Triple
T6330572
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Philip K. Dick |
E141969
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Second Variety
"Second Variety" is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick that explores themes of autonomous weapons, human survival, and the blurred line between humans and machines in a post-apocalyptic future.
|
E585608
|
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: Second Variety | Statement: [Philip K. Dick, notableWork, Second Variety]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Variety Context triple: [Philip K. Dick, notableWork, Second Variety]
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A.
The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters is a 1951 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a covert alien invasion using parasitic mind-controlling creatures.
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B.
The Toclafane
The Toclafane are a mysterious and terrifying race of spherical, cybernetic beings who serve as the Master’s deadly enforcers in the Doctor Who universe.
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C.
V’Ger
V’Ger is the immensely powerful, evolved space probe that serves as the central enigmatic antagonist in the film "Star Trek: The Motion Picture."
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D.
The Worm
The Worm is the famous nickname of Dennis Rodman, the flamboyant NBA Hall of Famer renowned for his tenacious rebounding, defense, and eccentric personality.
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E.
The Worm
The Worm is a song by the American rock band Audioslave featured on their 2005 album "Out of Exile."
- 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: Second Variety Triple: [Philip K. Dick, notableWork, Second Variety]
Generated description
"Second Variety" is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick that explores themes of autonomous weapons, human survival, and the blurred line between humans and machines in a post-apocalyptic future.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Variety Target entity description: "Second Variety" is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick that explores themes of autonomous weapons, human survival, and the blurred line between humans and machines in a post-apocalyptic future.
-
A.
The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters is a 1951 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a covert alien invasion using parasitic mind-controlling creatures.
-
B.
The Toclafane
The Toclafane are a mysterious and terrifying race of spherical, cybernetic beings who serve as the Master’s deadly enforcers in the Doctor Who universe.
-
C.
V’Ger
V’Ger is the immensely powerful, evolved space probe that serves as the central enigmatic antagonist in the film "Star Trek: The Motion Picture."
-
D.
The Worm
The Worm is the famous nickname of Dennis Rodman, the flamboyant NBA Hall of Famer renowned for his tenacious rebounding, defense, and eccentric personality.
-
E.
The Worm
The Worm is a song by the American rock band Audioslave featured on their 2005 album "Out of Exile."
- 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_69c008d201748190917e69c41ba3f978 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c06514cbe8819096dbeb17ccb3e3d5 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c6041aac948190ad7dd4d5683903ed |
completed | March 27, 2026, 4:14 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c6053eb344819094490ad663413962 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 4:19 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c605d48e848190bf11f3862a12d709 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 4:21 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:30 p.m.