Triple

T16339877
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Alan E. Nourse E396768 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Scavengers in Space
Scavengers in Space is a science fiction novel by Alan E. Nourse that follows spacefaring salvagers caught up in danger and intrigue among the asteroid belts.
E1207308 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: Scavengers in Space | Statement: [Alan E. Nourse, notableWork, Scavengers in Space]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scavengers in Space
Context triple: [Alan E. Nourse, notableWork, Scavengers in Space]
  • A. The Space Eater
    The Space Eater is a science fiction novel by David Langford that blends dark humor with high-concept physics and military adventure.
  • B. Hostile Planet
    Hostile Planet is a visually striking National Geographic nature documentary series that explores how wildlife survives in some of the world’s most extreme and rapidly changing environments.
  • C. Another Space
    "Another Space" is a musical work by Canadian pianist and composer Frank Mills, known for his easy-listening and instrumental pop style.
  • D. The Space Pirates
    The Space Pirates is a missing 1969 serial from the classic British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Second Doctor in an adventure involving interstellar piracy and mineral-rich space beacons.
  • E. Spaceways
    Spaceways is a 1953 British science fiction film about early space travel and personal intrigue, directed by Terence Fisher and associated with editor-turned-director Harmon Jones.
  • 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: Scavengers in Space
Triple: [Alan E. Nourse, notableWork, Scavengers in Space]
Generated description
Scavengers in Space is a science fiction novel by Alan E. Nourse that follows spacefaring salvagers caught up in danger and intrigue among the asteroid belts.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scavengers in Space
Target entity description: Scavengers in Space is a science fiction novel by Alan E. Nourse that follows spacefaring salvagers caught up in danger and intrigue among the asteroid belts.
  • A. The Space Eater
    The Space Eater is a science fiction novel by David Langford that blends dark humor with high-concept physics and military adventure.
  • B. Hostile Planet
    Hostile Planet is a visually striking National Geographic nature documentary series that explores how wildlife survives in some of the world’s most extreme and rapidly changing environments.
  • C. Another Space
    "Another Space" is a musical work by Canadian pianist and composer Frank Mills, known for his easy-listening and instrumental pop style.
  • D. The Space Pirates
    The Space Pirates is a missing 1969 serial from the classic British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Second Doctor in an adventure involving interstellar piracy and mineral-rich space beacons.
  • E. Spaceways
    Spaceways is a 1953 British science fiction film about early space travel and personal intrigue, directed by Terence Fisher and associated with editor-turned-director Harmon Jones.
  • 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_69d87f26864c819088365ca381a003c2 completed April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e2da08fbc88190a31127d10ca633d6 completed April 18, 2026, 1:10 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a00261b31c08190908a72bff20871be completed May 10, 2026, 6:30 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0028275f008190abd10f186bdf9fd2 completed May 10, 2026, 6:39 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0028e71de88190b48e33f2116e78dc completed May 10, 2026, 6:42 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:07 a.m.