Triple
T14706790
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Wild Cards |
E345447
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasContributor |
P4244
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Walter Jon Williams
Walter Jon Williams is an American science fiction and fantasy author known for his cyberpunk, space opera, and shared-universe work, including contributions to the Wild Cards series.
|
E1115824
|
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: Walter Jon Williams | Statement: [Wild Cards, hasContributor, Walter Jon Williams]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Jon Williams Context triple: [Wild Cards, hasContributor, Walter Jon Williams]
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
Adam Roberts
Adam Roberts is a British science fiction author and academic known for his inventive novels, critical studies of the genre, and multiple award-winning works.
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D.
John C. Wright
John C. Wright is an American science fiction and fantasy author known for his intricate world-building, philosophical themes, and works such as the "Golden Age" trilogy.
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E.
Brian Hartnett
Brian Hartnett is a notable individual distinguished enough in his field or public life to be specifically recognized as a bearer of the Hartnett surname.
- 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: Walter Jon Williams Triple: [Wild Cards, hasContributor, Walter Jon Williams]
Generated description
Walter Jon Williams is an American science fiction and fantasy author known for his cyberpunk, space opera, and shared-universe work, including contributions to the Wild Cards series.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Jon Williams Target entity description: Walter Jon Williams is an American science fiction and fantasy author known for his cyberpunk, space opera, and shared-universe work, including contributions to the Wild Cards series.
-
A.
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.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
Adam Roberts
Adam Roberts is a British science fiction author and academic known for his inventive novels, critical studies of the genre, and multiple award-winning works.
-
D.
John C. Wright
John C. Wright is an American science fiction and fantasy author known for his intricate world-building, philosophical themes, and works such as the "Golden Age" trilogy.
-
E.
Brian Hartnett
Brian Hartnett is a notable individual distinguished enough in his field or public life to be specifically recognized as a bearer of the Hartnett surname.
- 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_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_69fdf08a81948190ab903e5b8bfb0c81 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 2:17 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fdf396b65c819088e2f350364fbfae |
completed | May 8, 2026, 2:30 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fdf421390481909cb43aec3ef18d53 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 2:33 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:28 a.m.