Triple

T8964110
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject A. E. van Vogt E214082 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Players of Null-A
The Players of Null-A is a 1956 science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt that continues his exploration of non-Aristotelian logic through a fast-paced, mind-bending space opera narrative.
E770139 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: The Players of Null-A | Statement: [A. E. van Vogt, notableWork, The Players of Null-A]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Players of Null-A
Context triple: [A. E. van Vogt, notableWork, The Players of Null-A]
  • A. The World of Null-A
    The World of Null-A is a classic mid-20th-century science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt that explores a future society structured around non-Aristotelian logic and complex mind games.
  • B. A Mind Forever Voyaging
    A Mind Forever Voyaging is a pioneering 1985 interactive fiction game by Infocom that explores political and philosophical themes through the perspective of a sentient computer.
  • C. The Skylark of Space
    The Skylark of Space is a pioneering early space opera novel by E. E. "Doc" Smith that helped define many of the genre’s classic interstellar adventure tropes.
  • D. The Fountains of Paradise
    The Fountains of Paradise is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that centers on the visionary construction of a space elevator on a fictionalized Sri Lankan island, exploring themes of technological ambition, religion, and human progress.
  • E. The Stars My Destination
    The Stars My Destination is a classic 1956 science fiction novel by Alfred Bester, renowned for its revenge-driven plot, innovative narrative style, and lasting influence on the cyberpunk genre.
  • 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: The Players of Null-A
Triple: [A. E. van Vogt, notableWork, The Players of Null-A]
Generated description
The Players of Null-A is a 1956 science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt that continues his exploration of non-Aristotelian logic through a fast-paced, mind-bending space opera narrative.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Players of Null-A
Target entity description: The Players of Null-A is a 1956 science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt that continues his exploration of non-Aristotelian logic through a fast-paced, mind-bending space opera narrative.
  • A. The World of Null-A chosen
    The World of Null-A is a classic mid-20th-century science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt that explores a future society structured around non-Aristotelian logic and complex mind games.
  • B. A Mind Forever Voyaging
    A Mind Forever Voyaging is a pioneering 1985 interactive fiction game by Infocom that explores political and philosophical themes through the perspective of a sentient computer.
  • C. The Skylark of Space
    The Skylark of Space is a pioneering early space opera novel by E. E. "Doc" Smith that helped define many of the genre’s classic interstellar adventure tropes.
  • D. The Fountains of Paradise
    The Fountains of Paradise is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that centers on the visionary construction of a space elevator on a fictionalized Sri Lankan island, exploring themes of technological ambition, religion, and human progress.
  • E. The Stars My Destination
    The Stars My Destination is a classic 1956 science fiction novel by Alfred Bester, renowned for its revenge-driven plot, innovative narrative style, and lasting influence on the cyberpunk genre.
  • F. None of above.

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_69ca839cd6008190a1546a701a56710c completed March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc674b06f08190b2d992674a093592 completed April 1, 2026, 12:31 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cfd0a31bd88190b8bf836ea44c99f5 completed April 3, 2026, 2:37 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cfd33fb218819096828580bdbb11ba completed April 3, 2026, 2:48 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cfd38f9bb8819087917e7d173f01a5 completed April 3, 2026, 2:49 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:01 p.m.