Triple

T9722556
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Poul Anderson E235512 entity
Predicate influenced P9 FINISHED
Object Greg Bear
Greg Bear was an American science fiction author renowned for his hard science-based novels exploring themes such as cosmology, artificial intelligence, and the future evolution of humanity.
E816162 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: Greg Bear | Statement: [Poul Anderson, influenced, Greg Bear]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Greg Bear
Context triple: [Poul Anderson, influenced, Greg Bear]
  • A. Stephen Baxter
    Stephen Baxter is a British science fiction author known for his hard science narratives, expansive space operas, and collaborations with Arthur C. Clarke.
  • B. Stephen Baxter
    Stephen Baxter is a Northern Irish football manager and former player best known for his long-term and highly successful tenure in charge of Crusaders FC.
  • C. Julian May
    Julian May was an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for her sprawling Saga of Pliocene Exile and Galactic Milieu series.
  • D. Adam Roberts
    Adam Roberts is a British science fiction author and academic known for his inventive novels, critical studies of the genre, and multiple award-winning works.
  • E. Gregory Benford
    Gregory Benford is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist best known for his hard science fiction novels such as "Timescape" and his contributions to the Galactic Center series.
  • 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: Greg Bear
Triple: [Poul Anderson, influenced, Greg Bear]
Generated description
Greg Bear was an American science fiction author renowned for his hard science-based novels exploring themes such as cosmology, artificial intelligence, and the future evolution of humanity.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Greg Bear
Target entity description: Greg Bear was an American science fiction author renowned for his hard science-based novels exploring themes such as cosmology, artificial intelligence, and the future evolution of humanity.
  • A. Stephen Baxter
    Stephen Baxter is a British science fiction author known for his hard science narratives, expansive space operas, and collaborations with Arthur C. Clarke.
  • B. Stephen Baxter
    Stephen Baxter is a Northern Irish football manager and former player best known for his long-term and highly successful tenure in charge of Crusaders FC.
  • C. Julian May
    Julian May was an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for her sprawling Saga of Pliocene Exile and Galactic Milieu series.
  • D. Adam Roberts
    Adam Roberts is a British science fiction author and academic known for his inventive novels, critical studies of the genre, and multiple award-winning works.
  • E. Gregory Benford
    Gregory Benford is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist best known for his hard science fiction novels such as "Timescape" and his contributions to the Galactic Center series.
  • 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_69ca84d0123c819096f9dc3b6abb0881 completed March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd9e75abd48190a6e6679ec51496e8 completed April 1, 2026, 10:38 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d19fa5a8e48190b7b1742eb6c3b81e completed April 4, 2026, 11:32 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d1a022efd48190b0206bbdf3d93b9e completed April 4, 2026, 11:34 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d1a09ae5b48190b4d0b01cd20ba140 completed April 4, 2026, 11:36 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:20 p.m.