Triple

T1800535
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject psychohistory E39706 entity
Predicate firstAppearanceInStory P17193 FINISHED
Object Foundation (1942 short story)
"Foundation" is a 1942 science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that introduced the Foundation universe and the concept of a vast galactic empire in decline.
E201455 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: Foundation (1942 short story) | Statement: [psychohistory, firstAppearanceInStory, Foundation (1942 short story)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Foundation (1942 short story)
Context triple: [psychohistory, firstAppearanceInStory, Foundation (1942 short story)]
  • A. The Machine Stops
    The Machine Stops is a 1909 dystopian science fiction short story depicting a future society utterly dependent on an all-controlling technological system and the consequences when it fails.
  • B. The Martian Chronicles
    The Martian Chronicles is a classic science fiction collection of interconnected stories depicting human colonization of Mars and its consequences, written by Ray Bradbury.
  • C. Adjustment Team by Philip K. Dick
    "Adjustment Team" is a 1954 science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick that explores themes of fate, free will, and hidden powers manipulating reality behind the scenes.
  • D. The Shrinking Man
    The Shrinking Man is a science fiction novel by Richard Matheson that follows a man who begins to shrink uncontrollably after exposure to a mysterious mist, exploring themes of identity, survival, and existential terror.
  • E. The Naked Sun
    The Naked Sun is a science fiction mystery novel by Isaac Asimov featuring detective Elijah Baley investigating a murder on the sparsely populated, robot-dominated planet Solaria.
  • 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: Foundation (1942 short story)
Triple: [psychohistory, firstAppearanceInStory, Foundation (1942 short story)]
Generated description
"Foundation" is a 1942 science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that introduced the Foundation universe and the concept of a vast galactic empire in decline.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Foundation (1942 short story)
Target entity description: "Foundation" is a 1942 science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that introduced the Foundation universe and the concept of a vast galactic empire in decline.
  • A. The Machine Stops
    The Machine Stops is a 1909 dystopian science fiction short story depicting a future society utterly dependent on an all-controlling technological system and the consequences when it fails.
  • B. The Martian Chronicles
    The Martian Chronicles is a classic science fiction collection of interconnected stories depicting human colonization of Mars and its consequences, written by Ray Bradbury.
  • C. Adjustment Team by Philip K. Dick
    "Adjustment Team" is a 1954 science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick that explores themes of fate, free will, and hidden powers manipulating reality behind the scenes.
  • D. The Shrinking Man
    The Shrinking Man is a science fiction novel by Richard Matheson that follows a man who begins to shrink uncontrollably after exposure to a mysterious mist, exploring themes of identity, survival, and existential terror.
  • E. The Naked Sun
    The Naked Sun is a science fiction mystery novel by Isaac Asimov featuring detective Elijah Baley investigating a murder on the sparsely populated, robot-dominated planet Solaria.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: firstAppearanceInStory
Context triple: [psychohistory, firstAppearanceInStory, Foundation (1942 short story)]
  • A. firstAppearanceEpisode
    Indicates the specific episode in which an entity (such as a character or item) is shown or mentioned for the first time.
  • B. firstAppearanceFor
    Indicates that an entity marks the initial occurrence or debut of another entity within a given context or medium.
  • C. firstAppeared
    Indicates the earliest known time or context in which an entity was introduced, observed, or came into existence.
  • D. firstAppearanceMedium chosen
    Indicates the medium (such as book, film, or game) in which an entity first appeared.
  • E. firstAppearedAt
    Indicates the point in time or specific event at which an entity was first introduced, observed, or became known.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69aba67721788190951beae25e885457 completed March 7, 2026, 4:15 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69adb5db1c7c81908c25e62dca1cb825 completed March 8, 2026, 5:46 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69adb8b626688190b4953d4549339dea completed March 8, 2026, 5:58 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69adb9253fa08190bfb7d245208150c0 completed March 8, 2026, 6 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69aa61d514c081908197ac1f7c7d7a88 completed March 6, 2026, 5:10 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:32 p.m.