Triple
T20392500
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alan Dean Foster |
E498116
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Howling Stones
The Howling Stones is a science fiction novel by Alan Dean Foster set in his Humanx Commonwealth universe, involving mysterious alien artifacts and interspecies intrigue.
|
E1428381
|
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: The Howling Stones | Statement: [Alan Dean Foster, notableWork, The Howling Stones]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Howling Stones Context triple: [Alan Dean Foster, notableWork, The Howling Stones]
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A.
The Hounds of Skaith
The Hounds of Skaith is a 1974 science fantasy novel by Leigh Brackett featuring adventurer Eric John Stark on a perilous mission across the dying, hostile world of Skaith.
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B.
The Howling Hex
The Howling Hex is an American rock band led by guitarist and songwriter Neil Michael Hagerty, known for its experimental, lo-fi, and psychedelic approach to indie rock.
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C.
The Menacing Mist
"The Menacing Mist" is an episode title from the 1939 science-fiction movie serial *The Phantom Creeps*, which starred Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist.
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D.
The Devil's Glen
The Devil's Glen is a scenic wooded valley and waterfall gorge in County Wicklow, Ireland, known for its dramatic landscapes and walking trails.
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E.
The Silence of the Hills
The Silence of the Hills is a landscape painting by American artist William Wendt, celebrated for its serene, idealized depiction of the California countryside.
- 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: The Howling Stones Triple: [Alan Dean Foster, notableWork, The Howling Stones]
Generated description
The Howling Stones is a science fiction novel by Alan Dean Foster set in his Humanx Commonwealth universe, involving mysterious alien artifacts and interspecies intrigue.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Howling Stones Target entity description: The Howling Stones is a science fiction novel by Alan Dean Foster set in his Humanx Commonwealth universe, involving mysterious alien artifacts and interspecies intrigue.
-
A.
The Hounds of Skaith
The Hounds of Skaith is a 1974 science fantasy novel by Leigh Brackett featuring adventurer Eric John Stark on a perilous mission across the dying, hostile world of Skaith.
-
B.
The Howling Hex
The Howling Hex is an American rock band led by guitarist and songwriter Neil Michael Hagerty, known for its experimental, lo-fi, and psychedelic approach to indie rock.
-
C.
The Menacing Mist
"The Menacing Mist" is an episode title from the 1939 science-fiction movie serial *The Phantom Creeps*, which starred Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist.
-
D.
The Devil's Glen
The Devil's Glen is a scenic wooded valley and waterfall gorge in County Wicklow, Ireland, known for its dramatic landscapes and walking trails.
-
E.
The Silence of the Hills
The Silence of the Hills is a landscape painting by American artist William Wendt, celebrated for its serene, idealized depiction of the California countryside.
- 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_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. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0877d6b364819080b5e701acea02aa |
completed | May 16, 2026, 1:57 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a08787cfe6c8190881554ead3cfd248 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 2 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:28 a.m.