Triple

T953601
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Grok E20576 entity
Predicate hasNameOriginAuthor P3325 FINISHED
Object Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein was a pioneering American science fiction author, often called the "dean of science fiction writers," known for influential works like "Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Starship Troopers."
E114158 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Robert A. Heinlein | Statement: [Grok, hasNameOriginAuthor, Robert A. Heinlein]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert A. Heinlein
Context triple: [Grok, hasNameOriginAuthor, Robert A. Heinlein]
  • A. Robert Silverberg
    Robert Silverberg is a prolific American science fiction author known for his imaginative world-building, psychological depth, and numerous award-winning novels and short stories.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Isaac Asimov
    Isaac Asimov was a prolific American science fiction author and biochemist renowned for works like the Foundation series and his popular science writing.
  • D. Richard Matheson
    Richard Matheson was an American author and screenwriter renowned for his influential works of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, including the novel "I Am Legend" and numerous classic "The Twilight Zone" episodes.
  • E. Arthur C. Clarke
    Arthur C. Clarke was a British science fiction writer and futurist best known for works like "2001: A Space Odyssey" and for popularizing concepts such as geostationary communications satellites.
  • 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: Robert A. Heinlein
Triple: [Grok, hasNameOriginAuthor, Robert A. Heinlein]
Generated description
Robert A. Heinlein was a pioneering American science fiction author, often called the "dean of science fiction writers," known for influential works like "Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Starship Troopers."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert A. Heinlein
Target entity description: Robert A. Heinlein was a pioneering American science fiction author, often called the "dean of science fiction writers," known for influential works like "Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Starship Troopers."
  • A. Robert Silverberg
    Robert Silverberg is a prolific American science fiction author known for his imaginative world-building, psychological depth, and numerous award-winning novels and short stories.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Isaac Asimov
    Isaac Asimov was a prolific American science fiction author and biochemist renowned for works like the Foundation series and his popular science writing.
  • D. Richard Matheson
    Richard Matheson was an American author and screenwriter renowned for his influential works of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, including the novel "I Am Legend" and numerous classic "The Twilight Zone" episodes.
  • E. Arthur C. Clarke
    Arthur C. Clarke was a British science fiction writer and futurist best known for works like "2001: A Space Odyssey" and for popularizing concepts such as geostationary communications satellites.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasNameOriginAuthor
Context triple: [Grok, hasNameOriginAuthor, Robert A. Heinlein]
  • A. hasNameOrigin chosen
    Indicates that the origin or source of an entity’s name is specified by the related entity.
  • B. authorBirthName
    Indicates the full personal name an author was given at birth, before any later name changes or pseudonyms.
  • C. authorName
    Indicates the name associated with the person or entity that authored a given work or resource.
  • D. authorNationality
    Indicates the relationship between an author and the country or nationality with which that author is identified.
  • E. creatorBirthName
    Indicates the full birth name originally given to the creator of a work or entity.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a493b0f2fc81908cd227480a5356a1 completed March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4b3d8f2e0819097554a301f8aa70f completed March 1, 2026, 9:47 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac17016be0819097207669eae17490 completed March 7, 2026, 12:16 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac1787a9ac81908f032cd893d3efe8 completed March 7, 2026, 12:18 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac1807aa388190ad2910966c9d1b04 completed March 7, 2026, 12:20 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a4b2a045308190ab94f3adab40db8d completed March 1, 2026, 9:41 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:40 p.m.