Triple

T18298832
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Dan Alderson E438301 entity
Predicate knownFor P22 FINISHED
Object Alderson disk megastructure concept — NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: Alderson disk megastructure concept | Statement: [Dan Alderson, knownFor, Alderson disk megastructure concept]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Alderson disk megastructure concept
Context triple: [Dan Alderson, knownFor, Alderson disk megastructure concept]
  • A. O'Neill cylinder
    An O'Neill cylinder is a proposed rotating space habitat consisting of two counter-rotating cylindrical colonies that generate artificial gravity on their inner surfaces.
  • B. Dyson sphere concept
    The Dyson sphere concept is a hypothetical megastructure that completely or partially surrounds a star to capture a significant portion of its energy output for an advanced civilization’s use.
  • C. International Lunar Research Station
    The International Lunar Research Station is a proposed multinational scientific base on the Moon intended for long-term robotic and crewed exploration, research, and technology demonstration.
  • D. Niven ring
    A Niven ring is a hypothetical megastructure consisting of a gigantic, rotating ring encircling a star to provide an immense habitable surface on its inner rim.
  • E. Magrathean planet-building industry
    The Magrathean planet-building industry is a legendary, highly advanced business enterprise in Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series that custom-designs luxury planets for wealthy clients.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Alderson disk megastructure concept
Target entity description: The Alderson disk megastructure concept is a theoretical astrophysical construct envisioning a vast, disk-shaped artificial habitat encircling a star to provide immense living area and energy collection capacity.
  • A. O'Neill cylinder
    An O'Neill cylinder is a proposed rotating space habitat consisting of two counter-rotating cylindrical colonies that generate artificial gravity on their inner surfaces.
  • B. Dyson sphere concept
    The Dyson sphere concept is a hypothetical megastructure that completely or partially surrounds a star to capture a significant portion of its energy output for an advanced civilization’s use.
  • C. International Lunar Research Station
    The International Lunar Research Station is a proposed multinational scientific base on the Moon intended for long-term robotic and crewed exploration, research, and technology demonstration.
  • D. Niven ring
    A Niven ring is a hypothetical megastructure consisting of a gigantic, rotating ring encircling a star to provide an immense habitable surface on its inner rim.
  • E. Magrathean planet-building industry
    The Magrathean planet-building industry is a legendary, highly advanced business enterprise in Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series that custom-designs luxury planets for wealthy clients.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 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_69d8b915e3e881909125d760c15d0c29 completed April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e5017d96588190ac1e326803142976 completed April 19, 2026, 4:23 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:35 a.m.