Triple

T1800228
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Golden Age of Science Fiction E39700 entity
Predicate keyFigure P256 FINISHED
Object Theodore Sturgeon
Theodore Sturgeon was an influential American science fiction author renowned for his psychologically rich, character-driven stories and for formulating "Sturgeon's Law."
E216452 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: Theodore Sturgeon | Statement: [Golden Age of Science Fiction, keyFigure, Theodore Sturgeon]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theodore Sturgeon
Context triple: [Golden Age of Science Fiction, keyFigure, Theodore Sturgeon]
  • A. 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.
  • B. A. E. van Vogt
    A. E. van Vogt was a Canadian-born science fiction author renowned for his influential, idea-rich space operas and complex narratives that helped define mid-20th-century science fiction.
  • C. Harlan Ellison
    Harlan Ellison was an influential American writer best known for his provocative speculative fiction, sharp criticism, and award-winning short stories and teleplays.
  • D. Robert A. Heinlein
    Robert A. Heinlein was a pioneering American science fiction author, often called the "dean of science fiction writers," known for influential works like "Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Starship Troopers."
  • E. John W. Campbell Jr.
    John W. Campbell Jr. was a highly influential American science fiction writer and editor, best known for shaping modern science fiction through his long tenure at Astounding Science Fiction (later Analog).
  • 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: Theodore Sturgeon
Triple: [Golden Age of Science Fiction, keyFigure, Theodore Sturgeon]
Generated description
Theodore Sturgeon was an influential American science fiction author renowned for his psychologically rich, character-driven stories and for formulating "Sturgeon's Law."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theodore Sturgeon
Target entity description: Theodore Sturgeon was an influential American science fiction author renowned for his psychologically rich, character-driven stories and for formulating "Sturgeon's Law."
  • A. 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.
  • B. A. E. van Vogt
    A. E. van Vogt was a Canadian-born science fiction author renowned for his influential, idea-rich space operas and complex narratives that helped define mid-20th-century science fiction.
  • C. Harlan Ellison
    Harlan Ellison was an influential American writer best known for his provocative speculative fiction, sharp criticism, and award-winning short stories and teleplays.
  • D. Robert A. Heinlein
    Robert A. Heinlein was a pioneering American science fiction author, often called the "dean of science fiction writers," known for influential works like "Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Starship Troopers."
  • E. John W. Campbell Jr.
    John W. Campbell Jr. was a highly influential American science fiction writer and editor, best known for shaping modern science fiction through his long tenure at Astounding Science Fiction (later Analog).
  • 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_69adf3c192f08190a1a134e541be1103 completed March 8, 2026, 10:10 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69adf5b31274819086c266c1a8ba2cd8 completed March 8, 2026, 10:18 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69adf6108c988190b992de20cf287da7 completed March 8, 2026, 10:20 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:32 p.m.