Triple

T2500088
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bruce E52442 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Bruce Sterling
Bruce Sterling is an American science fiction author and futurist best known as a leading figure in the cyberpunk movement and for works such as "Islands in the Net" and "Schismatrix."
 E272455 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: Bruce Sterling | Statement: [Bruce, hasNotableBearer, Bruce Sterling]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Bruce Sterling
Context triple: [Bruce, hasNotableBearer, Bruce Sterling]
  • A. Vernor Vinge
    Vernor Vinge is an American science fiction author and retired computer scientist known for popularizing the concept of the technological singularity and for his multiple award-winning novels and stories.
  • B. Stephen Baxter
    Stephen Baxter is a British science fiction author known for his hard science narratives, expansive space operas, and collaborations with Arthur C. Clarke.
  • C. Charles Stross
    Charles Stross is a British science fiction and fantasy author known for his inventive, genre-blending works such as the "Laundry Files" and "Merchant Princes" series.
  • D. David Brin
    David Brin is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist known for his award-winning novels and influential essays on topics such as the Fermi paradox and the future of civilization.
  • E. L. Neil Smith
    L. Neil Smith was an American libertarian science fiction author and activist known for his pro-freedom themes and influential role in promoting libertarian ideas within speculative fiction.
  • 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: Bruce Sterling
Triple: [Bruce, hasNotableBearer, Bruce Sterling]
Generated description
Bruce Sterling is an American science fiction author and futurist best known as a leading figure in the cyberpunk movement and for works such as "Islands in the Net" and "Schismatrix."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Bruce Sterling
Target entity description: Bruce Sterling is an American science fiction author and futurist best known as a leading figure in the cyberpunk movement and for works such as "Islands in the Net" and "Schismatrix."
  • A. Vernor Vinge
    Vernor Vinge is an American science fiction author and retired computer scientist known for popularizing the concept of the technological singularity and for his multiple award-winning novels and stories.
  • B. Stephen Baxter
    Stephen Baxter is a British science fiction author known for his hard science narratives, expansive space operas, and collaborations with Arthur C. Clarke.
  • C. Charles Stross
    Charles Stross is a British science fiction and fantasy author known for his inventive, genre-blending works such as the "Laundry Files" and "Merchant Princes" series.
  • D. David Brin
    David Brin is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist known for his award-winning novels and influential essays on topics such as the Fermi paradox and the future of civilization.
  • E. L. Neil Smith
    L. Neil Smith was an American libertarian science fiction author and activist known for his pro-freedom themes and influential role in promoting libertarian ideas within speculative fiction.
  • 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_69ab4957b3a88190adf968ae0c1b931c completed March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abd1afd86c81909181c4b45d4f8bc5 completed March 7, 2026, 7:20 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69af1fa0e26481908e383a6d44b3f3d5 completed March 9, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69af204c84c48190b56ee7c00bf2f996 completed March 9, 2026, 7:32 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69af20fa30948190b2408ad9eefce79b completed March 9, 2026, 7:35 p.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:46 p.m.