Triple
T1924195
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Foundation's Edge |
E40190
|
entity |
| Predicate | coverArtist |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Michael Whelan |
E272577
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Michael Whelan | Statement: [Foundation's Edge, coverArtist, Michael Whelan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Whelan Context triple: [Foundation's Edge, coverArtist, Michael Whelan]
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A.
Michael Whelan
chosen
Michael Whelan is an acclaimed American artist best known for his influential science fiction and fantasy book and album cover illustrations.
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B.
Patrick Doherty
Patrick Doherty was one of the unarmed civil rights marchers shot and killed by British soldiers during the Bloody Sunday massacre in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1972.
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C.
Andrew Tiernan
Andrew Tiernan is a British actor known for his character roles in film and television, including his appearance in the historical epic "300."
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D.
Paul McGinness
Paul McGinness was an Australian aviator and World War I flying ace best known as one of the co-founders of Qantas Airways.
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E.
Mark O'Toole
Mark O'Toole is a writer best known for his work on the British sitcom "Relax."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a8864298748190a2f2fd34f7ef8d77 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb2359ca0819082b514a34c469b21 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:05 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af90470e908190961ac799f23af12f |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:30 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:35 p.m.