Triple
T308384
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Isaac Asimov |
E6350
|
entity |
| Predicate | influenced |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Gregory Benford
Gregory Benford is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist best known for his hard science fiction novels such as "Timescape" and his contributions to the Galactic Center series.
|
E41056
|
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: Gregory Benford | Statement: [Isaac Asimov, influenced, Gregory Benford]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gregory Benford Context triple: [Isaac Asimov, influenced, Gregory Benford]
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A.
Robert Silverberg
Robert Silverberg is a prolific American science fiction author known for his imaginative world-building, psychological depth, and numerous award-winning novels and short stories.
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B.
Timothy Ferris
Timothy Ferris is an American science writer and journalist known for his popular books on astronomy and cosmology and for helping bring complex scientific ideas to a broad audience.
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C.
Janet Asimov
Janet Asimov was an American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and science fiction writer who collaborated with and was married to author Isaac Asimov.
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D.
Frank White
Frank White is an alias of The Notorious B.I.G., the influential Brooklyn-born rapper widely regarded as one of the greatest figures in hip-hop history.
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E.
Frank Tipler
Frank Tipler is an American mathematical physicist and cosmologist known for his controversial ideas on the Fermi paradox, the Omega Point theory, and the intersection of physics with theology.
- 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: Gregory Benford Triple: [Isaac Asimov, influenced, Gregory Benford]
Generated description
Gregory Benford is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist best known for his hard science fiction novels such as "Timescape" and his contributions to the Galactic Center series.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gregory Benford Target entity description: Gregory Benford is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist best known for his hard science fiction novels such as "Timescape" and his contributions to the Galactic Center series.
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A.
Robert Silverberg
Robert Silverberg is a prolific American science fiction author known for his imaginative world-building, psychological depth, and numerous award-winning novels and short stories.
-
B.
Timothy Ferris
Timothy Ferris is an American science writer and journalist known for his popular books on astronomy and cosmology and for helping bring complex scientific ideas to a broad audience.
-
C.
Janet Asimov
Janet Asimov was an American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and science fiction writer who collaborated with and was married to author Isaac Asimov.
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D.
Frank White
Frank White is an alias of The Notorious B.I.G., the influential Brooklyn-born rapper widely regarded as one of the greatest figures in hip-hop history.
-
E.
Frank Tipler
Frank Tipler is an American mathematical physicist and cosmologist known for his controversial ideas on the Fermi paradox, the Omega Point theory, and the intersection of physics with theology.
- 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_69a2e79230508190b912ecb555aae17e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ea3289608190a36c20a47761c6e4 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:14 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3c8b7274881908e13da8bb2c83858 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:03 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3c93ce2308190b2df5c939691a2ce |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3ca020b7081909b54e311c173ef21 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:09 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m.