Triple
T19755255
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Gibson |
E474484
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Virtual Light
Virtual Light is a 1993 cyberpunk novel by William Gibson that explores a near-future, dystopian California through intersecting stories of technology, crime, and social fragmentation.
|
E1393758
|
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: Virtual Light | Statement: [William Gibson, notableWork, Virtual Light]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virtual Light Context triple: [William Gibson, notableWork, Virtual Light]
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A.
Virtual Self
Virtual Self is an electronic music side project of producer Porter Robinson that explores nostalgic trance, techno, and early-2000s rave aesthetics through a distinct audiovisual identity.
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B.
Virtuality
"Virtuality" is a 2009 science fiction television pilot directed by Peter Berg about a spaceship crew testing a virtual reality system during a deep-space mission.
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C.
Light
Light was a litigant in the U.S. Supreme Court case Light v. United States, which addressed federal authority over public lands and grazing rights.
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D.
Light
Light is a Brazilian electric power and public services company historically linked to São Paulo’s tramway and energy infrastructure.
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E.
Light
"Light" is an emotional closing number from the rock musical *Next to Normal* that reflects themes of hope and resilience amid mental illness and family struggle.
- 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: Virtual Light Triple: [William Gibson, notableWork, Virtual Light]
Generated description
Virtual Light is a 1993 cyberpunk novel by William Gibson that explores a near-future, dystopian California through intersecting stories of technology, crime, and social fragmentation.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virtual Light Target entity description: Virtual Light is a 1993 cyberpunk novel by William Gibson that explores a near-future, dystopian California through intersecting stories of technology, crime, and social fragmentation.
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A.
Virtual Self
Virtual Self is an electronic music side project of producer Porter Robinson that explores nostalgic trance, techno, and early-2000s rave aesthetics through a distinct audiovisual identity.
-
B.
Virtuality
"Virtuality" is a 2009 science fiction television pilot directed by Peter Berg about a spaceship crew testing a virtual reality system during a deep-space mission.
-
C.
Light
Light was a litigant in the U.S. Supreme Court case Light v. United States, which addressed federal authority over public lands and grazing rights.
-
D.
Light
Light is a Brazilian electric power and public services company historically linked to São Paulo’s tramway and energy infrastructure.
-
E.
Light
"Light" is an emotional closing number from the rock musical *Next to Normal* that reflects themes of hope and resilience amid mental illness and family struggle.
- 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_69d8e51940a0819087bd2996f98da668 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6529dada081909c5b4d65247c6032 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 4:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a07bd67064081908839a408b0e746e1 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 12:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a07bde28e848190aaa9c4a06b31bdb6 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 12:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a07bed9c62c819088d8e32f92b3b147 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 12:48 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:48 p.m.