Triple
T20392466
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alan Dean Foster |
E498116
|
entity |
| Predicate | name |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Alan Dean Foster |
E498116
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Alan Dean Foster | Statement: [Alan Dean Foster, name, Alan Dean Foster]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan Dean Foster Context triple: [Alan Dean Foster, name, Alan Dean Foster]
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A.
Alan Dean Foster
chosen
Alan Dean Foster is an American science fiction and fantasy author known for his novelizations and original works tied to major film and television franchises, including Star Trek and Star Wars.
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B.
John C. Wright
John C. Wright is an American science fiction and fantasy author known for his intricate world-building, philosophical themes, and works such as the "Golden Age" trilogy.
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C.
Jonathan Raymond
Jonathan Raymond is an American writer and frequent collaborator of director Kelly Reichardt, known for penning screenplays and source material for several of her acclaimed independent films.
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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.
John Kessel
John Kessel is an American science fiction author and academic known for his award-winning short stories and novels that often blend satire, literary experimentation, and genre tropes.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69e0b4a71ebc8190b153a36c738730f4 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e679108b1481909677cf80e8e77e76 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 7:05 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0876260e548190b0ca1cdee28fe72d |
completed | May 16, 2026, 1:50 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:28 a.m.