Triple
T1835532
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Gregory Benford |
E41056
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Across the Sea of Suns
Across the Sea of Suns is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that follows humanity’s first deep-space expedition and its encounter with mysterious alien civilizations.
|
E207196
|
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: Across the Sea of Suns | Statement: [Gregory Benford, notableWork, Across the Sea of Suns]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Across the Sea of Suns Context triple: [Gregory Benford, notableWork, Across the Sea of Suns]
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A.
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.
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B.
Tables of the Sun
Tables of the Sun is an astronomical reference work by Simon Newcomb that provides highly accurate solar ephemerides used for celestial navigation and scientific calculations.
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C.
The Eternal Sea
The Eternal Sea is a 1955 American war drama film starring Sterling Hayden as a determined naval officer coping with the loss of his leg during World War II.
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D.
Tongue of the Ocean
Tongue of the Ocean is a deep, U-shaped submarine trench in the Bahamas known for its steep walls, great depth, and use as a site for underwater acoustic research.
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E.
People of the Sun
"People of the Sun" is a politically charged rap metal song by Rage Against the Machine that addresses the struggles and resistance of indigenous peoples, particularly in Mexico.
- 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: Across the Sea of Suns Triple: [Gregory Benford, notableWork, Across the Sea of Suns]
Generated description
Across the Sea of Suns is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that follows humanity’s first deep-space expedition and its encounter with mysterious alien civilizations.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Across the Sea of Suns Target entity description: Across the Sea of Suns is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that follows humanity’s first deep-space expedition and its encounter with mysterious alien civilizations.
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A.
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.
-
B.
Tables of the Sun
Tables of the Sun is an astronomical reference work by Simon Newcomb that provides highly accurate solar ephemerides used for celestial navigation and scientific calculations.
-
C.
The Eternal Sea
The Eternal Sea is a 1955 American war drama film starring Sterling Hayden as a determined naval officer coping with the loss of his leg during World War II.
-
D.
Tongue of the Ocean
Tongue of the Ocean is a deep, U-shaped submarine trench in the Bahamas known for its steep walls, great depth, and use as a site for underwater acoustic research.
-
E.
People of the Sun
"People of the Sun" is a politically charged rap metal song by Rage Against the Machine that addresses the struggles and resistance of indigenous peoples, particularly in Mexico.
- 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_69add1c23f9c81909b7d524448351060 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:45 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69add246f1a88190b3e14d1e45f5d433 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:47 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69add2afe284819083723ccaa2219222 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:49 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m.