Triple
T8498707
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robert Ludlum |
E201160
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Sigma Protocol
The Sigma Protocol is a posthumously published thriller novel by Robert Ludlum that follows a man uncovering a vast global conspiracy tied to secret financial and political powers.
|
E740000
|
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: The Sigma Protocol | Statement: [Robert Ludlum, notableWork, The Sigma Protocol]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sigma Protocol Context triple: [Robert Ludlum, notableWork, The Sigma Protocol]
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A.
Merkle puzzles
Merkle puzzles are an early cryptographic protocol that introduced the concept of public-key exchange by allowing two parties to establish a shared secret over an insecure channel using computationally asymmetric “puzzle” problems.
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B.
Secrecy, Authentication, and Public Key Systems
"Secrecy, Authentication, and Public Key Systems" is Ralph Merkle's influential doctoral thesis that helped lay the foundations of modern public-key cryptography and secure communication protocols.
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C.
Shamir secret sharing scheme
The Shamir secret sharing scheme is a cryptographic method that divides a secret into multiple parts so that only a specified threshold of parts can reconstruct the original secret, while fewer parts reveal nothing.
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D.
Tokens of Trust
Tokens of Trust is a theological book by Rowan Williams that offers an accessible exploration of the core beliefs and affirmations of the Christian faith.
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E.
Authenticum
Authenticum is a medieval Latin collection of the Novellae (new laws) of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, widely used in Western European legal scholarship.
- 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: The Sigma Protocol Triple: [Robert Ludlum, notableWork, The Sigma Protocol]
Generated description
The Sigma Protocol is a posthumously published thriller novel by Robert Ludlum that follows a man uncovering a vast global conspiracy tied to secret financial and political powers.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sigma Protocol Target entity description: The Sigma Protocol is a posthumously published thriller novel by Robert Ludlum that follows a man uncovering a vast global conspiracy tied to secret financial and political powers.
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A.
Merkle puzzles
Merkle puzzles are an early cryptographic protocol that introduced the concept of public-key exchange by allowing two parties to establish a shared secret over an insecure channel using computationally asymmetric “puzzle” problems.
-
B.
Secrecy, Authentication, and Public Key Systems
"Secrecy, Authentication, and Public Key Systems" is Ralph Merkle's influential doctoral thesis that helped lay the foundations of modern public-key cryptography and secure communication protocols.
-
C.
Shamir secret sharing scheme
The Shamir secret sharing scheme is a cryptographic method that divides a secret into multiple parts so that only a specified threshold of parts can reconstruct the original secret, while fewer parts reveal nothing.
-
D.
Tokens of Trust
Tokens of Trust is a theological book by Rowan Williams that offers an accessible exploration of the core beliefs and affirmations of the Christian faith.
-
E.
Authenticum
Authenticum is a medieval Latin collection of the Novellae (new laws) of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, widely used in Western European legal scholarship.
- 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_69ca831ee390819095fae73400bbfafc |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe583aebc819090345684bfa1fca2 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce4e0aa7788190abd7bb259966bc44 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:07 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce4ff668d4819081f4c3186437291b |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce54cc52cc81908ca48c93956ca86e |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:36 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:14 p.m.