Triple
T10194458
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | FlashForward |
E238124
|
entity |
| Predicate | authorOfSourceMaterial |
P2806
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert J. Sawyer
Robert J. Sawyer is a Canadian science fiction author known for his thought-provoking, idea-driven novels that often explore themes of consciousness, identity, and the impact of science on society.
|
E848478
|
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: Robert J. Sawyer | Statement: [FlashForward, authorOfSourceMaterial, Robert J. Sawyer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert J. Sawyer Context triple: [FlashForward, authorOfSourceMaterial, Robert J. Sawyer]
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A.
Greg Egan
Greg Egan is an Australian science fiction author renowned for his hard science, mathematically rigorous stories exploring consciousness, identity, and the nature of reality.
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B.
Stephen Baxter
Stephen Baxter is a British science fiction author known for his hard science narratives, expansive space operas, and collaborations with Arthur C. Clarke.
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C.
Stephen Baxter
Stephen Baxter is a Northern Irish football manager and former player best known for his long-term and highly successful tenure in charge of Crusaders FC.
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D.
Greg Bear
Greg Bear was an American science fiction author renowned for his hard science-based novels exploring themes such as cosmology, artificial intelligence, and the future evolution of humanity.
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E.
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.
- 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 J. Sawyer Triple: [FlashForward, authorOfSourceMaterial, Robert J. Sawyer]
Generated description
Robert J. Sawyer is a Canadian science fiction author known for his thought-provoking, idea-driven novels that often explore themes of consciousness, identity, and the impact of science on society.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert J. Sawyer Target entity description: Robert J. Sawyer is a Canadian science fiction author known for his thought-provoking, idea-driven novels that often explore themes of consciousness, identity, and the impact of science on society.
-
A.
Greg Egan
Greg Egan is an Australian science fiction author renowned for his hard science, mathematically rigorous stories exploring consciousness, identity, and the nature of reality.
-
B.
Stephen Baxter
Stephen Baxter is a Northern Irish football manager and former player best known for his long-term and highly successful tenure in charge of Crusaders FC.
-
C.
Stephen Baxter
Stephen Baxter is a British science fiction author known for his hard science narratives, expansive space operas, and collaborations with Arthur C. Clarke.
-
D.
Greg Bear
Greg Bear was an American science fiction author renowned for his hard science-based novels exploring themes such as cosmology, artificial intelligence, and the future evolution of humanity.
-
E.
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.
- 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_69ca84de1b208190bf17bb305b002605 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdedc7cc748190bceb8f657afcc054 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 4:17 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d369b043608190a740621a2eeb49ed |
completed | April 6, 2026, 8:07 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d36a995d908190af21fe1dd25a407f |
completed | April 6, 2026, 8:11 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d36ae8c9a881909e553072217790f6 |
completed | April 6, 2026, 8:12 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 9:13 p.m.