Triple

T12091154
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Octavia E. Butler E287943 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Wild Seed
Wild Seed is a science fiction novel by Octavia E. Butler that explores themes of power, immortality, and identity through the centuries-long relationship between two shape-shifting African immortals.
E966008 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: Wild Seed | Statement: [Octavia E. Butler, notableWork, Wild Seed]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wild Seed
Context triple: [Octavia E. Butler, notableWork, Wild Seed]
  • A. A Bend in the River
    A Bend in the River is a 1979 novel by V. S. Naipaul that explores postcolonial turmoil and personal dislocation in an unnamed Central African country.
  • B. Mumbo Jumbo
    Mumbo Jumbo is a 1972 satirical novel by Ishmael Reed that blends African American folklore, postmodern narrative techniques, and political commentary to critique Western culture and history.
  • C. Mumbo Jumbo
    "Mumbo Jumbo" is a surreal, critically acclaimed short film and music video by Tierra Whack that helped establish her distinctive, offbeat visual and musical style.
  • D. Anthills of the Savannah
    Anthills of the Savannah is a political novel by Chinua Achebe that explores power, corruption, and resistance in a fictional postcolonial African state.
  • E. Dragon Seed
    "Dragon Seed" is a 1944 American war drama film set in Japanese-occupied China during World War II, adapted from Pearl S. Buck’s novel and known for its portrayal of Chinese villagers resisting invasion.
  • 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: Wild Seed
Triple: [Octavia E. Butler, notableWork, Wild Seed]
Generated description
Wild Seed is a science fiction novel by Octavia E. Butler that explores themes of power, immortality, and identity through the centuries-long relationship between two shape-shifting African immortals.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wild Seed
Target entity description: Wild Seed is a science fiction novel by Octavia E. Butler that explores themes of power, immortality, and identity through the centuries-long relationship between two shape-shifting African immortals.
  • A. A Bend in the River
    A Bend in the River is a 1979 novel by V. S. Naipaul that explores postcolonial turmoil and personal dislocation in an unnamed Central African country.
  • B. Mumbo Jumbo
    Mumbo Jumbo is a 1972 satirical novel by Ishmael Reed that blends African American folklore, postmodern narrative techniques, and political commentary to critique Western culture and history.
  • C. Mumbo Jumbo
    "Mumbo Jumbo" is a surreal, critically acclaimed short film and music video by Tierra Whack that helped establish her distinctive, offbeat visual and musical style.
  • D. Anthills of the Savannah
    Anthills of the Savannah is a political novel by Chinua Achebe that explores power, corruption, and resistance in a fictional postcolonial African state.
  • E. Dragon Seed
    "Dragon Seed" is a 1944 American war drama film set in Japanese-occupied China during World War II, adapted from Pearl S. Buck’s novel and known for its portrayal of Chinese villagers resisting invasion.
  • 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_69d6ab4964708190850585628b287b0c completed April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d9151797988190b0d007ea806bcf02 completed April 10, 2026, 3:19 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f5f66d1b44819091f638d2a621ecde completed May 2, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f600b51f488190a85a8f10f190b3c0 completed May 2, 2026, 1:48 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f601ef0a9c8190ac922562a8856def completed May 2, 2026, 1:53 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:48 p.m.