Triple
T13699844
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | A Scanner Darkly |
E328487
|
entity |
| Predicate | authorOfSourceWork |
P2353
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Philip K. Dick |
E141969
|
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: Philip K. Dick | Statement: [A Scanner Darkly, authorOfSourceWork, Philip K. Dick]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philip K. Dick Context triple: [A Scanner Darkly, authorOfSourceWork, Philip K. Dick]
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A.
Philip K. Dick
chosen
Philip K. Dick was an American science fiction author renowned for his philosophical, reality-bending stories that inspired numerous films, including the one on which "The Adjustment Bureau" is based.
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B.
Harlan Ellison
Harlan Ellison was an influential American writer best known for his provocative speculative fiction, sharp criticism, and award-winning short stories and teleplays.
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C.
Richard Matheson
Richard Matheson was an American author and screenwriter renowned for his influential works of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, including the novel "I Am Legend" and numerous classic "The Twilight Zone" episodes.
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D.
Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein was a pioneering American science fiction author, often called the "dean of science fiction writers," known for influential works like "Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Starship Troopers."
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E.
Frederik Pohl
Frederik Pohl was an influential American science fiction writer, editor, and fan whose career spanned over seven decades and helped shape modern speculative fiction.
- 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_69d8076ff62081908a7bd79889edd7a0 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dbc879adc88190b03f1cf815b71061 |
completed | April 12, 2026, 4:29 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f794559e9c81909ef8a6d9b9f480b3 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 6:30 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:54 p.m.