Triple
T11492776
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bruce Sterling |
E272455
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Difference Engine
The Difference Engine is a 1990 steampunk alternate-history novel, co-written by Bruce Sterling and William Gibson, that imagines a Victorian Britain transformed by early computer technology.
|
E929003
|
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 Difference Engine | Statement: [Bruce Sterling, notableWork, The Difference Engine]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Difference Engine Context triple: [Bruce Sterling, notableWork, The Difference Engine]
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A.
The Machine of the World
The Machine of the World is a famous allegorical vision in Luís de Camões’ epic poem *Os Lusíadas*, in which the cosmos and its secrets are revealed to the Portuguese explorers.
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B.
The Machine
The Machine is the nickname of Albert Pujols, a Dominican-American former Major League Baseball first baseman renowned for his remarkably consistent and powerful hitting.
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C.
The Machine
The Machine is a powerful, clandestine artificial superintelligence from the TV series "Person of Interest" that predicts violent crimes by analyzing global surveillance data.
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D.
Corpus Colossus
Corpus Colossus is a character in the Mad Max universe, known as one of the physically imposing and grotesquely deformed sons within Immortan Joe’s tyrannical post-apocalyptic family.
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E.
Engines of Logic
Engines of Logic is a book by mathematician and computer scientist Martin Davis that explores the historical development of mathematical logic and its foundational role in the creation of modern computers.
- 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 Difference Engine Triple: [Bruce Sterling, notableWork, The Difference Engine]
Generated description
The Difference Engine is a 1990 steampunk alternate-history novel, co-written by Bruce Sterling and William Gibson, that imagines a Victorian Britain transformed by early computer technology.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Difference Engine Target entity description: The Difference Engine is a 1990 steampunk alternate-history novel, co-written by Bruce Sterling and William Gibson, that imagines a Victorian Britain transformed by early computer technology.
-
A.
The Machine of the World
The Machine of the World is a famous allegorical vision in Luís de Camões’ epic poem *Os Lusíadas*, in which the cosmos and its secrets are revealed to the Portuguese explorers.
-
B.
The Machine
The Machine is the nickname of Albert Pujols, a Dominican-American former Major League Baseball first baseman renowned for his remarkably consistent and powerful hitting.
-
C.
The Machine
The Machine is a powerful, clandestine artificial superintelligence from the TV series "Person of Interest" that predicts violent crimes by analyzing global surveillance data.
-
D.
Corpus Colossus
Corpus Colossus is a character in the Mad Max universe, known as one of the physically imposing and grotesquely deformed sons within Immortan Joe’s tyrannical post-apocalyptic family.
-
E.
Engines of Logic
Engines of Logic is a book by mathematician and computer scientist Martin Davis that explores the historical development of mathematical logic and its foundational role in the creation of modern computers.
- 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_69d6aae1b09881909ce2ded3fa0c14fa |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d85a21fb048190acb0960aefd4fe0a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:02 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e6047d95548190b445aa3b4f1e71cc |
completed | April 20, 2026, 10:48 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e610a6de0c8190aabda7ef7b7063a6 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 11:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e61842b8848190b454cee480c69f7a |
completed | April 20, 2026, 12:12 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:36 p.m.