Triple
T8998081
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | M. C. Escher |
E214968
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ascending and Descending
Ascending and Descending is a famous lithograph print by M. C. Escher that depicts monks endlessly climbing and descending an impossible, paradoxical staircase.
|
E771371
|
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: Ascending and Descending | Statement: [M. C. Escher, notableWork, Ascending and Descending]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ascending and Descending Context triple: [M. C. Escher, notableWork, Ascending and Descending]
-
A.
Ascend
Ascend is an outdoor gear and equipment brand specializing in products like kayaks, backpacks, and camping accessories, sold exclusively through Bass Pro Shops and affiliated retailers.
-
B.
Ascending Passage
The Ascending Passage is a steep, narrow corridor within the Great Pyramid of Giza that rises from the lower passages to the upper chambers, including the King’s Chamber.
-
C.
Ascent
Ascent is an interactive light-based art installation by American artist Jen Lewin, known for its immersive, participatory experience that responds to viewers’ movement.
-
D.
Rising Up and Rising Down
Rising Up and Rising Down is William T. Vollmann’s massive, multi-volume nonfiction exploration of the ethics, history, and practice of violence around the world.
-
E.
Monotone
Monotone is a distributed version control system designed for reliability, integrity, and decentralized collaboration, using cryptographic versioning and peer-to-peer synchronization.
- 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: Ascending and Descending Triple: [M. C. Escher, notableWork, Ascending and Descending]
Generated description
Ascending and Descending is a famous lithograph print by M. C. Escher that depicts monks endlessly climbing and descending an impossible, paradoxical staircase.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ascending and Descending Target entity description: Ascending and Descending is a famous lithograph print by M. C. Escher that depicts monks endlessly climbing and descending an impossible, paradoxical staircase.
-
A.
Ascend
Ascend is an outdoor gear and equipment brand specializing in products like kayaks, backpacks, and camping accessories, sold exclusively through Bass Pro Shops and affiliated retailers.
-
B.
Ascending Passage
The Ascending Passage is a steep, narrow corridor within the Great Pyramid of Giza that rises from the lower passages to the upper chambers, including the King’s Chamber.
-
C.
Ascent
Ascent is an interactive light-based art installation by American artist Jen Lewin, known for its immersive, participatory experience that responds to viewers’ movement.
-
D.
Rising Up and Rising Down
Rising Up and Rising Down is William T. Vollmann’s massive, multi-volume nonfiction exploration of the ethics, history, and practice of violence around the world.
-
E.
Monotone
Monotone is a distributed version control system designed for reliability, integrity, and decentralized collaboration, using cryptographic versioning and peer-to-peer synchronization.
- 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_69ca83a05c608190bdfdbdb25e994b39 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc68e23734819083a98f4ff0942479 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:37 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfd0d586c881909090b424f6fd036f |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:38 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfd15c82208190adc11bc6ab1b959b |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:40 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfd1eb7f588190a7b7a4ccb48a51d9 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:42 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:05 p.m.