Triple
T13052154
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Apple (TOS episode) |
E327472
|
entity |
| Predicate | featuresCharacter |
P626
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Vaal
Vaal is a powerful, god-like computer entity that controls a primitive society in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Apple."
|
E1072482
|
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: Vaal | Statement: [The Apple (TOS episode), featuresCharacter, Vaal]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vaal Context triple: [The Apple (TOS episode), featuresCharacter, Vaal]
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A.
Vaal River
The Vaal River is one of South Africa’s major rivers, forming part of the border of Gauteng and serving as a key source of water for industry, agriculture, and urban areas.
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B.
Vaalwater
Vaalwater is a small rural town in South Africa’s Limpopo province, serving as a key gateway and service hub for the surrounding Waterberg biosphere and game reserves.
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C.
Blyde River
The Blyde River is a major river in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province, renowned for carving the dramatic Blyde River Canyon, one of the largest and most scenic canyons in the world.
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D.
Vaalharts River
The Vaalharts River is a smaller watercourse in South Africa that feeds into the Vaal River and supports the surrounding agricultural region.
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E.
Gariep River
The Gariep River, more widely known as the Orange River, is one of southern Africa’s longest and most important rivers, flowing westward across South Africa to the Atlantic Ocean.
- 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: Vaal Triple: [The Apple (TOS episode), featuresCharacter, Vaal]
Generated description
Vaal is a powerful, god-like computer entity that controls a primitive society in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Apple."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vaal Target entity description: Vaal is a powerful, god-like computer entity that controls a primitive society in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Apple."
-
A.
Vaal River
The Vaal River is one of South Africa’s major rivers, forming part of the border of Gauteng and serving as a key source of water for industry, agriculture, and urban areas.
-
B.
Vaalwater
Vaalwater is a small rural town in South Africa’s Limpopo province, serving as a key gateway and service hub for the surrounding Waterberg biosphere and game reserves.
-
C.
Blyde River
The Blyde River is a major river in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province, renowned for carving the dramatic Blyde River Canyon, one of the largest and most scenic canyons in the world.
-
D.
Vaalharts River
The Vaalharts River is a smaller watercourse in South Africa that feeds into the Vaal River and supports the surrounding agricultural region.
-
E.
Gariep River
The Gariep River, more widely known as the Orange River, is one of southern Africa’s longest and most important rivers, flowing westward across South Africa to the Atlantic Ocean.
- 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_69d8076e64308190904fb5c93517c901 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d980b98fa081908cfa92116799e874 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fba1af38248190a85d0fa3a26c3d08 |
completed | May 6, 2026, 8:16 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fba7f116608190b664d0dc8027af38 |
completed | May 6, 2026, 8:43 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fba8fe11c881908662d8e8e1720ea4 |
completed | May 6, 2026, 8:47 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 8:57 p.m.