Triple
T15039766
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Iain M. Banks |
E378569
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Consider Phlebas
Consider Phlebas is a science fiction novel by Iain M. Banks that introduces his acclaimed Culture series, depicting a vast interstellar conflict between a post-scarcity utopian civilization and its enemies.
|
E1133280
|
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: Consider Phlebas | Statement: [Iain M. Banks, notableWork, Consider Phlebas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Consider Phlebas Context triple: [Iain M. Banks, notableWork, Consider Phlebas]
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A.
Citadel of the Stars
Citadel of the Stars is the translated meaning of the name Osgiliath, the ancient and once-splendid capital city of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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B.
The Songs of Distant Earth
The Songs of Distant Earth is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores themes of interstellar travel, human colonization, and the emotional costs of leaving a dying Earth behind.
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C.
The City and the Stars
The City and the Stars is a classic science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores themes of immortality, memory, and the cyclical nature of civilization in a far-future utopian city.
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D.
The Shrike
"The Shrike" is a 1955 psychological drama film starring June Allyson and José Ferrer, adapted from Joseph Kramm’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play about a man trapped in a manipulative mental hospital system.
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E.
Babel-17
Babel-17 is a 1966 science fiction novel by Samuel R. Delany that explores the power of language to shape thought and reality through the story of a poet-linguist deciphering an alien code.
- 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: Consider Phlebas Triple: [Iain M. Banks, notableWork, Consider Phlebas]
Generated description
Consider Phlebas is a science fiction novel by Iain M. Banks that introduces his acclaimed Culture series, depicting a vast interstellar conflict between a post-scarcity utopian civilization and its enemies.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Consider Phlebas Target entity description: Consider Phlebas is a science fiction novel by Iain M. Banks that introduces his acclaimed Culture series, depicting a vast interstellar conflict between a post-scarcity utopian civilization and its enemies.
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A.
Citadel of the Stars
Citadel of the Stars is the translated meaning of the name Osgiliath, the ancient and once-splendid capital city of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
-
B.
The Songs of Distant Earth
The Songs of Distant Earth is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores themes of interstellar travel, human colonization, and the emotional costs of leaving a dying Earth behind.
-
C.
The City and the Stars
The City and the Stars is a classic science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores themes of immortality, memory, and the cyclical nature of civilization in a far-future utopian city.
-
D.
The Shrike
"The Shrike" is a 1955 psychological drama film starring June Allyson and José Ferrer, adapted from Joseph Kramm’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play about a man trapped in a manipulative mental hospital system.
-
E.
Babel-17
Babel-17 is a 1966 science fiction novel by Samuel R. Delany that explores the power of language to shape thought and reality through the story of a poet-linguist deciphering an alien code.
- 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.