Triple
T9607206
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ian Rankin |
E232000
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
A Song for the Dark Times
A Song for the Dark Times is a crime novel in Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus series, set against contemporary social unrest and exploring themes of aging, justice, and personal loyalty.
|
E809972
|
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: A Song for the Dark Times | Statement: [Ian Rankin, notableWork, A Song for the Dark Times]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Song for the Dark Times Context triple: [Ian Rankin, notableWork, A Song for the Dark Times]
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A.
After the Dark
After the Dark is a 2013 philosophical science-fiction thriller film that explores moral dilemmas through a series of apocalyptic thought experiments conducted by a high school philosophy class.
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B.
A Light in the Dark
"A Light in the Dark" is a song performed by musician Dan Goodman, likely featuring reflective lyrics and melodic instrumentation.
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C.
The Dark at the End
The Dark at the End is a horror-thriller novel by F. Paul Wilson that serves as a climactic installment in his long-running Repairman Jack/Adversary Cycle series.
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D.
Lest Darkness Fall
Lest Darkness Fall is a classic alternate history science fiction novel by L. Sprague de Camp in which a modern archaeologist is transported to the late Roman Empire and attempts to prevent the onset of the Dark Ages.
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E.
Full Dark, No Stars
Full Dark, No Stars is a collection of four novellas by Stephen King that explore themes of revenge, guilt, and the darker sides of human nature.
- 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: A Song for the Dark Times Triple: [Ian Rankin, notableWork, A Song for the Dark Times]
Generated description
A Song for the Dark Times is a crime novel in Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus series, set against contemporary social unrest and exploring themes of aging, justice, and personal loyalty.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Song for the Dark Times Target entity description: A Song for the Dark Times is a crime novel in Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus series, set against contemporary social unrest and exploring themes of aging, justice, and personal loyalty.
-
A.
After the Dark
After the Dark is a 2013 philosophical science-fiction thriller film that explores moral dilemmas through a series of apocalyptic thought experiments conducted by a high school philosophy class.
-
B.
A Light in the Dark
"A Light in the Dark" is a song performed by musician Dan Goodman, likely featuring reflective lyrics and melodic instrumentation.
-
C.
The Dark at the End
The Dark at the End is a horror-thriller novel by F. Paul Wilson that serves as a climactic installment in his long-running Repairman Jack/Adversary Cycle series.
-
D.
Lest Darkness Fall
Lest Darkness Fall is a classic alternate history science fiction novel by L. Sprague de Camp in which a modern archaeologist is transported to the late Roman Empire and attempts to prevent the onset of the Dark Ages.
-
E.
Full Dark, No Stars
Full Dark, No Stars is a collection of four novellas by Stephen King that explore themes of revenge, guilt, and the darker sides of human nature.
- 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.