Triple

T4410250
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ringworld E94835 entity
Predicate creator P184 FINISHED
Object Larry Niven
Larry Niven is an American science fiction author renowned for his hard-SF works and expansive Known Space universe, which includes the acclaimed novel *Ringworld*.
E438293 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: Larry Niven | Statement: [Ringworld, creator, Larry Niven]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Larry Niven
Context triple: [Ringworld, creator, Larry Niven]
  • A. Poul Anderson
    Poul Anderson was an American science fiction and fantasy author renowned for his prolific output, hard science rigor, and influential works during the mid-20th-century Golden Age of Science Fiction.
  • B. Jack Williamson
    Jack Williamson was an influential American science fiction author whose long career and imaginative works helped define the genre’s Golden Age.
  • C. Robert Silverberg
    Robert Silverberg is a prolific American science fiction author known for his imaginative world-building, psychological depth, and numerous award-winning novels and short stories.
  • D. Frederik Pohl
    Frederik Pohl was an influential American science fiction writer, editor, and fan whose career spanned over seven decades and helped shape modern speculative fiction.
  • E. James Blish
    James Blish was an influential American science fiction author and critic, best known for his "Cities in Flight" series and for helping shape mid-20th-century science fiction through both his fiction and literary analysis.
  • 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: Larry Niven
Triple: [Ringworld, creator, Larry Niven]
Generated description
Larry Niven is an American science fiction author renowned for his hard-SF works and expansive Known Space universe, which includes the acclaimed novel *Ringworld*.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Larry Niven
Target entity description: Larry Niven is an American science fiction author renowned for his hard-SF works and expansive Known Space universe, which includes the acclaimed novel *Ringworld*.
  • A. Poul Anderson
    Poul Anderson was an American science fiction and fantasy author renowned for his prolific output, hard science rigor, and influential works during the mid-20th-century Golden Age of Science Fiction.
  • B. Jack Williamson
    Jack Williamson was an influential American science fiction author whose long career and imaginative works helped define the genre’s Golden Age.
  • C. Robert Silverberg
    Robert Silverberg is a prolific American science fiction author known for his imaginative world-building, psychological depth, and numerous award-winning novels and short stories.
  • D. Frederik Pohl
    Frederik Pohl was an influential American science fiction writer, editor, and fan whose career spanned over seven decades and helped shape modern speculative fiction.
  • E. James Blish
    James Blish was an influential American science fiction author and critic, best known for his "Cities in Flight" series and for helping shape mid-20th-century science fiction through both his fiction and literary analysis.
  • 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_69b34539638c8190abfea3eb29425210 completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b354e4c58c8190b4190aad3095a1dd completed March 13, 2026, 12:05 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5f60ea0808190a59418f7911d123d completed March 14, 2026, 11:58 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5f9e8c7d08190b8a61ba1c4bf559a completed March 15, 2026, 12:14 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5fa6495f881909a08b0e5b8b7decf completed March 15, 2026, 12:16 a.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:29 p.m.