Triple

T20663657
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lawrence Block E507824 entity
Predicate notableSeries P3199 FINISHED
Object Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner is a fictional, insomniac adventurer and occasional spy created by crime novelist Lawrence Block, known for his globe-trotting, offbeat escapades.
E1443790 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: Evan Tanner | Statement: [Lawrence Block, notableSeries, Evan Tanner]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evan Tanner
Context triple: [Lawrence Block, notableSeries, Evan Tanner]
  • A. Mick Belker
    Mick Belker is a scruffy, streetwise undercover cop known for his eccentric behavior and tough demeanor on the television series "Hill Street Blues."
  • B. Roscoe Tanner
    Roscoe Tanner is an American former professional tennis player known for his powerful left-handed serve and for winning the 1977 Australian Open singles title.
  • C. George Denbrough
    George Denbrough is a young boy from Stephen King's horror novel "It," whose tragic death at the hands of Pennywise the Clown drives much of the story's emotional and narrative conflict.
  • D. Ethan Shore
    Ethan Shore is a member of the musical duo Goodboys, known for their work in electronic dance music.
  • E. Bobby Singer
    Bobby Singer is a gruff but caring hunter and father-figure to the Winchester brothers in the television series "Supernatural."
  • 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: Evan Tanner
Triple: [Lawrence Block, notableSeries, Evan Tanner]
Generated description
Evan Tanner is a fictional, insomniac adventurer and occasional spy created by crime novelist Lawrence Block, known for his globe-trotting, offbeat escapades.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evan Tanner
Target entity description: Evan Tanner is a fictional, insomniac adventurer and occasional spy created by crime novelist Lawrence Block, known for his globe-trotting, offbeat escapades.
  • A. Mick Belker
    Mick Belker is a scruffy, streetwise undercover cop known for his eccentric behavior and tough demeanor on the television series "Hill Street Blues."
  • B. Roscoe Tanner
    Roscoe Tanner is an American former professional tennis player known for his powerful left-handed serve and for winning the 1977 Australian Open singles title.
  • C. George Denbrough
    George Denbrough is a young boy from Stephen King's horror novel "It," whose tragic death at the hands of Pennywise the Clown drives much of the story's emotional and narrative conflict.
  • D. Ethan Shore
    Ethan Shore is a member of the musical duo Goodboys, known for their work in electronic dance music.
  • E. Bobby Singer
    Bobby Singer is a gruff but caring hunter and father-figure to the Winchester brothers in the television series "Supernatural."
  • 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_69e0b4c059bc81908ea762cd73ea4424 completed April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6b2f4872481908858eb88ce89dd47 completed April 20, 2026, 11:12 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a08cd5d0da481909eebd69b8b314503 completed May 16, 2026, 8:02 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a08d175206c8190b119bb1a2d06462f completed May 16, 2026, 8:20 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a08d28e02fc8190ab694673156ab0c0 completed May 16, 2026, 8:24 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:44 a.m.