Triple
T3911865
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Spaceways |
E87339
|
entity |
| Predicate | editor |
P1954
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Needs
James Needs is a magazine editor known for his work on the science fiction publication *Spaceways*.
|
E398428
|
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: James Needs | Statement: [Spaceways, editor, James Needs]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Needs Context triple: [Spaceways, editor, James Needs]
-
A.
Marc McClure
Marc McClure is an American actor best known for playing Jimmy Olsen in the Superman film series and Dave McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy.
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B.
Lyndon Simmonds
Lyndon Simmonds is a former professional footballer best known for playing as a forward in the English leagues during the late 20th century.
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C.
William Ryan
William Ryan is a marine geologist and oceanographer known for his influential work on seafloor spreading and the geological history of the Black Sea, including the "Noah's Flood" hypothesis.
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D.
Joe Dougherty
Joe Dougherty was an American voice actor best known for originating the voice of the Warner Bros. cartoon character Porky Pig in the 1930s.
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E.
Lewis Nixon
Lewis Nixon was a real-life U.S. Army intelligence officer in Easy Company of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II, prominently portrayed in the miniseries "Band of Brothers."
- 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: James Needs Triple: [Spaceways, editor, James Needs]
Generated description
James Needs is a magazine editor known for his work on the science fiction publication *Spaceways*.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Needs Target entity description: James Needs is a magazine editor known for his work on the science fiction publication *Spaceways*.
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A.
Marc McClure
Marc McClure is an American actor best known for playing Jimmy Olsen in the Superman film series and Dave McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy.
-
B.
Lyndon Simmonds
Lyndon Simmonds is a former professional footballer best known for playing as a forward in the English leagues during the late 20th century.
-
C.
William Ryan
William Ryan is a marine geologist and oceanographer known for his influential work on seafloor spreading and the geological history of the Black Sea, including the "Noah's Flood" hypothesis.
-
D.
Joe Dougherty
Joe Dougherty was an American voice actor best known for originating the voice of the Warner Bros. cartoon character Porky Pig in the 1930s.
-
E.
Lewis Nixon
Lewis Nixon was a real-life U.S. Army intelligence officer in Easy Company of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II, prominently portrayed in the miniseries "Band of Brothers."
- 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_69aed9424514819086e9c58adde6652d |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeed35e2d081908b5d87c7630e7ffc |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b51cb454c48190bf47d080f6cc24f0 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:30 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5206dfd848190ae7aaa9997150934 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:46 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b520ce6af481909b7824c2ec221331 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:48 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:22 p.m.