Triple

T17901689
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Jerry Sohl E447594 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Costigan’s Needle
Costigan’s Needle is a science fiction novel by Jerry Sohl that explores the consequences of a scientist’s invention of a matter-transmitting device and the societal upheaval it triggers.
E1295678 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: Costigan’s Needle | Statement: [Jerry Sohl, notableWork, Costigan’s Needle]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Costigan’s Needle
Context triple: [Jerry Sohl, notableWork, Costigan’s Needle]
  • A. Goûter Needle
    Goûter Needle is a prominent granite peak in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known as a key point on the normal route to the summit of Mont Blanc.
  • B. Pèlerins Needle
    Pèlerins Needle is a prominent granite spire in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, popular with alpine climbers for its classic rock routes.
  • C. Napes Needle
    Napes Needle is a famous slender rock pinnacle and classic climbing landmark on the southern slopes of Great Gable in England’s Lake District.
  • D. Hope's Nose
    Hope's Nose is a prominent limestone headland and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the coast of Torquay in Devon, England, known for its rich marine life and fossil-bearing rocks.
  • E. Owen Peak
    Owen Peak is a mountain summit located within the Fitzsimmons Range of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada.
  • 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: Costigan’s Needle
Triple: [Jerry Sohl, notableWork, Costigan’s Needle]
Generated description
Costigan’s Needle is a science fiction novel by Jerry Sohl that explores the consequences of a scientist’s invention of a matter-transmitting device and the societal upheaval it triggers.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Costigan’s Needle
Target entity description: Costigan’s Needle is a science fiction novel by Jerry Sohl that explores the consequences of a scientist’s invention of a matter-transmitting device and the societal upheaval it triggers.
  • A. Goûter Needle
    Goûter Needle is a prominent granite peak in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known as a key point on the normal route to the summit of Mont Blanc.
  • B. Pèlerins Needle
    Pèlerins Needle is a prominent granite spire in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, popular with alpine climbers for its classic rock routes.
  • C. Napes Needle
    Napes Needle is a famous slender rock pinnacle and classic climbing landmark on the southern slopes of Great Gable in England’s Lake District.
  • D. Hope's Nose
    Hope's Nose is a prominent limestone headland and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the coast of Torquay in Devon, England, known for its rich marine life and fossil-bearing rocks.
  • E. Owen Peak
    Owen Peak is a mountain summit located within the Fitzsimmons Range of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada.
  • 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_69d8b9f59bd48190a6fc925a855b8bac completed April 10, 2026, 8:51 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e49e98fb688190815ac308e5ed7fde completed April 19, 2026, 9:21 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a031b286b088190b6cf9731da839669 completed May 12, 2026, 12:20 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a031c3658988190b59fa17d616cad9b completed May 12, 2026, 12:25 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a031c9914dc819099da3b2174a5fbc7 completed May 12, 2026, 12:27 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:19 a.m.