Triple
T7272040
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | dark forest hypothesis |
E161129
|
entity |
| Predicate | influencedBy |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Liu Cixin |
E375633
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Liu Cixin | Statement: [dark forest hypothesis, influencedBy, Liu Cixin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Liu Cixin Context triple: [dark forest hypothesis, influencedBy, Liu Cixin]
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A.
Liu Cixin
chosen
Liu Cixin is a renowned Chinese science fiction author best known internationally for his Hugo Award–winning novel "The Three-Body Problem" and its sequels in the Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy.
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B.
Ted Chiang
Ted Chiang is an acclaimed American science fiction writer known for his philosophically rich, meticulously crafted short stories and novellas, including the story that inspired the film "Arrival."
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C.
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.
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D.
Larry Niven
Larry Niven is an American science fiction author renowned for his hard-SF works and expansive Known Space universe, which includes the acclaimed novel *Ringworld*.
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E.
Stephen Baxter
Stephen Baxter is a British science fiction author known for his hard science narratives, expansive space operas, and collaborations with Arthur C. Clarke.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69c6885181008190b419040e22939c7c |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6eb0a03888190b5aa1da80dd303c5 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:39 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7db25658481909fc8cf86deb436a4 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 1:44 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:58 p.m.