Triple
T14706592
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nightflyers |
E345443
|
entity |
| Predicate | originalMagazineEditor |
P32037
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Ben Bova |
E293103
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Ben Bova | Statement: [Nightflyers, originalMagazineEditor, Ben Bova]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Bova Context triple: [Nightflyers, originalMagazineEditor, Ben Bova]
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A.
Ben Bova
chosen
Ben Bova was an American science fiction author and editor renowned for his hard science fiction novels and influential leadership roles at magazines like Analog and Omni.
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B.
David Brin
David Brin is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist known for his award-winning novels and influential essays on topics such as the Fermi paradox and the future of civilization.
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C.
Stephen Petranek
Stephen Petranek is an American science writer and former editor known for his work on space exploration and the future of humanity, including the book that inspired the TV series "Mars."
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D.
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.
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E.
Julian May
Julian May was an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for her sprawling Saga of Pliocene Exile and Galactic Milieu series.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d822e4a8c08190a155df736bb7bc13 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69deb6086c608190a66c64e23a3e002f |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fdf087ce8c819081a7186df67bcf1f |
completed | May 8, 2026, 2:17 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:28 a.m.