Triple

T1835531
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Gregory Benford E41056 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object In the Ocean of Night
"In the Ocean of Night" is a 1977 hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that blends astrophysics, alien contact, and cosmic-scale mystery as part of his larger Galactic Center series.
E206706 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: In the Ocean of Night | Statement: [Gregory Benford, notableWork, In the Ocean of Night]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In the Ocean of Night
Context triple: [Gregory Benford, notableWork, In the Ocean of Night]
  • A. The Moon of Gomrath
    The Moon of Gomrath is a classic British fantasy novel by Alan Garner that continues the mythic adventures begun in The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, blending English folklore with modern children’s fantasy.
  • B. Against the Fall of Night
    Against the Fall of Night is a classic early science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores a far-future, dying Earth and humanity’s quest to transcend its long decline.
  • C. The Flight of Night
    The Flight of Night is a painting by American artist William Morris Hunt that exemplifies his romantic, atmospheric style and interest in allegorical themes.
  • D. Nightfall
    "Nightfall" is a classic science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores the psychological and societal collapse of a civilization experiencing darkness and a view of the stars for the first time.
  • E. The Light
    The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
  • 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: In the Ocean of Night
Triple: [Gregory Benford, notableWork, In the Ocean of Night]
Generated description
"In the Ocean of Night" is a 1977 hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that blends astrophysics, alien contact, and cosmic-scale mystery as part of his larger Galactic Center series.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In the Ocean of Night
Target entity description: "In the Ocean of Night" is a 1977 hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that blends astrophysics, alien contact, and cosmic-scale mystery as part of his larger Galactic Center series.
  • A. The Moon of Gomrath
    The Moon of Gomrath is a classic British fantasy novel by Alan Garner that continues the mythic adventures begun in The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, blending English folklore with modern children’s fantasy.
  • B. Against the Fall of Night
    Against the Fall of Night is a classic early science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores a far-future, dying Earth and humanity’s quest to transcend its long decline.
  • C. The Flight of Night
    The Flight of Night is a painting by American artist William Morris Hunt that exemplifies his romantic, atmospheric style and interest in allegorical themes.
  • D. Nightfall
    "Nightfall" is a classic science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores the psychological and societal collapse of a civilization experiencing darkness and a view of the stars for the first time.
  • E. The Light
    The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
  • 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_69a88647f9388190909bc36e795bdaec completed March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb026aa7c8190bc988d3ee0fd9f41 completed March 7, 2026, 4:57 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69adc9b4b4f08190a0e5ad50de5c0ba8 completed March 8, 2026, 7:10 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69adcd9359b88190ad312ff0389ff1a6 completed March 8, 2026, 7:27 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69adce11558c8190bd8c6341837eb792 completed March 8, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m.