Triple

T1390035
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Prometheus Award E29932 entity
Predicate notableWinner P2766 FINISHED
Object Vernor Vinge
Vernor Vinge is an American science fiction author and retired computer scientist known for popularizing the concept of the technological singularity and for his multiple award-winning novels and stories.
E162641 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: Vernor Vinge | Statement: [Prometheus Award, notableWinner, Vernor Vinge]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vernor Vinge
Context triple: [Prometheus Award, notableWinner, Vernor Vinge]
  • A. 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.
  • 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.
  • C. L. Neil Smith
    L. Neil Smith was an American libertarian science fiction author and activist known for his pro-freedom themes and influential role in promoting libertarian ideas within speculative fiction.
  • D. Robert Silverberg
    Robert Silverberg is a prolific American science fiction author known for his imaginative world-building, psychological depth, and numerous award-winning novels and short stories.
  • E. Piers Anthony
    Piers Anthony is a British-American fantasy and science fiction author best known for his long-running Xanth 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: Vernor Vinge
Triple: [Prometheus Award, notableWinner, Vernor Vinge]
Generated description
Vernor Vinge is an American science fiction author and retired computer scientist known for popularizing the concept of the technological singularity and for his multiple award-winning novels and stories.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vernor Vinge
Target entity description: Vernor Vinge is an American science fiction author and retired computer scientist known for popularizing the concept of the technological singularity and for his multiple award-winning novels and stories.
  • A. 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.
  • 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.
  • C. L. Neil Smith
    L. Neil Smith was an American libertarian science fiction author and activist known for his pro-freedom themes and influential role in promoting libertarian ideas within speculative fiction.
  • D. Robert Silverberg
    Robert Silverberg is a prolific American science fiction author known for his imaginative world-building, psychological depth, and numerous award-winning novels and short stories.
  • E. Piers Anthony
    Piers Anthony is a British-American fantasy and science fiction author best known for his long-running Xanth 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_69a498dc92f8819094a1108f8ac90f43 completed March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c35e023c8190b45688796d90534b completed March 1, 2026, 10:53 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ace56bf6c48190839a9d01c935e4bf completed March 8, 2026, 2:56 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ace5fb515081908acadef0303b8f6e completed March 8, 2026, 2:59 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ace9ba4b3481908d03636d8f72d04c completed March 8, 2026, 3:15 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.