Triple
T9184333
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | L. Sprague de Camp |
E220415
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Ancient Engineers
The Ancient Engineers is a 1960 non-fiction book by L. Sprague de Camp that surveys the history of engineering and technological innovation in ancient civilizations.
|
E783776
|
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: The Ancient Engineers | Statement: [L. Sprague de Camp, notableWork, The Ancient Engineers]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ancient Engineers Context triple: [L. Sprague de Camp, notableWork, The Ancient Engineers]
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A.
What the Ancients Did for Us
What the Ancients Did for Us is a British television documentary series that explores the scientific and technological innovations of ancient civilizations and their impact on the modern world.
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B.
The Builders
The Builders is a modernist painting by French artist Fernand Léger that depicts construction workers amid geometric forms, celebrating industrialization and urban life.
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C.
The Builders
"The Builders" is a classic episode of the British sitcom Fawlty Towers in which a disastrously cheap construction job wreaks havoc on Basil Fawlty's hotel.
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D.
The Stonemason
The Stonemason is a stage play by American author Cormac McCarthy that explores family conflict, legacy, and moral decay within a multigenerational African American family.
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E.
The Ancient Child
The Ancient Child is a novel by N. Scott Momaday that blends Native American mythology with a contemporary coming-of-age story about identity, memory, and transformation.
- 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: The Ancient Engineers Triple: [L. Sprague de Camp, notableWork, The Ancient Engineers]
Generated description
The Ancient Engineers is a 1960 non-fiction book by L. Sprague de Camp that surveys the history of engineering and technological innovation in ancient civilizations.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ancient Engineers Target entity description: The Ancient Engineers is a 1960 non-fiction book by L. Sprague de Camp that surveys the history of engineering and technological innovation in ancient civilizations.
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A.
What the Ancients Did for Us
What the Ancients Did for Us is a British television documentary series that explores the scientific and technological innovations of ancient civilizations and their impact on the modern world.
-
B.
The Builders
The Builders is a modernist painting by French artist Fernand Léger that depicts construction workers amid geometric forms, celebrating industrialization and urban life.
-
C.
The Builders
"The Builders" is a classic episode of the British sitcom Fawlty Towers in which a disastrously cheap construction job wreaks havoc on Basil Fawlty's hotel.
-
D.
The Stonemason
The Stonemason is a stage play by American author Cormac McCarthy that explores family conflict, legacy, and moral decay within a multigenerational African American family.
-
E.
The Ancient Child
The Ancient Child is a novel by N. Scott Momaday that blends Native American mythology with a contemporary coming-of-age story about identity, memory, and transformation.
- 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_69ca83e6d77c81909862b7afef56b1bf |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ccc31734908190b8ebe3b57849ca5f |
completed | April 1, 2026, 7:02 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d05c19635c81908ad2cf07f5ad813c |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:32 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d05cda59f88190bcde5a91aec2f9dd |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:35 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d05ddd28008190b82c42220871e73f |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:39 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:24 p.m.