Triple
T19754119
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Book of Strange New Things |
E474459
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasAlienSpecies |
P32630
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Oasans
The Oasans are a gentle, devout alien species in Michel Faber’s novel *The Book of Strange New Things*, known for their deep religious curiosity and enigmatic, otherworldly appearance.
|
E1393721
|
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: Oasans | Statement: [The Book of Strange New Things, hasAlienSpecies, Oasans]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oasans Context triple: [The Book of Strange New Things, hasAlienSpecies, Oasans]
-
A.
Oas
Oas is a municipality in the province of Albay in the Bicol Region of the Philippines, known for its agricultural economy and rural communities.
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B.
Oroqen
The Oroqen are a small Tungusic-speaking indigenous people of northeastern China, traditionally known as hunters and reindeer herders living in the forests of the Greater and Lesser Khingan Mountains.
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C.
The Tribe
"The Tribe" is a high-energy psytrance track by Israeli duo Vini Vici that became one of their signature festival anthems in the global electronic music scene.
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D.
Orlysiens
Orlysiens are the inhabitants or natives of Orly, a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France.
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E.
Triballi
The Triballi were an ancient Indo-European people who inhabited the central Balkans, often interacting and clashing with neighboring Thracian, Macedonian, and later Roman powers.
- 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: Oasans Triple: [The Book of Strange New Things, hasAlienSpecies, Oasans]
Generated description
The Oasans are a gentle, devout alien species in Michel Faber’s novel *The Book of Strange New Things*, known for their deep religious curiosity and enigmatic, otherworldly appearance.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oasans Target entity description: The Oasans are a gentle, devout alien species in Michel Faber’s novel *The Book of Strange New Things*, known for their deep religious curiosity and enigmatic, otherworldly appearance.
-
A.
Oas
Oas is a municipality in the province of Albay in the Bicol Region of the Philippines, known for its agricultural economy and rural communities.
-
B.
Oroqen
The Oroqen are a small Tungusic-speaking indigenous people of northeastern China, traditionally known as hunters and reindeer herders living in the forests of the Greater and Lesser Khingan Mountains.
-
C.
The Tribe
"The Tribe" is a high-energy psytrance track by Israeli duo Vini Vici that became one of their signature festival anthems in the global electronic music scene.
-
D.
Orlysiens
Orlysiens are the inhabitants or natives of Orly, a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France.
-
E.
Triballi
The Triballi were an ancient Indo-European people who inhabited the central Balkans, often interacting and clashing with neighboring Thracian, Macedonian, and later Roman powers.
- 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_69d8e51940a0819087bd2996f98da668 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6529cae048190b4f8e6ba409bcf8e |
completed | April 20, 2026, 4:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a07bd67064081908839a408b0e746e1 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 12:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a07bde28e848190aaa9c4a06b31bdb6 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 12:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a07bed9c62c819088d8e32f92b3b147 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 12:48 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:48 p.m.