Triple
T20348911
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Chemistry of Tears |
E495953
|
entity |
| Predicate | containsCharacter |
P5716
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Henry Brandling
Henry Brandling is a central fictional character in Peter Carey's novel "The Chemistry of Tears," known for commissioning the construction of an elaborate mechanical automaton.
|
E1425656
|
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: Henry Brandling | Statement: [The Chemistry of Tears, containsCharacter, Henry Brandling]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry Brandling Context triple: [The Chemistry of Tears, containsCharacter, Henry Brandling]
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A.
Charles Tibbits
Charles Tibbits is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Tibbits.
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B.
Tim McAuliffe
Tim McAuliffe is a Canadian television writer and producer known for his work on comedy series such as "The Office," "Last Man on Earth," and "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon."
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C.
Henry Barron
Henry Barron was an Irish judge best known for chairing the official inquiry into the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings, resulting in the influential Barron Report.
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D.
Michael Toombs
Michael Toombs is an American artist and community activist known for his public art projects and work in arts-based community development.
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E.
Philip DeGuard
Philip DeGuard was an American animation background artist best known for his richly detailed and stylized work on classic Warner Bros. cartoons.
- 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: Henry Brandling Triple: [The Chemistry of Tears, containsCharacter, Henry Brandling]
Generated description
Henry Brandling is a central fictional character in Peter Carey's novel "The Chemistry of Tears," known for commissioning the construction of an elaborate mechanical automaton.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry Brandling Target entity description: Henry Brandling is a central fictional character in Peter Carey's novel "The Chemistry of Tears," known for commissioning the construction of an elaborate mechanical automaton.
-
A.
Charles Tibbits
Charles Tibbits is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Tibbits.
-
B.
Tim McAuliffe
Tim McAuliffe is a Canadian television writer and producer known for his work on comedy series such as "The Office," "Last Man on Earth," and "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon."
-
C.
Henry Barron
Henry Barron was an Irish judge best known for chairing the official inquiry into the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings, resulting in the influential Barron Report.
-
D.
Michael Toombs
Michael Toombs is an American artist and community activist known for his public art projects and work in arts-based community development.
-
E.
Philip DeGuard
Philip DeGuard was an American animation background artist best known for his richly detailed and stylized work on classic Warner Bros. cartoons.
- 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_69e0b4a3320881909495ae8bc30bc2dc |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6783af5dc8190a40c3b9816cd1aef |
completed | April 20, 2026, 7:02 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0869656ae4819084679d901249c2f7 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0869cc7308819087028f44af0386c2 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 12:57 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a086ab4c0a08190a1cd3ca5ea07512f |
completed | May 16, 2026, 1:01 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:24 a.m.