Triple
T4170148
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Infinite Improbability Drive |
E84542
|
entity |
| Predicate | firstAppearanceAuthor |
P14478
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Douglas Adams |
E879
|
NE FINISHED |
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: Douglas Adams | Statement: [Infinite Improbability Drive, firstAppearanceAuthor, Douglas Adams]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Douglas Adams Context triple: [Infinite Improbability Drive, firstAppearanceAuthor, Douglas Adams]
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A.
Douglas Adams
chosen
Douglas Adams was a British author and humorist best known for creating the science fiction comedy series "The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy."
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B.
Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett was a British fantasy author best known for his satirical Discworld series, which blends humor, social commentary, and imaginative world-building.
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C.
Jasper Fforde
Jasper Fforde is a British novelist best known for his comic, genre-bending fantasy and literary detective series, including the Thursday Next books.
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D.
Robert Holmes
Robert Holmes was a prolific British television scriptwriter best known for his influential and imaginative work on the science fiction series Doctor Who.
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E.
Terry Jones
Terry Jones was a Welsh comedian, writer, actor, and director best known as one of the founding members and creative forces behind the British comedy group Monty Python.
- 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: firstAppearanceAuthor Context triple: [Infinite Improbability Drive, firstAppearanceAuthor, Douglas Adams]
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A.
firstAppearanceFor
Indicates that an entity marks the initial occurrence or debut of another entity within a given context or medium.
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B.
firstPublicationIn
Indicates the initial venue, medium, or context in which a work was first published.
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C.
firstPublicationAuthorName
chosen
Indicates the name of the author who wrote the work’s first published edition.
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D.
firstAppeared
Indicates the earliest known time or context in which an entity was introduced, observed, or came into existence.
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E.
firstPerformanceOfWorkAppearedIn
Indicates that a given performance is the earliest known or documented performance in which a particular work was presented or appeared.
- F. None of above.
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_69aed932cab48190b80ffe35f7029ae1 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69af02c87cc88190a9ec3712db18a8a7 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b589f001e48190a4c5aab6cfd29ffb |
completed | March 14, 2026, 4:16 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69af018fb0948190a9701b2e8e5d9bac |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:21 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:44 p.m.