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science author known for his work on language, the mind, and human nature.
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B.
Jeffrey Kluger
Jeffrey Kluger is an American science and technology journalist and author best known for co-writing the book about the Apollo 13 mission that inspired the film adaptation.
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C.
Michael Shermer
Michael Shermer is an American science writer, historian of science, and founder of *Skeptic* magazine, known for promoting scientific skepticism and critical thinking about paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.
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D.
Brennan Huff
Brennan Huff is the immature, unemployed man-child portrayed by Will Ferrell in the comedy film "Step Brothers."
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E.
Richard Appel
Richard Appel is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on animated series such as The Simpsons, King of the Hill, and Family Guy.
- 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: Malcolm Gladwell Triple: [Little, Brown and Company, notableAuthorPublished, Malcolm Gladwell]
Generated description
Malcolm Gladwell is a Canadian journalist and bestselling author known for his influential nonfiction books on psychology, sociology, and human behavior, including "The Tipping Point," "Blink," and "Outliers."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Malcolm Gladwell Target entity description: Malcolm Gladwell is a Canadian journalist and bestselling author known for his influential nonfiction books on psychology, sociology, and human behavior, including "The Tipping Point," "Blink," and "Outliers."
-
A.
Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker is a Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science author known for his work on language, the mind, and human nature.
-
B.
Jeffrey Kluger
Jeffrey Kluger is an American science and technology journalist and author best known for co-writing the book about the Apollo 13 mission that inspired the film adaptation.
-
C.
Michael Shermer
Michael Shermer is an American science writer, historian of science, and founder of *Skeptic* magazine, known for promoting scientific skepticism and critical thinking about paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.
-
D.
Brennan Huff
Brennan Huff is the immature, unemployed man-child portrayed by Will Ferrell in the comedy film "Step Brothers."
-
E.
Richard Appel
Richard Appel is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on animated series such as The Simpsons, King of the Hill, and Family Guy.
- 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_69a4934b17c881909ace8270e8ddd202 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49e402d9c8190936896e3ebb6edc5 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:14 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a563cab73c819082b51d64d249143b |
completed | March 2, 2026, 10:17 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a5657b51c881909c393f79c359181c |
completed | March 2, 2026, 10:24 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a565e528a88190a547f69c7e378140 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 10:26 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:35 p.m.