Triple

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Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thorns E201086 entity
Predicate protagonistRole P8706 FINISHED
Object Minner Burris is a disfigured space explorer
Minner Burris is the physically and psychologically scarred central character of Robert Silverberg’s science fiction novel "Thorns," whose traumatic transformation shapes the story’s exploration of identity and alienation.
E737362 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: Minner Burris is a disfigured space explorer | Statement: [Thorns, protagonistRole, Minner Burris is a disfigured space explorer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Minner Burris is a disfigured space explorer
Context triple: [Thorns, protagonistRole, Minner Burris is a disfigured space explorer]
  • A. Kryptonian scientist Bertron
    Kryptonian scientist Bertron is a fictional character in DC Comics known for engineering the monstrous being Doomsday through brutal evolutionary experimentation.
  • B. Mudd
    Mudd is a surname most historically associated with Dr. Samuel Mudd, the American physician implicated in the aftermath of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
  • C. Mork
    Mork is the eccentric alien character from the sitcom "Mork & Mindy," famously portrayed by Robin Williams.
  • D. Brent in "Beneath the Planet of the Apes"
    Brent is the human astronaut protagonist in the film "Beneath the Planet of the Apes," who ventures into the future Earth ruled by intelligent apes while searching for Taylor.
  • E. Buck Rogers
    Buck Rogers is a pioneering science fiction hero who popularized space adventure in early 20th-century American comics, radio, film serials, and television.
  • 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: Minner Burris is a disfigured space explorer
Triple: [Thorns, protagonistRole, Minner Burris is a disfigured space explorer]
Generated description
Minner Burris is the physically and psychologically scarred central character of Robert Silverberg’s science fiction novel "Thorns," whose traumatic transformation shapes the story’s exploration of identity and alienation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Minner Burris is a disfigured space explorer
Target entity description: Minner Burris is the physically and psychologically scarred central character of Robert Silverberg’s science fiction novel "Thorns," whose traumatic transformation shapes the story’s exploration of identity and alienation.
  • A. Kryptonian scientist Bertron
    Kryptonian scientist Bertron is a fictional character in DC Comics known for engineering the monstrous being Doomsday through brutal evolutionary experimentation.
  • B. Mudd
    Mudd is a surname most historically associated with Dr. Samuel Mudd, the American physician implicated in the aftermath of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
  • C. Mork
    Mork is the eccentric alien character from the sitcom "Mork & Mindy," famously portrayed by Robin Williams.
  • D. Brent in "Beneath the Planet of the Apes"
    Brent is the human astronaut protagonist in the film "Beneath the Planet of the Apes," who ventures into the future Earth ruled by intelligent apes while searching for Taylor.
  • E. Buck Rogers
    Buck Rogers is a pioneering science fiction hero who popularized space adventure in early 20th-century American comics, radio, film serials, and television.
  • 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_69ca831ee390819095fae73400bbfafc completed March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cbe57dbe488190af5f06faf862cd5d completed March 31, 2026, 3:17 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ce3a6117988190b8c667d4263f3e86 completed April 2, 2026, 9:44 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ce3d0323248190a076a209df98c96c completed April 2, 2026, 9:55 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ce3d7909f48190a46f58fca75d7740 completed April 2, 2026, 9:57 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:13 p.m.