Triple
T18298440
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Larry Niven |
E438293
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Laurence van Cott Niven
Laurence van Cott Niven is an American science fiction author best known for his hard science fiction works such as the novel "Ringworld" and his expansive Known Space universe.
|
E1316826
|
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: Laurence van Cott Niven | Statement: [Larry Niven, birthName, Laurence van Cott Niven]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Laurence van Cott Niven Context triple: [Larry Niven, birthName, Laurence van Cott Niven]
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A.
L. Sprague de Camp
L. Sprague de Camp was an influential American science fiction and fantasy author known for his witty, scientifically grounded stories and major contributions during the genre’s Golden Age.
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B.
Leland Robinson
Leland Robinson is the son of influential music producer and Sugar Hill Records co-founder Sylvia Robinson.
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C.
Samuel Stehman Haldeman
Samuel Stehman Haldeman was a 19th-century American naturalist, philologist, and academic known for his influential work in linguistics and the natural sciences.
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D.
Gene Reynolds
Gene Reynolds was an American actor and Emmy-winning television producer and director, best known for co-creating and producing the acclaimed TV series M*A*S*H.
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E.
Gregory Benford
Gregory Benford is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist best known for his hard science fiction novels such as "Timescape" and his contributions to the Galactic Center series.
- 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: Laurence van Cott Niven Triple: [Larry Niven, birthName, Laurence van Cott Niven]
Generated description
Laurence van Cott Niven is an American science fiction author best known for his hard science fiction works such as the novel "Ringworld" and his expansive Known Space universe.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Laurence van Cott Niven Target entity description: Laurence van Cott Niven is an American science fiction author best known for his hard science fiction works such as the novel "Ringworld" and his expansive Known Space universe.
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A.
L. Sprague de Camp
L. Sprague de Camp was an influential American science fiction and fantasy author known for his witty, scientifically grounded stories and major contributions during the genre’s Golden Age.
-
B.
Leland Robinson
Leland Robinson is the son of influential music producer and Sugar Hill Records co-founder Sylvia Robinson.
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C.
Samuel Stehman Haldeman
Samuel Stehman Haldeman was a 19th-century American naturalist, philologist, and academic known for his influential work in linguistics and the natural sciences.
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D.
Gene Reynolds
Gene Reynolds was an American actor and Emmy-winning television producer and director, best known for co-creating and producing the acclaimed TV series M*A*S*H.
-
E.
Gregory Benford
Gregory Benford is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist best known for his hard science fiction novels such as "Timescape" and his contributions to the Galactic Center series.
- 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_69d8b915e3e881909125d760c15d0c29 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5017d96588190ac1e326803142976 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 4:23 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a03bb5c7e4c8190b360b15b6e6ac677 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 11:44 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a03bbfa0da481908bb0e388dcbe9913 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 11:47 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a03bd6078b88190887a32099fc31db0 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 11:53 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:35 a.m.