Triple
T18298473
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Larry Niven |
E438293
|
entity |
| Predicate | collaboratedWith |
P435
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Jerry Pournelle
Jerry Pournelle was an American science fiction writer and essayist known for his frequent collaborations with Larry Niven on influential hard science fiction novels.
|
E1319812
|
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: Jerry Pournelle | Statement: [Larry Niven, collaboratedWith, Jerry Pournelle]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jerry Pournelle Context triple: [Larry Niven, collaboratedWith, Jerry Pournelle]
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A.
Larry Niven
Larry Niven is an American science fiction author renowned for his hard-SF works and expansive Known Space universe, which includes the acclaimed novel *Ringworld*.
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B.
Greg Bear
Greg Bear was an American science fiction author renowned for his hard science-based novels exploring themes such as cosmology, artificial intelligence, and the future evolution of humanity.
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C.
Poul Anderson
Poul Anderson was an American science fiction and fantasy author renowned for his prolific output, hard science rigor, and influential works during the mid-20th-century Golden Age of Science Fiction.
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D.
Jack Williamson
Jack Williamson was an influential American science fiction author whose long career and imaginative works helped define the genre’s Golden Age.
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E.
Walter Jon Williams
Walter Jon Williams is an American science fiction and fantasy author known for his cyberpunk, space opera, and shared-universe work, including contributions to the Wild Cards 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: Jerry Pournelle Triple: [Larry Niven, collaboratedWith, Jerry Pournelle]
Generated description
Jerry Pournelle was an American science fiction writer and essayist known for his frequent collaborations with Larry Niven on influential hard science fiction novels.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jerry Pournelle Target entity description: Jerry Pournelle was an American science fiction writer and essayist known for his frequent collaborations with Larry Niven on influential hard science fiction novels.
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A.
Larry Niven
Larry Niven is an American science fiction author renowned for his hard-SF works and expansive Known Space universe, which includes the acclaimed novel *Ringworld*.
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B.
Greg Bear
Greg Bear was an American science fiction author renowned for his hard science-based novels exploring themes such as cosmology, artificial intelligence, and the future evolution of humanity.
-
C.
Poul Anderson
Poul Anderson was an American science fiction and fantasy author renowned for his prolific output, hard science rigor, and influential works during the mid-20th-century Golden Age of Science Fiction.
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D.
Jack Williamson
Jack Williamson was an influential American science fiction author whose long career and imaginative works helped define the genre’s Golden Age.
-
E.
Walter Jon Williams
Walter Jon Williams is an American science fiction and fantasy author known for his cyberpunk, space opera, and shared-universe work, including contributions to the Wild Cards 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_6a03cc17dc388190b4c772d0e8d22f42 |
completed | May 13, 2026, 12:55 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a03ce0d80388190af227d03e161f163 |
completed | May 13, 2026, 1:04 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a03cf6100448190b0e423f437f60f32 |
completed | May 13, 2026, 1:09 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:35 a.m.