Triple

T15039794
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Iain M. Banks E378569 entity
Predicate differentiatedUseOfName P68644 FINISHED
Object Used "Iain M. Banks" for science fiction works E378569 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: Used "Iain M. Banks" for science fiction works | Statement: [Iain M. Banks, differentiatedUseOfName, Used "Iain M. Banks" for science fiction works]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Used "Iain M. Banks" for science fiction works
Context triple: [Iain M. Banks, differentiatedUseOfName, Used "Iain M. Banks" for science fiction works]
  • A. Iain M. Banks chosen
    Iain M. Banks was a Scottish author best known for his acclaimed science fiction Culture series and his dark, genre-blurring mainstream novels.
  • B. Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg
    Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg were influential science fiction authors who collaborated on several works, blending Asimov’s visionary futurism with Silverberg’s literary sophistication.
  • C. Larry Niven
    Larry Niven is an American science fiction author renowned for his hard-SF works and expansive Known Space universe, which includes the acclaimed novel *Ringworld*.
  • 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. Isaac Asimov
    Isaac Asimov was a prolific American science fiction author and biochemist renowned for works like the Foundation series and his popular science writing.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target predicate: differentiatedUseOfName
Context triple: [Iain M. Banks, differentiatedUseOfName, Used "Iain M. Banks" for science fiction works]
  • A. usesPersonalNamesFrom
    Indicates that one entity employs or adopts the system or set of personal names originating from another entity.
  • B. usesNameDueTo
    Indicates that one entity adopts or applies a particular name for another entity specifically because of some motivating reason, circumstance, or dependency.
  • C. oftenUsedAsNameFor
    Indicates that something frequently serves as a name or designation for another entity.
  • D. usesNameForm chosen
    Indicates that one entity adopts or applies a particular standardized form or variant of a name associated with another entity.
  • E. nameUsedIn
    Indicates that a particular name is employed or referenced within a specified context, work, or usage setting.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (4 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.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69de9a69d7848190b2b4662dd30f20e9 completed April 14, 2026, 7:50 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3 a.m.