Triple
T15624021
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Liu Cixin |
E375633
|
entity |
| Predicate | influencedBy |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Arthur C. Clarke |
E19440
|
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: Arthur C. Clarke | Statement: [Liu Cixin, influencedBy, Arthur C. Clarke]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arthur C. Clarke Context triple: [Liu Cixin, influencedBy, Arthur C. Clarke]
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A.
Arthur C. Clarke
chosen
Arthur C. Clarke was a British science fiction writer and futurist best known for works like "2001: A Space Odyssey" and for popularizing concepts such as geostationary communications satellites.
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B.
Arthur H. Clarke
Arthur H. Clarke was a British yachtsman and sailing enthusiast best known for co-founding the prestigious Royal Ocean Racing Club, a leading institution in offshore yacht racing.
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C.
Hal Clement
Hal Clement was an American science fiction writer renowned for his rigorously scientific, hard-SF worldbuilding and influential works during the Golden Age of Science Fiction.
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D.
Brian W. Aldiss
Brian W. Aldiss was a British science fiction author and critic known for his innovative novels, short stories, and influential role in shaping modern speculative fiction.
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E.
John Brunner
John Brunner was a British science fiction author renowned for his socially and politically incisive novels that helped define the New Wave movement in the 1960s and 1970s.
- 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_69d85ccf2794819096cda4cbcb02d478 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e04e9cfd94819091459aa17a002eaf |
completed | April 16, 2026, 2:51 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff5f3f65dc8190ac94db1d4d53d77f |
completed | May 9, 2026, 4:22 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:14 a.m.