Triple

T565964
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ford Prefect E13553 entity
Predicate species P87 FINISHED
Object Betelgeusian
A Betelgeusian is a fictional alien species from the vicinity of the star Betelgeuse in Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series.
 E70966 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: Betelgeusian | Statement: [Ford Prefect, species, Betelgeusian]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Betelgeusian
Context triple: [Ford Prefect, species, Betelgeusian]
  • A. Vulcan
    Vulcan is the Roman god of fire, metalworking, and the forge, often depicted as a blacksmith crafting weapons and armor for the gods.
  • B. Orion
    Orion is a prominent constellation in the night sky, easily recognized by its three-star belt and associated in many cultures with the figure of a hunter.
  • C. Hyas
    Hyas is a figure in Greek mythology, often associated with the Hyades as their brother and linked to myths explaining the origin of certain constellations or rain-bringing stars.
  • D. Tau Ceti
    Tau Ceti is a nearby Sun-like star in the constellation Cetus, notable for its stability, potential planetary system, and historical importance as an early target in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
  • E. Slartibartfast
    Slartibartfast is a whimsical, elderly Magrathean planet designer from Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series, best known for his fondness for crafting fjords.
  • 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: Betelgeusian
Triple: [Ford Prefect, species, Betelgeusian]
Generated description
A Betelgeusian is a fictional alien species from the vicinity of the star Betelgeuse in Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Betelgeusian
Target entity description: A Betelgeusian is a fictional alien species from the vicinity of the star Betelgeuse in Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series.
  • A. Vulcan
    Vulcan is the Roman god of fire, metalworking, and the forge, often depicted as a blacksmith crafting weapons and armor for the gods.
  • B. Orion
    Orion is a prominent constellation in the night sky, easily recognized by its three-star belt and associated in many cultures with the figure of a hunter.
  • C. Hyas
    Hyas is a figure in Greek mythology, often associated with the Hyades as their brother and linked to myths explaining the origin of certain constellations or rain-bringing stars.
  • D. Tau Ceti
    Tau Ceti is a nearby Sun-like star in the constellation Cetus, notable for its stability, potential planetary system, and historical importance as an early target in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
  • E. Slartibartfast
    Slartibartfast is a whimsical, elderly Magrathean planet designer from Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series, best known for his fondness for crafting fjords.
  • 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_69a4933edcf08190b35ecfd6014caee6 completed March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a49a74793481908fee3baff0b1d348 completed March 1, 2026, 7:58 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a4efcf05b88190a0fc2f2e86834248 completed March 2, 2026, 2:02 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a4f07f6f2c819088513b9172618066 completed March 2, 2026, 2:05 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a4f10b8bd0819082768fbe8213111f completed March 2, 2026, 2:08 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:32 p.m.