Triple
T20113453
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Giants series |
E490391
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James P. Hogan
James P. Hogan was a British science fiction author known for his hard-science, idea-driven novels such as the Giants series.
|
E1417358
|
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: James P. Hogan | Statement: [Giants series, author, James P. Hogan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James P. Hogan Context triple: [Giants series, author, James P. Hogan]
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A.
Hal Clement
Hal Clement was an American science fiction writer renowned for his rigorously scientific, hard-SF worldbuilding and influential works during the Golden Age of Science Fiction.
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B.
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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C.
Frederik Pohl
Frederik Pohl was an influential American science fiction writer, editor, and fan whose career spanned over seven decades and helped shape modern speculative fiction.
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D.
Clifford D. Simak
Clifford D. Simak was an American science fiction author renowned for his humane, pastoral style and influential works such as "City" and "Way Station."
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E.
James Blish
James Blish was an influential American science fiction author and critic, best known for his "Cities in Flight" series and for helping shape mid-20th-century science fiction through both his fiction and literary analysis.
- 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: James P. Hogan Triple: [Giants series, author, James P. Hogan]
Generated description
James P. Hogan was a British science fiction author known for his hard-science, idea-driven novels such as the Giants series.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James P. Hogan Target entity description: James P. Hogan was a British science fiction author known for his hard-science, idea-driven novels such as the Giants series.
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A.
Hal Clement
Hal Clement was an American science fiction writer renowned for his rigorously scientific, hard-SF worldbuilding and influential works during the Golden Age of Science Fiction.
-
B.
Jack Williamson
Jack Williamson was an influential American science fiction author whose long career and imaginative works helped define the genre’s Golden Age.
-
C.
Frederik Pohl
Frederik Pohl was an influential American science fiction writer, editor, and fan whose career spanned over seven decades and helped shape modern speculative fiction.
-
D.
Clifford D. Simak
Clifford D. Simak was an American science fiction author renowned for his humane, pastoral style and influential works such as "City" and "Way Station."
-
E.
James Blish
James Blish was an influential American science fiction author and critic, best known for his "Cities in Flight" series and for helping shape mid-20th-century science fiction through both his fiction and literary analysis.
- 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_69da62636cc08190982cc71733a17b8d |
completed | April 11, 2026, 3:01 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e666e31af081908d8e0c867c388a73 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 5:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0843d8894481908f78e092417a8602 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 10:15 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0844a1f6988190bbab91201b2a0d7e |
completed | May 16, 2026, 10:19 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0845700ec48190bb59acff92e4e616 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 10:22 a.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:29 p.m.