Triple
T4543597
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ian McDonald |
E109993
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableSeries |
P3199
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Desolation Road sequence
The Desolation Road sequence is a science fiction series by Ian McDonald set on a far-future, terraformed Mars, blending magical realism with intricate character-driven storytelling.
|
E451739
|
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: Desolation Road sequence | Statement: [Ian McDonald, notableSeries, Desolation Road sequence]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Desolation Road sequence Context triple: [Ian McDonald, notableSeries, Desolation Road sequence]
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A.
Sunken Road
Sunken Road, later known as Bloody Lane, was a crucial defensive position and the site of some of the fiercest fighting during the American Civil War’s Battle of Antietam.
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B.
Badwater Road
Badwater Road is a scenic highway in Death Valley National Park that provides access to the famously low-lying Badwater Basin and other desert landmarks.
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C.
Diablo Road
Diablo Road is a main local thoroughfare in Contra Costa County, California, providing access to the unincorporated community of Diablo and surrounding residential areas.
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D.
Sunrise Road
Sunrise Road is a scenic mountain roadway in Mount Rainier National Park that climbs to the Sunrise area, one of the park’s highest and most popular viewpoints.
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E.
Superstition Mountain segment
The Superstition Mountain segment is a distinct portion of the San Jacinto Fault Zone in Southern California, known for its role in the region’s active seismicity and complex fault geometry.
- 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: Desolation Road sequence Triple: [Ian McDonald, notableSeries, Desolation Road sequence]
Generated description
The Desolation Road sequence is a science fiction series by Ian McDonald set on a far-future, terraformed Mars, blending magical realism with intricate character-driven storytelling.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Desolation Road sequence Target entity description: The Desolation Road sequence is a science fiction series by Ian McDonald set on a far-future, terraformed Mars, blending magical realism with intricate character-driven storytelling.
-
A.
Sunken Road
Sunken Road, later known as Bloody Lane, was a crucial defensive position and the site of some of the fiercest fighting during the American Civil War’s Battle of Antietam.
-
B.
Badwater Road
Badwater Road is a scenic highway in Death Valley National Park that provides access to the famously low-lying Badwater Basin and other desert landmarks.
-
C.
Diablo Road
Diablo Road is a main local thoroughfare in Contra Costa County, California, providing access to the unincorporated community of Diablo and surrounding residential areas.
-
D.
Sunrise Road
Sunrise Road is a scenic mountain roadway in Mount Rainier National Park that climbs to the Sunrise area, one of the park’s highest and most popular viewpoints.
-
E.
Superstition Mountain segment
The Superstition Mountain segment is a distinct portion of the San Jacinto Fault Zone in Southern California, known for its role in the region’s active seismicity and complex fault geometry.
- 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_69bd4412524c8190be5bcc9ddee91848 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd57d517e881909c3d23ed4453b0a7 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bdb92eeaf081909a868825e3a878c7 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 9:16 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bdbe9f0fec8190aa42177fcd1b0f51 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 9:39 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bdbf59f97c8190a7669e6459c42f16 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:05 p.m.