Triple

T17412726

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Samuel Smiles	`E423408`	entity
Predicate	wrote	`P2831`	FINISHED
Object	Self-Help; with Illustrations of Character and Conduct "Self-Help; with Illustrations of Character and Conduct" is an 1859 book by Samuel Smiles that popularized the Victorian ethic of self-improvement, hard work, and moral character as the foundations of personal and social progress.	`E1267358`	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: Self-Help; with Illustrations of Character and Conduct | Statement: [Samuel Smiles, wrote, Self-Help; with Illustrations of Character and Conduct]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Self-Help; with Illustrations of Character and Conduct
Context triple: [Samuel Smiles, wrote, Self-Help; with Illustrations of Character and Conduct]

A. How to Observe Morals and Manners
"How to Observe Morals and Manners" is a 19th-century sociological treatise by Harriet Martineau that outlines systematic methods for studying the customs, values, and social behavior of different societies.
B. Lectures to Young Men
"Lectures to Young Men" is a 19th-century collection of moral and practical talks by American preacher Henry Ward Beecher, offering guidance on character, conduct, and social responsibility for young men.
C. Essays to Do Good
Essays to Do Good is a 1710 collection of moral and religious essays by Puritan minister Cotton Mather that urges Christians to engage in practical benevolence and social reform.
D. The Improvement of the Mind
The Improvement of the Mind is an 18th-century educational treatise by Isaac Watts that offers practical guidance on developing clear, disciplined, and effective thinking.
E. Moral Hygiene
"Moral Hygiene" is a studio album by the American industrial metal band Ministry, noted for its politically charged themes and aggressive sound.
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: Self-Help; with Illustrations of Character and Conduct
Triple: [Samuel Smiles, wrote, Self-Help; with Illustrations of Character and Conduct]

Generated description

"Self-Help; with Illustrations of Character and Conduct" is an 1859 book by Samuel Smiles that popularized the Victorian ethic of self-improvement, hard work, and moral character as the foundations of personal and social progress.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Self-Help; with Illustrations of Character and Conduct
Target entity description: "Self-Help; with Illustrations of Character and Conduct" is an 1859 book by Samuel Smiles that popularized the Victorian ethic of self-improvement, hard work, and moral character as the foundations of personal and social progress.

A. How to Observe Morals and Manners
"How to Observe Morals and Manners" is a 19th-century sociological treatise by Harriet Martineau that outlines systematic methods for studying the customs, values, and social behavior of different societies.
B. Lectures to Young Men
"Lectures to Young Men" is a 19th-century collection of moral and practical talks by American preacher Henry Ward Beecher, offering guidance on character, conduct, and social responsibility for young men.
C. Essays to Do Good
Essays to Do Good is a 1710 collection of moral and religious essays by Puritan minister Cotton Mather that urges Christians to engage in practical benevolence and social reform.
D. The Improvement of the Mind
The Improvement of the Mind is an 18th-century educational treatise by Isaac Watts that offers practical guidance on developing clear, disciplined, and effective thinking.
E. Moral Hygiene
"Moral Hygiene" is a studio album by the American industrial metal band Ministry, noted for its politically charged themes and aggressive sound.
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_69d889d7d27c819088486ce3f0627fa1`	completed	April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69e43b0c12b881908b2ddc13678c7a75`	completed	April 19, 2026, 2:16 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_6a01a7fdb4348190a905b476379c3245`	completed	May 11, 2026, 9:57 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_6a01a886818881909f237f69c6d77f93`	completed	May 11, 2026, 9:59 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_6a01a9183410819083c8239e3ce38ea2`	completed	May 11, 2026, 10:02 a.m.

Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:46 a.m.