Triple

T6330564
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Philip K. Dick E141969 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object VALIS
VALIS is a metaphysical science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick that blends autobiography, theology, and philosophical speculation about reality and divine intelligence.
 E585604 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: VALIS | Statement: [Philip K. Dick, notableWork, VALIS]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: VALIS
Context triple: [Philip K. Dick, notableWork, VALIS]
  • A. Void Trilogy
    The Void Trilogy is a science fiction space opera series by British author Peter F. Hamilton, set in his Commonwealth universe and known for its expansive world-building and intricate plotting.
  • B. Drowned God
    The Drowned God is the harsh maritime deity worshipped by the ironborn of Westeros, embodying seafaring, raiding, and a death-and-rebirth ethos tied to the sea.
  • C. Meliora
    Meliora is the Latin motto of the University of Rochester, commonly interpreted as meaning “ever better” or “always better.”
  • D. Eidolon
    Eidolon is a genus of large African fruit bats known for their long-distance migrations and important role in seed dispersal.
  • E. Eidolon
    Eidolon is an online classics journal and magazine that presents accessible, socially engaged writing on the ancient world for a broad contemporary audience.
  • 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: VALIS
Triple: [Philip K. Dick, notableWork, VALIS]
Generated description
VALIS is a metaphysical science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick that blends autobiography, theology, and philosophical speculation about reality and divine intelligence.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: VALIS
Target entity description: VALIS is a metaphysical science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick that blends autobiography, theology, and philosophical speculation about reality and divine intelligence.
  • A. Void Trilogy
    The Void Trilogy is a science fiction space opera series by British author Peter F. Hamilton, set in his Commonwealth universe and known for its expansive world-building and intricate plotting.
  • B. Drowned God
    The Drowned God is the harsh maritime deity worshipped by the ironborn of Westeros, embodying seafaring, raiding, and a death-and-rebirth ethos tied to the sea.
  • C. Meliora
    Meliora is the Latin motto of the University of Rochester, commonly interpreted as meaning “ever better” or “always better.”
  • D. Eidolon
    Eidolon is a genus of large African fruit bats known for their long-distance migrations and important role in seed dispersal.
  • E. Eidolon
    Eidolon is an online classics journal and magazine that presents accessible, socially engaged writing on the ancient world for a broad contemporary audience.
  • 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_69c008d201748190917e69c41ba3f978 completed March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c06514cbe8819096dbeb17ccb3e3d5 completed March 22, 2026, 9:54 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c6041aac948190ad7dd4d5683903ed completed March 27, 2026, 4:14 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c6053eb344819094490ad663413962 completed March 27, 2026, 4:19 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c605d48e848190bf11f3862a12d709 completed March 27, 2026, 4:21 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:30 p.m.