Triple
T4063661
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Buck Rogers |
E86273
|
entity |
| Predicate | creator |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Philip Francis Nowlan
Philip Francis Nowlan was an American science fiction writer best known for creating the pioneering space-adventure character Buck Rogers.
|
E410038
|
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: Philip Francis Nowlan | Statement: [Buck Rogers, creator, Philip Francis Nowlan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philip Francis Nowlan Context triple: [Buck Rogers, creator, Philip Francis Nowlan]
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A.
Raymond Boyd
Raymond Boyd is a linguist known for his research on the Adamawa–Ubangi branch of the Niger-Congo language family.
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B.
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American author best known for creating the iconic adventure characters Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.
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C.
Eric Frank Russell
Eric Frank Russell was a British science fiction author known for his witty, humanistic stories and influential contributions to mid-20th-century speculative fiction.
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D.
Edward E. Smith
Edward E. Smith was an American science fiction author best known for his pioneering space opera novels, particularly the Lensman and Skylark series.
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E.
Walter Miller
Walter Miller was an early 20th-century American film actor known for his work in silent cinema.
- 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: Philip Francis Nowlan Triple: [Buck Rogers, creator, Philip Francis Nowlan]
Generated description
Philip Francis Nowlan was an American science fiction writer best known for creating the pioneering space-adventure character Buck Rogers.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philip Francis Nowlan Target entity description: Philip Francis Nowlan was an American science fiction writer best known for creating the pioneering space-adventure character Buck Rogers.
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A.
Raymond Boyd
Raymond Boyd is a linguist known for his research on the Adamawa–Ubangi branch of the Niger-Congo language family.
-
B.
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American author best known for creating the iconic adventure characters Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.
-
C.
Eric Frank Russell
Eric Frank Russell was a British science fiction author known for his witty, humanistic stories and influential contributions to mid-20th-century speculative fiction.
-
D.
Edward E. Smith
Edward E. Smith was an American science fiction author best known for his pioneering space opera novels, particularly the Lensman and Skylark series.
-
E.
Walter Miller
Walter Miller was an early 20th-century American film actor known for his work in silent cinema.
- 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_69aed93c69208190a4efac0efe3cd69b |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aefbd7896c81909c61ed0d910d9c5f |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:56 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b562ae949c819092affaaca97c16d1 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 1:29 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5633103e081909dbe7a7e54877343 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 1:31 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b563eca17c81908deff0d361a7be87 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 1:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:38 p.m.