Triple
T10159460
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kurt Vonnegut |
E233850
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Cat's Cradle
Cat's Cradle is a satirical science fiction novel by Kurt Vonnegut that explores themes of religion, science, and the potential for human self-destruction through the invention of a world-ending substance called ice-nine.
|
E845163
|
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: Cat's Cradle | Statement: [Kurt Vonnegut, notableWork, Cat's Cradle]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cat's Cradle Context triple: [Kurt Vonnegut, notableWork, Cat's Cradle]
-
A.
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that explores the power of dreams to alter reality and the ethical dilemmas that arise from such control.
-
B.
A Canticle for Leibowitz
A Canticle for Leibowitz is a classic post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Walter M. Miller Jr. that explores the cyclical nature of history, faith, and knowledge through a monastic order preserving remnants of human civilization.
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C.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five is Kurt Vonnegut’s darkly comic, anti-war science fiction novel that follows Billy Pilgrim’s disjointed experiences of World War II and time travel, widely regarded as a classic of 20th-century American literature.
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D.
The Library of Babel
The Library of Babel is a famous short story by Jorge Luis Borges that imagines an infinite, labyrinthine library containing every possible book, exploring themes of infinity, meaning, and the limits of knowledge.
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E.
A Deepness in the Sky
A Deepness in the Sky is a Hugo Award–winning science fiction novel by Vernor Vinge that explores interstellar politics, human enhancement, and first contact with an alien civilization.
- 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: Cat's Cradle Triple: [Kurt Vonnegut, notableWork, Cat's Cradle]
Generated description
Cat's Cradle is a satirical science fiction novel by Kurt Vonnegut that explores themes of religion, science, and the potential for human self-destruction through the invention of a world-ending substance called ice-nine.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cat's Cradle Target entity description: Cat's Cradle is a satirical science fiction novel by Kurt Vonnegut that explores themes of religion, science, and the potential for human self-destruction through the invention of a world-ending substance called ice-nine.
-
A.
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that explores the power of dreams to alter reality and the ethical dilemmas that arise from such control.
-
B.
A Canticle for Leibowitz
A Canticle for Leibowitz is a classic post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Walter M. Miller Jr. that explores the cyclical nature of history, faith, and knowledge through a monastic order preserving remnants of human civilization.
-
C.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five is Kurt Vonnegut’s darkly comic, anti-war science fiction novel that follows Billy Pilgrim’s disjointed experiences of World War II and time travel, widely regarded as a classic of 20th-century American literature.
-
D.
The Library of Babel
The Library of Babel is a famous short story by Jorge Luis Borges that imagines an infinite, labyrinthine library containing every possible book, exploring themes of infinity, meaning, and the limits of knowledge.
-
E.
A Deepness in the Sky
A Deepness in the Sky is a Hugo Award–winning science fiction novel by Vernor Vinge that explores interstellar politics, human enhancement, and first contact with an alien civilization.
- 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_69ca848e80748190b91d1e04d35512c7 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdec56d944819081bc6ea36c905ba2 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 4:11 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d300b7b3108190a8e7581193c322be |
completed | April 6, 2026, 12:39 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d302537a548190b211727dd124cba6 |
completed | April 6, 2026, 12:46 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d3033245448190bcc802b7dbd274fc |
completed | April 6, 2026, 12:49 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 9:09 p.m.