Triple
T1799592
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Caves of Steel |
E39683
|
entity |
| Predicate | coverArtistFirstEdition |
P32033
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mel Hunter
Mel Hunter was an American illustrator and artist best known for his science fiction book and magazine covers in the mid-20th century.
|
E285664
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Mel Hunter | Statement: [The Caves of Steel, coverArtistFirstEdition, Mel Hunter]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mel Hunter Context triple: [The Caves of Steel, coverArtistFirstEdition, Mel Hunter]
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A.
Frank Hunter
Frank Hunter is a central character in Terence Rattigan’s play *The Browning Version*, a young schoolmaster whose affair with the headmaster’s wife exposes the emotional and moral tensions at the heart of the story.
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B.
Phil Sellers
Phil Sellers was a standout forward for Rutgers University in the 1970s who became the program’s all-time leading scorer and led the team to the 1976 Final Four.
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C.
Ken Ralston
Ken Ralston is an acclaimed visual effects supervisor known for his groundbreaking work on major films such as the Star Wars and Back to the Future series.
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D.
Len Garry
Len Garry is a British musician best known as the original tea-chest bass player in The Quarrymen, the skiffle group that evolved into The Beatles.
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E.
Keith Merryman
Keith Merryman is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing popular romantic comedies such as "Think Like a Man" and its sequel.
- 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: Mel Hunter Triple: [The Caves of Steel, coverArtistFirstEdition, Mel Hunter]
Generated description
Mel Hunter was an American illustrator and artist best known for his science fiction book and magazine covers in the mid-20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mel Hunter Target entity description: Mel Hunter was an American illustrator and artist best known for his science fiction book and magazine covers in the mid-20th century.
-
A.
Frank Hunter
Frank Hunter is a central character in Terence Rattigan’s play *The Browning Version*, a young schoolmaster whose affair with the headmaster’s wife exposes the emotional and moral tensions at the heart of the story.
-
B.
Phil Sellers
Phil Sellers was a standout forward for Rutgers University in the 1970s who became the program’s all-time leading scorer and led the team to the 1976 Final Four.
-
C.
Ken Ralston
Ken Ralston is an acclaimed visual effects supervisor known for his groundbreaking work on major films such as the Star Wars and Back to the Future series.
-
D.
Len Garry
Len Garry is a British musician best known as the original tea-chest bass player in The Quarrymen, the skiffle group that evolved into The Beatles.
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E.
Keith Merryman
Keith Merryman is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing popular romantic comedies such as "Think Like a Man" and its sequel.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: coverArtistFirstEdition Context triple: [The Caves of Steel, coverArtistFirstEdition, Mel Hunter]
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A.
firstEditionType
Indicates that an entity is classified as a first edition of a work, specifying the type or category of that first edition.
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B.
coverArtText
Indicates that the text element is part of, or associated with, the cover art of a work.
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C.
firstEditionFocus
Indicates that the primary emphasis or subject of something is its first edition.
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D.
firstEditionResult
Indicates that one entity is the outcome, record, or result associated specifically with the first edition of another entity.
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E.
coverArtDepicts
Indicates that the subject cover art visually represents, portrays, or includes the object within its imagery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (7 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_69ab61b6ea188190aab9fb839bf1e367 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 11:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af989789308190bb124c2c1706b68c |
completed | March 10, 2026, 4:05 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69af99416924819099d4acb1a2d60e0c |
completed | March 10, 2026, 4:08 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69af99adadb08190a44f2286b25bf0aa |
completed | March 10, 2026, 4:10 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69aa61d2f7a8819090301f92d3e358c7 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:10 a.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69ab61b5c8988190bb2b46182a4eb5b4 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 11:22 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:32 p.m.