Triple
T4410280
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ringworld |
E94835
|
entity |
| Predicate | authorNationality |
P6689
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
United States (Larry Niven)
The United States (in the context of Larry Niven) refers to the country where the science fiction author Larry Niven, known for works like "Ringworld," was born and is a citizen.
|
E438295
|
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: United States (Larry Niven) | Statement: [Ringworld, authorNationality, United States (Larry Niven)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States (Larry Niven) Context triple: [Ringworld, authorNationality, United States (Larry Niven)]
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A.
United Earth space program
The United Earth space program is a fictional interstellar exploration and defense organization representing a unified Earth government in science fiction settings.
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B.
Niven
Niven is a Scottish-origin surname most famously associated with the English actor David Niven.
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C.
Sagan
Sagan is a surname most famously associated with astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan and his family.
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D.
Sagan
Sagan is a town in present-day Żagań, Poland, historically known as a center where the astronomer Johannes Kepler conducted part of his scientific work.
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E.
Golan Trevize
Golan Trevize is a starship pilot and councilman from Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series, known for his intuitive decision-making that shapes the future course of the galaxy.
- 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: United States (Larry Niven) Triple: [Ringworld, authorNationality, United States (Larry Niven)]
Generated description
The United States (in the context of Larry Niven) refers to the country where the science fiction author Larry Niven, known for works like "Ringworld," was born and is a citizen.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States (Larry Niven) Target entity description: The United States (in the context of Larry Niven) refers to the country where the science fiction author Larry Niven, known for works like "Ringworld," was born and is a citizen.
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A.
United Earth space program
The United Earth space program is a fictional interstellar exploration and defense organization representing a unified Earth government in science fiction settings.
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B.
Niven
Niven is a Scottish-origin surname most famously associated with the English actor David Niven.
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C.
Sagan
Sagan is a surname most famously associated with astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan and his family.
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D.
Sagan
Sagan is a town in present-day Żagań, Poland, historically known as a center where the astronomer Johannes Kepler conducted part of his scientific work.
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E.
Golan Trevize
Golan Trevize is a starship pilot and councilman from Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series, known for his intuitive decision-making that shapes the future course of the galaxy.
- 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_69b34539638c8190abfea3eb29425210 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b354e4c58c8190b4190aad3095a1dd |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:05 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5f60ea0808190a59418f7911d123d |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:58 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5f9e8c7d08190b8a61ba1c4bf559a |
completed | March 15, 2026, 12:14 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5fa6495f881909a08b0e5b8b7decf |
completed | March 15, 2026, 12:16 a.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:29 p.m.