Triple
T9607204
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ian Rankin |
E232000
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Rather Be the Devil
Rather Be the Devil is a crime novel in Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus series, featuring the retired detective drawn into a cold-case murder investigation.
|
E809970
|
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: Rather Be the Devil | Statement: [Ian Rankin, notableWork, Rather Be the Devil]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rather Be the Devil Context triple: [Ian Rankin, notableWork, Rather Be the Devil]
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A.
Touch the Devil
Touch the Devil is a Cold War-era thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring espionage, terrorism, and high-stakes covert operations.
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B.
My Brother the Devil
My Brother the Devil is a British coming-of-age crime drama film that follows two British-Egyptian brothers navigating gang culture, identity, and sexuality in East London.
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C.
Shout at the Devil
Shout at the Devil is an adventure novel by Wilbur Smith set in German East Africa during World War I, blending high-stakes action with historical drama.
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D.
A Devil Is Waiting
A Devil Is Waiting is a thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring international intrigue, political assassination plots, and his recurring character Sean Dillon.
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E.
Who The Devil Made It
"Who The Devil Made It" is a book by filmmaker and critic Peter Bogdanovich that collects in-depth interviews with classic Hollywood directors, exploring their careers and the art of filmmaking.
- 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: Rather Be the Devil Triple: [Ian Rankin, notableWork, Rather Be the Devil]
Generated description
Rather Be the Devil is a crime novel in Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus series, featuring the retired detective drawn into a cold-case murder investigation.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rather Be the Devil Target entity description: Rather Be the Devil is a crime novel in Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus series, featuring the retired detective drawn into a cold-case murder investigation.
-
A.
Touch the Devil
Touch the Devil is a Cold War-era thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring espionage, terrorism, and high-stakes covert operations.
-
B.
My Brother the Devil
My Brother the Devil is a British coming-of-age crime drama film that follows two British-Egyptian brothers navigating gang culture, identity, and sexuality in East London.
-
C.
Shout at the Devil
Shout at the Devil is an adventure novel by Wilbur Smith set in German East Africa during World War I, blending high-stakes action with historical drama.
-
D.
A Devil Is Waiting
A Devil Is Waiting is a thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring international intrigue, political assassination plots, and his recurring character Sean Dillon.
-
E.
Who The Devil Made It
"Who The Devil Made It" is a book by filmmaker and critic Peter Bogdanovich that collects in-depth interviews with classic Hollywood directors, exploring their careers and the art of filmmaking.
- 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_69ca8485a90c819094fe40b42fde9d70 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd9a62372881908bf21be91e7285fb |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d17942504481908e7147a0f56bdf96 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 8:49 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d17a27596081909c6a2ec486480ce1 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 8:52 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d17af1d1b48190b6f8350edfa4f5ef |
completed | April 4, 2026, 8:56 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:08 p.m.