Triple

T16321390
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ian Watson E396299 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Embedding
The Embedding is a science fiction novel by Ian Watson that explores the nature of language, consciousness, and alien contact through experimental narrative and linguistic concepts.
E1207490 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 Embedding | Statement: [Ian Watson, notableWork, The Embedding]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Embedding
Context triple: [Ian Watson, notableWork, The Embedding]
  • A. The Writing on the Image
    The Writing on the Image is a poem by William Morris that forms part of his larger narrative cycle The Earthly Paradise.
  • B. The End of Words
    "The End of Words" is a track from the album *The Silver Tree* by Australian singer, composer, and sound artist Lisa Gerrard, known for its atmospheric and ethereal style.
  • C. What You See Is What You Mean
    What You See Is What You Mean is a document-editing philosophy that emphasizes semantic structure and content meaning over visual appearance, contrasting with traditional WYSIWYG approaches.
  • D. Invisible Connections
    Invisible Connections is an album by Greek electronic composer Vangelis, known for its experimental, ambient soundscapes and use of synthesizers.
  • E. Several Perceptions
    Several Perceptions is a surreal, experimental novel by Angela Carter that explores identity, madness, and social alienation in 1960s London.
  • 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 Embedding
Triple: [Ian Watson, notableWork, The Embedding]
Generated description
The Embedding is a science fiction novel by Ian Watson that explores the nature of language, consciousness, and alien contact through experimental narrative and linguistic concepts.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Embedding
Target entity description: The Embedding is a science fiction novel by Ian Watson that explores the nature of language, consciousness, and alien contact through experimental narrative and linguistic concepts.
  • A. The Writing on the Image
    The Writing on the Image is a poem by William Morris that forms part of his larger narrative cycle The Earthly Paradise.
  • B. The End of Words
    "The End of Words" is a track from the album *The Silver Tree* by Australian singer, composer, and sound artist Lisa Gerrard, known for its atmospheric and ethereal style.
  • C. What You See Is What You Mean
    What You See Is What You Mean is a document-editing philosophy that emphasizes semantic structure and content meaning over visual appearance, contrasting with traditional WYSIWYG approaches.
  • D. Invisible Connections
    Invisible Connections is an album by Greek electronic composer Vangelis, known for its experimental, ambient soundscapes and use of synthesizers.
  • E. Several Perceptions
    Several Perceptions is a surreal, experimental novel by Angela Carter that explores identity, madness, and social alienation in 1960s London.
  • 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_69d87f255b788190a400eba031dd85d8 completed April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e296b5f0f081909a5379deaf0df5d5 completed April 17, 2026, 8:23 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a00260904748190ae1eb5713a6daa68 completed May 10, 2026, 6:30 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a00279321708190b91aaed83f1abc2c completed May 10, 2026, 6:37 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a00282d9b0c81908031404c41b3baa5 completed May 10, 2026, 6:39 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:06 a.m.