Triple

T19744750
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Nicholson Baker E474220 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization
"Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization" is a nonfiction book by Nicholson Baker that presents a collage of contemporaneous documents and vignettes to challenge conventional narratives about the origins and conduct of World War II.
E1393138 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: Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization | Statement: [Nicholson Baker, notableWork, Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization
Context triple: [Nicholson Baker, notableWork, Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization]
  • A. Setting the World on Fire
    "Setting the World on Fire" is a country-pop duet by Kenny Chesney and P!nk that became a major radio hit for its catchy melody and romantic, nostalgic lyrics.
  • B. Moral Combat: A History of World War II
    Moral Combat: A History of World War II is a historical work that examines the ethical and moral dilemmas faced by nations and individuals during the Second World War.
  • C. A Short History of War
    A Short History of War is a concise historical survey by military historian Jeremy Black that traces the evolution of warfare from ancient times to the modern era.
  • D. Inferno: The World at War, 1939–1945
    Inferno: The World at War, 1939–1945 is a narrative history book by British journalist and historian Max Hastings that offers a global, often harrowing account of the Second World War from both military and civilian perspectives.
  • E. Human Moments in World War III
    "Human Moments in World War III" is a science fiction short story by Don DeLillo that follows American astronauts in orbit during a future global conflict as they confront isolation, technology, and the nature of human experience.
  • 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: Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization
Triple: [Nicholson Baker, notableWork, Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization]
Generated description
"Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization" is a nonfiction book by Nicholson Baker that presents a collage of contemporaneous documents and vignettes to challenge conventional narratives about the origins and conduct of World War II.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization
Target entity description: "Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization" is a nonfiction book by Nicholson Baker that presents a collage of contemporaneous documents and vignettes to challenge conventional narratives about the origins and conduct of World War II.
  • A. Setting the World on Fire
    "Setting the World on Fire" is a country-pop duet by Kenny Chesney and P!nk that became a major radio hit for its catchy melody and romantic, nostalgic lyrics.
  • B. Moral Combat: A History of World War II
    Moral Combat: A History of World War II is a historical work that examines the ethical and moral dilemmas faced by nations and individuals during the Second World War.
  • C. A Short History of War
    A Short History of War is a concise historical survey by military historian Jeremy Black that traces the evolution of warfare from ancient times to the modern era.
  • D. Inferno: The World at War, 1939–1945
    Inferno: The World at War, 1939–1945 is a narrative history book by British journalist and historian Max Hastings that offers a global, often harrowing account of the Second World War from both military and civilian perspectives.
  • E. Human Moments in World War III
    "Human Moments in World War III" is a science fiction short story by Don DeLillo that follows American astronauts in orbit during a future global conflict as they confront isolation, technology, and the nature of human experience.
  • 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_69d8e51940a0819087bd2996f98da668 completed April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e652923fd48190982c51c39814fd08 completed April 20, 2026, 4:21 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a07b4ffc5e8819091838b010eceeeca completed May 16, 2026, 12:06 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a07b5e9961881908f224154ec12c366 completed May 16, 2026, 12:10 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a07b67964b481909af269c6b5db6527 completed May 16, 2026, 12:12 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:47 p.m.