Triple
T20517929
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alfred Bester |
E503728
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entity |
| Predicate | basedOnName |
P140404
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FINISHED |
| Object | Alfred Bester (science fiction author) |
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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: Alfred Bester (science fiction author) | Statement: [Alfred Bester, basedOnName, Alfred Bester (science fiction author)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alfred Bester (science fiction author) Context triple: [Alfred Bester, basedOnName, Alfred Bester (science fiction author)]
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A.
Alfred Bester
chosen
Alfred Bester is a recurring Psi Corps telepath and morally ambiguous antagonist in the science fiction television series "Babylon 5."
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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.
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C.
Philip Wylie
Philip Wylie was an American author and screenwriter known for his influential science fiction and social commentary works in the mid-20th century.
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D.
H. L. Gold
H. L. Gold was an influential American science fiction editor and writer best known for shaping the genre through his innovative leadership of mid-20th-century magazines.
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E.
Cyril M. Kornbluth
Cyril M. Kornbluth was an influential American science fiction writer known for his sharp social satire and classic mid-20th-century works such as "The Marching Morons" and "The Space Merchants" (with Frederik Pohl).
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: basedOnName Context triple: [Alfred Bester, basedOnName, Alfred Bester (science fiction author)]
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A.
basedOnBy
Indicates that one entity is derived from, justified by, or constructed using another entity as its source, foundation, or reference.
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B.
basedOnType
Indicates that one entity is derived, determined, or classified according to the type or category of another entity.
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C.
basedOnValues
Indicates that something is determined, derived, or decided according to specified values or value-based criteria.
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D.
basedOnPhrase
Indicates that something is derived from, inspired by, or constructed using a particular phrase as its source or foundation.
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E.
areBasedOn
Indicates that one entity is founded, derived, or developed from the principles, content, or structure of another entity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (4 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_69e0b4b2aa788190ae9eb37c1d73b1f1 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e69f43e0b08190b043f35645b264a0 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 9:48 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69e59fdb7ad88190924176c32a195db3 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3:39 a.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69e5a6a824748190bbe6192d73f3c613 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 4:08 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:36 a.m.