Triple
T4861832
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Neal Stephenson |
E108677
|
entity |
| Predicate | influencedBy |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Gibson
William Gibson is a pioneering science fiction author best known for helping define the cyberpunk genre with works like "Neuromancer," which profoundly influenced later speculative fiction writers.
|
E474484
|
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: William Gibson | Statement: [Neal Stephenson, influencedBy, William Gibson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Gibson Context triple: [Neal Stephenson, influencedBy, William Gibson]
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A.
Bruce Sterling
Bruce Sterling is an American science fiction author and futurist best known as a leading figure in the cyberpunk movement and for works such as "Islands in the Net" and "Schismatrix."
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B.
Vernor Vinge
Vernor Vinge is an American science fiction author and retired computer scientist known for popularizing the concept of the technological singularity and for his multiple award-winning novels and stories.
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C.
Neal Stephenson
Neal Stephenson is an American speculative fiction author known for his dense, idea-driven novels that blend science, history, technology, and philosophy, such as "Snow Crash" and "Cryptonomicon."
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D.
Jack Asher
Jack Asher was a British cinematographer best known for his atmospheric, color-rich work on classic Hammer horror films of the 1950s and 1960s.
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E.
Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick was an American science fiction author renowned for his philosophical, reality-bending stories that inspired numerous films, including the one on which "The Adjustment Bureau" is based.
- 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: William Gibson Triple: [Neal Stephenson, influencedBy, William Gibson]
Generated description
William Gibson is a pioneering science fiction author best known for helping define the cyberpunk genre with works like "Neuromancer," which profoundly influenced later speculative fiction writers.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Gibson Target entity description: William Gibson is a pioneering science fiction author best known for helping define the cyberpunk genre with works like "Neuromancer," which profoundly influenced later speculative fiction writers.
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A.
Bruce Sterling
Bruce Sterling is an American science fiction author and futurist best known as a leading figure in the cyberpunk movement and for works such as "Islands in the Net" and "Schismatrix."
-
B.
Vernor Vinge
Vernor Vinge is an American science fiction author and retired computer scientist known for popularizing the concept of the technological singularity and for his multiple award-winning novels and stories.
-
C.
Neal Stephenson
Neal Stephenson is an American speculative fiction author known for his dense, idea-driven novels that blend science, history, technology, and philosophy, such as "Snow Crash" and "Cryptonomicon."
-
D.
Jack Asher
Jack Asher was a British cinematographer best known for his atmospheric, color-rich work on classic Hammer horror films of the 1950s and 1960s.
-
E.
Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick was an American science fiction author renowned for his philosophical, reality-bending stories that inspired numerous films, including the one on which "The Adjustment Bureau" is based.
- 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_69bd440b965081908b0557721cae6338 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6d5f62b48190b367ed1b850cfbcb |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be5cf921cc8190a092bb69c1981890 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 8:55 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be5e833ca88190b89dda5cafb180fe |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:01 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be5eed97a08190afd99a0700f1f4c7 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:03 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:26 p.m.