Triple
T5214714
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Walter Koenig |
E117722
|
entity |
| Predicate | fictionalCharacterPortrayed |
P33556
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alfred Bester
Alfred Bester is a recurring Psi Corps telepath and morally ambiguous antagonist in the science fiction television series "Babylon 5."
|
E503728
|
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: Alfred Bester | Statement: [Walter Koenig, fictionalCharacterPortrayed, Alfred Bester]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alfred Bester Context triple: [Walter Koenig, fictionalCharacterPortrayed, Alfred Bester]
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A.
A. E. van Vogt
A. E. van Vogt was a Canadian-born science fiction author renowned for his influential, idea-rich space operas and complex narratives that helped define mid-20th-century science fiction.
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B.
Murray Leinster
Murray Leinster was the pen name of American writer William Fitzgerald Jenkins, a pioneering and prolific author of early science fiction whose work helped define the genre’s Golden Age.
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C.
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.
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D.
Clifford D. Simak
Clifford D. Simak was an American science fiction author renowned for his humane, pastoral style and influential works such as "City" and "Way Station."
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E.
Cyril M. Kornbluth
Cyril M. Kornbluth was an influential American science fiction writer known for his sharp social satire and classic mid-20th-century works such as "The Marching Morons" and "The Space Merchants" (with Frederik Pohl).
- 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: Alfred Bester Triple: [Walter Koenig, fictionalCharacterPortrayed, Alfred Bester]
Generated description
Alfred Bester is a recurring Psi Corps telepath and morally ambiguous antagonist in the science fiction television series "Babylon 5."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alfred Bester Target entity description: Alfred Bester is a recurring Psi Corps telepath and morally ambiguous antagonist in the science fiction television series "Babylon 5."
-
A.
A. E. van Vogt
A. E. van Vogt was a Canadian-born science fiction author renowned for his influential, idea-rich space operas and complex narratives that helped define mid-20th-century science fiction.
-
B.
Murray Leinster
Murray Leinster was the pen name of American writer William Fitzgerald Jenkins, a pioneering and prolific author of early science fiction whose work helped define the genre’s Golden Age.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
Clifford D. Simak
Clifford D. Simak was an American science fiction author renowned for his humane, pastoral style and influential works such as "City" and "Way Station."
-
E.
Cyril M. Kornbluth
Cyril M. Kornbluth was an influential American science fiction writer known for his sharp social satire and classic mid-20th-century works such as "The Marching Morons" and "The Space Merchants" (with Frederik Pohl).
- 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_69bd4464ba3c8190bc16b2ebbe42ddb0 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd847049648190ab24693e92f0dad1 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:31 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69beefe325988190b35e3502f147c9c2 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bef0b2b6448190be1c465738be741b |
completed | March 21, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bef121817c8190aebd27ee34c0a419 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:47 p.m.