Triple
T14706608
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sandkings |
E345444
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Simon Kress
Simon Kress is the wealthy, sadistic collector at the center of George R. R. Martin’s novelette "Sandkings," whose cruel experiments on alien creatures drive the story’s descent into horror.
|
E1116172
|
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: Simon Kress | Statement: [Sandkings, mainCharacter, Simon Kress]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simon Kress Context triple: [Sandkings, mainCharacter, Simon Kress]
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A.
Eric Simonson
Eric Simonson is an American director, playwright, and screenwriter known for his work in theater and film, including collaborations with Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
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B.
Christopher Bram
Christopher Bram is an American novelist and essayist best known for his psychologically rich fiction, including the novel that inspired the film "Gods and Monsters."
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C.
Philip Voss
Philip Voss was a British actor known for his extensive work in theatre, television, and radio, including roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company and appearances in popular UK dramas.
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D.
Michael Greenwood
Michael Greenwood is a member of the Greenwood family, known primarily as a son of British politician Hamar Greenwood, 1st Viscount Greenwood.
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E.
Simon Kelley
Simon Kelley is a software developer best known as the original author and maintainer of the lightweight DNS and DHCP server software dnsmasq.
- 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: Simon Kress Triple: [Sandkings, mainCharacter, Simon Kress]
Generated description
Simon Kress is the wealthy, sadistic collector at the center of George R. R. Martin’s novelette "Sandkings," whose cruel experiments on alien creatures drive the story’s descent into horror.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simon Kress Target entity description: Simon Kress is the wealthy, sadistic collector at the center of George R. R. Martin’s novelette "Sandkings," whose cruel experiments on alien creatures drive the story’s descent into horror.
-
A.
Eric Simonson
Eric Simonson is an American director, playwright, and screenwriter known for his work in theater and film, including collaborations with Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
-
B.
Christopher Bram
Christopher Bram is an American novelist and essayist best known for his psychologically rich fiction, including the novel that inspired the film "Gods and Monsters."
-
C.
Philip Voss
Philip Voss was a British actor known for his extensive work in theatre, television, and radio, including roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company and appearances in popular UK dramas.
-
D.
Michael Greenwood
Michael Greenwood is a member of the Greenwood family, known primarily as a son of British politician Hamar Greenwood, 1st Viscount Greenwood.
-
E.
Simon Kelley
Simon Kelley is a software developer best known as the original author and maintainer of the lightweight DNS and DHCP server software dnsmasq.
- 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_69d822e4a8c08190a155df736bb7bc13 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69deb6086c608190a66c64e23a3e002f |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fdf087ce8c819081a7186df67bcf1f |
completed | May 8, 2026, 2:17 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fdf2a63cc88190b3670378c54c96b6 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 2:26 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fdf31fcb4081908a88cf4d4c5ddced |
completed | May 8, 2026, 2:28 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:28 a.m.