Triple
T1799575
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Caves of Steel |
E39683
|
entity |
| Predicate | character |
P662
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Dr. Sarton
Dr. Sarton is a Spacer roboticist and key figure in Isaac Asimov’s science fiction novel "The Caves of Steel," whose murder sets the central mystery in motion.
|
E201024
|
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: Dr. Sarton | Statement: [The Caves of Steel, character, Dr. Sarton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dr. Sarton Context triple: [The Caves of Steel, character, Dr. Sarton]
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A.
Dr. Eleanor O’Hara
Dr. Eleanor O’Hara is a fictional, sharp-witted British emergency room physician on the TV series "Nurse Jackie."
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B.
Cordelia Whewell
Cordelia Whewell was the wife of 19th-century English polymath and philosopher William Whewell, known primarily through her marriage into his intellectual and academic circle.
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C.
Dr. Claire Finn
Dr. Claire Finn is a skilled physician and senior medical officer aboard the exploratory spaceship USS Orville in the science-fiction comedy-drama series "The Orville."
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D.
Miriam Rothschild
Miriam Rothschild was a renowned British naturalist and entomologist celebrated for her pioneering work on fleas, biodiversity, and wildlife conservation.
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E.
Elinor Junkin
Elinor Junkin was the first wife of Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, who died young shortly after their marriage in the 1850s.
- 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: Dr. Sarton Triple: [The Caves of Steel, character, Dr. Sarton]
Generated description
Dr. Sarton is a Spacer roboticist and key figure in Isaac Asimov’s science fiction novel "The Caves of Steel," whose murder sets the central mystery in motion.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dr. Sarton Target entity description: Dr. Sarton is a Spacer roboticist and key figure in Isaac Asimov’s science fiction novel "The Caves of Steel," whose murder sets the central mystery in motion.
-
A.
Dr. Eleanor O’Hara
Dr. Eleanor O’Hara is a fictional, sharp-witted British emergency room physician on the TV series "Nurse Jackie."
-
B.
Cordelia Whewell
Cordelia Whewell was the wife of 19th-century English polymath and philosopher William Whewell, known primarily through her marriage into his intellectual and academic circle.
-
C.
Dr. Claire Finn
Dr. Claire Finn is a skilled physician and senior medical officer aboard the exploratory spaceship USS Orville in the science-fiction comedy-drama series "The Orville."
-
D.
Miriam Rothschild
Miriam Rothschild was a renowned British naturalist and entomologist celebrated for her pioneering work on fleas, biodiversity, and wildlife conservation.
-
E.
Elinor Junkin
Elinor Junkin was the first wife of Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, who died young shortly after their marriage in the 1850s.
- 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_69a88632aa588190ba3978fde0db5bbd |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa6569b2e48190a56cf48160796d2e |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:26 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adb5d8da888190a88f3bd8036e19f4 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:46 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adb69c149081908b5b819c068a1ce2 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:49 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adb8be528c819092a5e22b099fc2a0 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:58 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:32 p.m.