Triple
T10034448
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Contend in Vain? |
E204928
|
entity |
| Predicate | relatedWork |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object | The Gods Themselves (novel) |
E40480
|
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: The Gods Themselves (novel) | Statement: [Contend in Vain?, relatedWork, The Gods Themselves (novel)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Gods Themselves (novel) Context triple: [Contend in Vain?, relatedWork, The Gods Themselves (novel)]
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A.
The Gods Themselves
chosen
The Gods Themselves is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that explores parallel universes, alien intelligences, and the consequences of tampering with fundamental physical laws.
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B.
The Dosadi Experiment
The Dosadi Experiment is a science fiction novel by Frank Herbert that explores themes of social engineering, oppression, and survival on a harsh, isolated planet.
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C.
Childhood's End
Childhood's End is a landmark science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores humanity's transcendence and the profound consequences of a seemingly benevolent alien intervention.
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D.
The Nine Billion Names of God
"The Nine Billion Names of God" is a classic science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke that explores themes of religion, technology, and the end of the universe through a Tibetan monastery's quest to list all possible names of God.
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E.
The Songs of Distant Earth
The Songs of Distant Earth is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores themes of interstellar travel, human colonization, and the emotional costs of leaving a dying Earth behind.
- 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_69ca834d77188190ad645e33e8ca3200 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdce490ff08190963d841b05d150a7 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 2:02 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d2e559a1608190903e9b2dff12bb00 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 10:42 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:54 p.m.