Triple
T6264537
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Machine Stops |
E140380
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Vashti
Vashti is a central character in E.M. Forster’s dystopian science fiction story "The Machine Stops," embodying blind faith in a technologically controlled, isolated society.
|
E582481
|
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: Vashti | Statement: [The Machine Stops, mainCharacter, Vashti]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vashti Context triple: [The Machine Stops, mainCharacter, Vashti]
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A.
Vashti
Vashti is the deposed queen of Persia in the biblical Book of Esther, known for refusing King Ahasuerus’s command to appear before his guests.
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B.
Esther
Esther is a book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that tells the story of a Jewish woman who becomes queen of Persia and courageously saves her people from annihilation.
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C.
Esther
Esther is a central character in Paulo Coelho’s novel *The Zahir*, portrayed as the missing wife whose disappearance drives the narrator’s obsessive spiritual and emotional quest.
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D.
Roxana
Roxana is a feminine given name of Persian origin, historically associated with figures such as the wife of Alexander the Great and later borne by various notable women.
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E.
Almirena
Almirena is a central soprano role in George Frideric Handel’s opera "Rinaldo," portrayed as the virtuous and beloved daughter of the Christian leader Goffredo.
- 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: Vashti Triple: [The Machine Stops, mainCharacter, Vashti]
Generated description
Vashti is a central character in E.M. Forster’s dystopian science fiction story "The Machine Stops," embodying blind faith in a technologically controlled, isolated society.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vashti Target entity description: Vashti is a central character in E.M. Forster’s dystopian science fiction story "The Machine Stops," embodying blind faith in a technologically controlled, isolated society.
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A.
Vashti
Vashti is the deposed queen of Persia in the biblical Book of Esther, known for refusing King Ahasuerus’s command to appear before his guests.
-
B.
Esther
Esther is a book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that tells the story of a Jewish woman who becomes queen of Persia and courageously saves her people from annihilation.
-
C.
Esther
Esther is a central character in Paulo Coelho’s novel *The Zahir*, portrayed as the missing wife whose disappearance drives the narrator’s obsessive spiritual and emotional quest.
-
D.
Roxana
Roxana is a feminine given name of Persian origin, historically associated with figures such as the wife of Alexander the Great and later borne by various notable women.
-
E.
Almirena
Almirena is a central soprano role in George Frideric Handel’s opera "Rinaldo," portrayed as the virtuous and beloved daughter of the Christian leader Goffredo.
- 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_69c008cabc4081909723e2547c9d6cc0 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c0638c43808190a375e9f29f2b2138 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c51932e704819083e1ed17a86f6b5e |
completed | March 26, 2026, 11:32 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c52ced35ec8190ab35f5ceb50d9305 |
completed | March 26, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c5847a09c48190887f1d0071e9c591 |
completed | March 26, 2026, 7:09 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:25 p.m.