Triple
T20517940
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alfred Bester |
E503728
|
entity |
| Predicate | appearsIn |
P795
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Babylon 5 tie-in novels
Babylon 5 tie-in novels are officially licensed prose works that expand the universe, characters, and storylines of the Babylon 5 science fiction television series beyond what is shown on screen.
|
E1436031
|
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: Babylon 5 tie-in novels | Statement: [Alfred Bester, appearsIn, Babylon 5 tie-in novels]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Babylon 5 tie-in novels Context triple: [Alfred Bester, appearsIn, Babylon 5 tie-in novels]
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A.
Babylon 5: The Lost Tales
Babylon 5: The Lost Tales is a direct-to-DVD anthology of science fiction stories set in the Babylon 5 universe, continuing the saga with new adventures featuring familiar characters.
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B.
Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers
Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers is a television film set in the Babylon 5 universe that follows a group of elite Rangers on a dangerous mission after the Shadow War.
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C.
Babylon 5: In the Beginning
Babylon 5: In the Beginning is a television film set in the Babylon 5 universe that serves as a prequel, depicting the events leading up to the Earth-Minbari War and providing backstory for the main series.
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D.
Babylon 5: The Gathering
Babylon 5: The Gathering is the 1993 science fiction television pilot film that introduced the Babylon 5 universe, characters, and story arc.
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E.
Babylon 5
Babylon 5 is a 1990s science fiction television series set on a space station that serves as a political and military hub amid rising interstellar tensions and wars.
- 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: Babylon 5 tie-in novels Triple: [Alfred Bester, appearsIn, Babylon 5 tie-in novels]
Generated description
Babylon 5 tie-in novels are officially licensed prose works that expand the universe, characters, and storylines of the Babylon 5 science fiction television series beyond what is shown on screen.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Babylon 5 tie-in novels Target entity description: Babylon 5 tie-in novels are officially licensed prose works that expand the universe, characters, and storylines of the Babylon 5 science fiction television series beyond what is shown on screen.
-
A.
Babylon 5: The Lost Tales
Babylon 5: The Lost Tales is a direct-to-DVD anthology of science fiction stories set in the Babylon 5 universe, continuing the saga with new adventures featuring familiar characters.
-
B.
Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers
Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers is a television film set in the Babylon 5 universe that follows a group of elite Rangers on a dangerous mission after the Shadow War.
-
C.
Babylon 5: In the Beginning
Babylon 5: In the Beginning is a television film set in the Babylon 5 universe that serves as a prequel, depicting the events leading up to the Earth-Minbari War and providing backstory for the main series.
-
D.
Babylon 5: The Gathering
Babylon 5: The Gathering is the 1993 science fiction television pilot film that introduced the Babylon 5 universe, characters, and story arc.
-
E.
Babylon 5
Babylon 5 is a 1990s science fiction television series set on a space station that serves as a political and military hub amid rising interstellar tensions and wars.
- 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_69e0b4b2aa788190ae9eb37c1d73b1f1 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e69f43e0b08190b043f35645b264a0 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 9:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a089d3d55a08190b478b4b8f50ff101 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 4:37 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a089e5816308190979cd7ab78a0c0f6 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 4:42 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a089ecd0f988190afc859a511a18f7b |
completed | May 16, 2026, 4:43 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:36 a.m.