Triple
T15039765
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Iain M. Banks |
E378569
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Culture series
The Culture series is a renowned science fiction saga by Iain M. Banks that explores a post-scarcity, spacefaring utopian society and its complex moral and political dilemmas.
|
E1133279
|
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 Culture series | Statement: [Iain M. Banks, notableWork, The Culture series]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Culture series Context triple: [Iain M. Banks, notableWork, The Culture series]
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A.
The Space Trilogy
The Space Trilogy is a series of science fiction novels by C. S. Lewis that blend space travel with Christian theology, philosophical themes, and mythic storytelling.
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B.
Children of Time series
The Children of Time series is a critically acclaimed science fiction saga by Adrian Tchaikovsky that explores the evolution of alien civilizations and humanity’s struggle for survival across vast stretches of time and space.
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C.
Hainish Cycle
The Hainish Cycle is a loosely connected series of science fiction works by Ursula K. Le Guin that explore themes of culture, politics, and anthropology across a shared interstellar setting.
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D.
Foundation Trilogy
The Foundation Trilogy is Isaac Asimov’s seminal science fiction series chronicling the rise and fall of a galactic empire and the use of psychohistory to guide humanity’s future.
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E.
Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy
The Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy is a renowned hard science fiction series by Liu Cixin that explores humanity’s contact and conflict with an alien civilization across vast scales of time and space.
- 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 Culture series Triple: [Iain M. Banks, notableWork, The Culture series]
Generated description
The Culture series is a renowned science fiction saga by Iain M. Banks that explores a post-scarcity, spacefaring utopian society and its complex moral and political dilemmas.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Culture series Target entity description: The Culture series is a renowned science fiction saga by Iain M. Banks that explores a post-scarcity, spacefaring utopian society and its complex moral and political dilemmas.
-
A.
The Space Trilogy
The Space Trilogy is a series of science fiction novels by C. S. Lewis that blend space travel with Christian theology, philosophical themes, and mythic storytelling.
-
B.
Children of Time series
The Children of Time series is a critically acclaimed science fiction saga by Adrian Tchaikovsky that explores the evolution of alien civilizations and humanity’s struggle for survival across vast stretches of time and space.
-
C.
Hainish Cycle
The Hainish Cycle is a loosely connected series of science fiction works by Ursula K. Le Guin that explore themes of culture, politics, and anthropology across a shared interstellar setting.
-
D.
Foundation Trilogy
The Foundation Trilogy is Isaac Asimov’s seminal science fiction series chronicling the rise and fall of a galactic empire and the use of psychohistory to guide humanity’s future.
-
E.
Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy
The Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy is a renowned hard science fiction series by Liu Cixin that explores humanity’s contact and conflict with an alien civilization across vast scales of time and space.
- 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_69d85cd46b2c819090d054c27787f677 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ded82e79a481908ddb9609af8c4407 |
completed | April 15, 2026, 12:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fe9de1c3a48190a9b3959a95627175 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 2:37 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fe9fdba3c48190b1d370f7c066801f |
completed | May 9, 2026, 2:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fea0b87db881909607bcf0df5b0979 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 2:49 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3 a.m.