Triple
T4880053
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The City and the Stars |
E109300
|
entity |
| Predicate | primarySetting |
P14002
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Diaspar
Diaspar is a vast, enclosed, and seemingly eternal futuristic city in Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction, embodying a stagnant yet technologically advanced human civilization isolated from the outside universe.
|
E109300
|
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: Diaspar | Statement: [The City and the Stars, primarySetting, Diaspar]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diaspar Context triple: [The City and the Stars, primarySetting, Diaspar]
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A.
The City and the Stars
The City and the Stars is a classic science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores themes of immortality, memory, and the cyclical nature of civilization in a far-future utopian city.
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B.
Arular
Arular is the critically acclaimed debut studio album by British-Sri Lankan artist M.I.A., known for its politically charged lyrics and innovative fusion of electronic, hip hop, and world music.
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C.
Seveneves
Seveneves is a hard science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson that explores humanity’s desperate efforts to survive and rebuild civilization after a catastrophic event renders Earth uninhabitable.
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D.
The Twenty-Seventh City
The Twenty-Seventh City is Jonathan Franzen’s debut novel, a darkly satirical political thriller set in St. Louis that explores themes of power, urban decline, and social manipulation.
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E.
Time's Eye
Time's Eye is a science fiction novel, co-written by Stephen Baxter and Arthur C. Clarke, that explores a fragmented Earth where different eras collide due to a mysterious cosmic event.
- 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: Diaspar Triple: [The City and the Stars, primarySetting, Diaspar]
Generated description
Diaspar is a vast, enclosed, and seemingly eternal futuristic city in Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction, embodying a stagnant yet technologically advanced human civilization isolated from the outside universe.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diaspar Target entity description: Diaspar is a vast, enclosed, and seemingly eternal futuristic city in Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction, embodying a stagnant yet technologically advanced human civilization isolated from the outside universe.
-
A.
The City and the Stars
chosen
The City and the Stars is a classic science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores themes of immortality, memory, and the cyclical nature of civilization in a far-future utopian city.
-
B.
Arular
Arular is the critically acclaimed debut studio album by British-Sri Lankan artist M.I.A., known for its politically charged lyrics and innovative fusion of electronic, hip hop, and world music.
-
C.
Seveneves
Seveneves is a hard science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson that explores humanity’s desperate efforts to survive and rebuild civilization after a catastrophic event renders Earth uninhabitable.
-
D.
The Twenty-Seventh City
The Twenty-Seventh City is Jonathan Franzen’s debut novel, a darkly satirical political thriller set in St. Louis that explores themes of power, urban decline, and social manipulation.
-
E.
Time's Eye
Time's Eye is a science fiction novel, co-written by Stephen Baxter and Arthur C. Clarke, that explores a fragmented Earth where different eras collide due to a mysterious cosmic event.
- F. None of above.
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_69bd440e9d64819083e82cf33b4d9570 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6dc071d4819083ea9fd0c73c5f49 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be6803a1c081908972984241276c19 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be6aadda048190a5b9276f59080b3e |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:53 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be6b0e7ca08190861992a251b3dbd9 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:55 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:27 p.m.